WEBVTT - Recapping Week One of Free Agency

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<v Speaker 1>Practice throwing touchdown. What a win for this Miami Dolphin team. Wow?

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<v Speaker 1>What is up? Dolphins? And welcome to the Drive Time Podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>part of the Miami Dolphins official podcast network covering your

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<v Speaker 1>Miami Dolphins. I am your host, Travis Wingfield, and I

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<v Speaker 1>am here to bring you your daily dose of Miami

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<v Speaker 1>Dolphins football. And on today's show, I hope everybody enjoyed

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<v Speaker 1>the Deep Dive podcast interviewing each of the ten newest

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<v Speaker 1>Miami Dolphins players. Today, we'll get back to a more

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<v Speaker 1>typical outline and take a holistic look at the Dolphins

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<v Speaker 1>roster and the roster additions. Will go ahead and detail

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<v Speaker 1>the reported figures of the contracts, the team building strategy,

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<v Speaker 1>and Miami staying true to the vision laid out from

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<v Speaker 1>day one from the Flores and career pairing. Plus, we've

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<v Speaker 1>got a lot of internal roster news over the last

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<v Speaker 1>week or so to catch up on. We'll do that

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll go down the roster position by position. All

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<v Speaker 1>of that and more on this Tuesday, March edition of

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<v Speaker 1>the Drive Time Podcast. And let's go ahead and kick

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<v Speaker 1>this thing off with some news that we haven't covered

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<v Speaker 1>from the past week. It was a very busy one

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<v Speaker 1>here on the podcast again ten podcast covering each of

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<v Speaker 1>the Dolphins free agent signings from the last week. If

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<v Speaker 1>you haven't checked those out, go ahead and go back

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<v Speaker 1>and do so. We have some imports to talk about,

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<v Speaker 1>but also bid some farewells to some players on the

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<v Speaker 1>Dolphins roster. We detailed Rashad Jones's departure a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>weeks ago, and now a handful of former Dolphins players

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<v Speaker 1>were released as well, starting with some players that were

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<v Speaker 1>on futurist contracts, and we start with Evan Brown. He

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<v Speaker 1>was a guard slash center. Joined the Dolphins last December,

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<v Speaker 1>and he played in three games from Miami down the

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<v Speaker 1>stretch last year. A few more players on futures contracts

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<v Speaker 1>were released, including Rashad Kazi, the cornerback. He joined the

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<v Speaker 1>Dolphins practice squad last December and was released last week.

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<v Speaker 1>Cheety O'kiki, the tackle, spent most of en on the

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<v Speaker 1>Dolphins active squad after Miami added him last September. He

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<v Speaker 1>has also been released, and so has receiver t J. Rawming.

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<v Speaker 1>He joined the Dolphins in August last year and spent

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<v Speaker 1>part of training camp with Washington before coming to Miami.

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<v Speaker 1>Spent the entire twenty nineteen season on Miami's practice squad.

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<v Speaker 1>He too, has been released. A couple of players that

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<v Speaker 1>failed physical slashed waved due to injuries or non football

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<v Speaker 1>related injuries. Mike Hole one of those players. He played

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<v Speaker 1>forty three games with five stars for the Dolphins, from

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<v Speaker 1>missed the entire twenty nineteen season after being placed on

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<v Speaker 1>the pup list. In his career, had forty eight tackles,

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<v Speaker 1>one pick, one pass breakup, and a fumble recovery. Also

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<v Speaker 1>had thirty special team stops. But he now is out

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<v Speaker 1>there on the open market, and the same is true

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<v Speaker 1>of Kendrick Norton, spent the entire twenty nineteen season on

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<v Speaker 1>the non football injury list. Last year, of course, had

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<v Speaker 1>that tragic accident where he lost one of his limbs

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<v Speaker 1>his arm, but he now goes the way of the WAVED,

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<v Speaker 1>slash non football injury release here from the Miami Dolphins,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's it for the departures. We had some other

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<v Speaker 1>news about players staying in the house or receiving original

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<v Speaker 1>round tenders, like linebacker Vince Beagle and punner Matt Hawk.

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<v Speaker 1>Beagle was a fourth round pick of the Packers back

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<v Speaker 1>in seen and he was acquired last year in a

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<v Speaker 1>trade for Kiko Alonso on September one from the Dolphins.

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<v Speaker 1>Beagle last year led the Dolphins and quarterback hits and pressures.

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<v Speaker 1>He played in fifteen games and had ten starts and

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<v Speaker 1>total fifty seven tackles, twenty six of those solo, two sacks,

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<v Speaker 1>one pick, and a pass breakup. Those thirteen quarterback hits

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<v Speaker 1>he had again led the team. He's played in thirty

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<v Speaker 1>eight games in the NFL for three different teams, coming

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<v Speaker 1>over from the Saints last year and again previously with

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<v Speaker 1>the Green Bay Packers. If a team wants to match

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<v Speaker 1>his compensation, they'll have to give Miami a fourth round

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<v Speaker 1>draft pick, and of course the Dolphins will have a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to match that offer if it happens. Matt Hawk,

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<v Speaker 1>an undrafted player, was given an original round tender, which

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<v Speaker 1>means if a team wants to acquire him, they have

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<v Speaker 1>to sign the offer sheet and then Miami will have

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<v Speaker 1>a chance to match after that, but it won't come

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<v Speaker 1>with any draft compensation. Matt Hawk has played in forty

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<v Speaker 1>eight games with the Dolphins over the last three years,

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<v Speaker 1>has two hundred and thirty nine career punts for ten

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<v Speaker 1>thousand six hundred eighty four yards a forty four point

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<v Speaker 1>seven average, and is the franchise is all time career

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<v Speaker 1>leader with a forty point oh net punting average, which

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<v Speaker 1>is minimum one hundred and twenty six punts since nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>seventy six nineteen. Of course, he threw the touchdown pass

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<v Speaker 1>to Jason Sanders on the Mountaineer shoot in that Week

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<v Speaker 1>thirteen win over the Eagles that was also named the

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<v Speaker 1>NFL's Bridge Stone Play of the Year at NFL Honors.

