{"id":357208,"date":"2026-07-30T05:16:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T05:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/357208\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T05:16:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T05:16:32","slug":"miami-dolphins-head-coach-jeff-hafley-lays-out-the-blueprint-to-redemption-for-chop-robinson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/357208\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Dolphins head coach Jeff Hafley lays out the blueprint to redemption for Chop Robinson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Miami Dolphins pass rusher Chop Robinson had a tough 2025. What\u2019s the key to a better 2026? His new head coach laid it all out. <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAug 23, 2025; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Dolphins linebacker Chop Robinson (44) reacts after sacking Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback John Wolford (not pictured) during the first quarter at Hard Rock Stadium.
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSam Navarro-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Among the many key players for the Miami Dolphins<\/a> in 2026? Former first-round pass rusher Chop Robinson. <\/p>\n

Robinson was a pass-rushing terror for the second half of his rookie campaign in 2024. But the 2025 season, as it was to many members of the Dolphins, was not kind to Robinson. Things didn\u2019t progress as hoped. And Robinson, as a result, now enters this season as a mysterious X-factor. His new head coach, however, has laid out the blueprint for redemption. Jeff Hafley touched on what Robinson needs to do in 2026 during an interview on \u2018The Joe Rose Show\u2019 on Wednesday morning. <\/p>\n

Miami Dolphins head coach Jeff Hafley lays out the blueprint to redemption for Chop Robinson<\/p>\n

\"\"Aug 23, 2025; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Dolphins linebacker Chop Robinson (44). Sam Navarro-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited about Chop. I thought he did a really good job in OTAs. (I) spent a lot of time getting to know him. I talked to him throughout the summer, developed a good relationship with him. He came back, he looks great. He\u2019s about 265 pounds so he\u2019s as big and as strong as he\u2019s ever been. That\u2019s important to me. Guys got to be able to play the run, set edges, they\u2019ve got to be able to stick their face in there and get dirty. And enjoy and embrace that. And then I think what you\u2019ve seen in his flashes of, he\u2019s got an elite get-off. And he needs to be coached and developed so it\u2019s not just his get-off.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u2013 Miami Dolphins head coach Jeff Hafley on \u2018The Joe Rose Show\u2019
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Robinson met with the media after practice on Wednesday and did appear to be fuller in his frame. But the big litmus test for Robinson will come when the pads arrive \u2014 will he be able to translate that body transformation into successful reps? Time will tell, but we can now say we know what Jeff Hafley\u2019s looking for. <\/p>\n

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