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<v Speaker 1>He was originally an undrafted player back in two thousand seventeen,

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<v Speaker 1>so Beagle and Hawk given original round tenders. And the

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<v Speaker 1>Dolphins have a new contract extension for a player they

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<v Speaker 1>acquired last year in December, and Adrian Colbert. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>one year deal for the nd season acquisition the former Hurricane,

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<v Speaker 1>who was added ahead of the Week twelve game in Cleveland.

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<v Speaker 1>He played three hundred and sixty one snaps down the

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<v Speaker 1>stretch last year, according to Pro Football Focus, and three

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and thirty five of those snaps came at free safety,

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<v Speaker 1>the position that became open when Bobby McCain was placed

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<v Speaker 1>on injured reserve last year. Year he made twenty two

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<v Speaker 1>Tackles and broke up two passes did Colbert and it's

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<v Speaker 1>a one year contract worth one point seven seven five million,

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<v Speaker 1>And that of course is according to reports. And I

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<v Speaker 1>want to go ahead and make this point abundantly clear.

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<v Speaker 1>We do not have official numbers yet because we won't

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<v Speaker 1>know the exact details of these contracts, and we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>wait until we get a better look, a more detailed,

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<v Speaker 1>accurate look at these contracts before we report them as official.

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<v Speaker 1>And even though we haven't seen the breakdown of the

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<v Speaker 1>figures exactly, we should get those suntime soon. But here

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<v Speaker 1>are the report of numbers per NFL Network and Ian

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<v Speaker 1>Rappaport and Mike Garret Folo Byron Jones a five year

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<v Speaker 1>deal worth up to eighty two million dollars, Kyle van

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<v Speaker 1>noise Is four years fifty one million dollars, Eric Flowers

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<v Speaker 1>three for thirty and Shack Lawson also three for thirty. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>the details of these contracts not yet available. For US,

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<v Speaker 1>Emmanuel og Bak two for fifteen, Ted Carris got a

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<v Speaker 1>one year deal worth four million, Jordan Howard too for

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<v Speaker 1>ten million total. Eland and Roberts and Commu gruge Hill

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<v Speaker 1>both one years worth up to three million dollars according

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<v Speaker 1>to the NFL Network and Clayton federalum the safety a

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<v Speaker 1>three year deal worth up to eight point five five

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<v Speaker 1>million dollars. And the most important thing I want to

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<v Speaker 1>look at with these acquisitions is how Miami stayed true

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<v Speaker 1>to their process and their theme of acquiring players that

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<v Speaker 1>are in these peak playing seasons, getting players of a

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<v Speaker 1>certain age. Because here are the opening day ages and

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<v Speaker 1>twenty of Miami's ten free agent signings twenty five year old.

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<v Speaker 1>There are five twenty six year olds the Dolphins signed

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<v Speaker 1>in this process to twenty seven year old, twenty eight

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<v Speaker 1>and twenty nine. Again, that's opening Day in September. Those

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<v Speaker 1>players will be those ages come week one. And getting

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<v Speaker 1>these players and paying them while they're in their good

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<v Speaker 1>productive years was a great market opportunity for Miami to

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<v Speaker 1>take advantage of spending some of this free agency cash

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<v Speaker 1>and cap space on players that can give you quality

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<v Speaker 1>production through the life of their contract. Yes, they are

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<v Speaker 1>free agent prices, but you're paying them while they're at

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<v Speaker 1>their absolute pee, at their absolute best. And a step

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<v Speaker 1>further aside from the youth injection, you get back a

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<v Speaker 1>bunch of hungry players that bring a chip on their

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<v Speaker 1>shoulder and that lunch pale mindset with them to work

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<v Speaker 1>each and every day here on the Drivetime Podcast, an

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<v Speaker 1>official Miami Dolphins podcast, And we heard from those players

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<v Speaker 1>and those comments they made on the podcast last week

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<v Speaker 1>with regards to what made them want to come to Miami.

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<v Speaker 1>It's consistent with the message that aligns with the core

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<v Speaker 1>values of Brian Flores and of Chris career. It creates

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<v Speaker 1>this opportunity for a holistic vision, the vision to play smart, tough,

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<v Speaker 1>disciplined football, or as Kyle Van Noy put it, playing smart,

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<v Speaker 1>fast and physical. The approach allows Miami to determine its

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<v Speaker 1>own market values and put a priority on players that

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<v Speaker 1>align with that vision, opposed to maybe filling out holes

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<v Speaker 1>in the roster or having some bend in the budget

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<v Speaker 1>that way. And from the article on Miami Dolphins dot

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<v Speaker 1>com putting together some quotes from free agent interviews on

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<v Speaker 1>the Drivetime Podcast last week, you have to a man

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<v Speaker 1>these quotes that about Flores and the program as a

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<v Speaker 1>major selling point for them joining the Miami Dolphins this year.

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<v Speaker 1>And we had a quote from Emmanuel Ogball on the

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<v Speaker 1>podcast last week about these players that embrace the grind

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<v Speaker 1>and understand what it takes to be successful in the

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<v Speaker 1>NFL and understand that taking shortcuts in this league only

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<v Speaker 1>suspend your success and really you're only cheating yourself. And

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<v Speaker 1>so Agba had this to say when I asked him

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<v Speaker 1>why Miami, quote, I'm excited to work with coach Flores.

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<v Speaker 1>He wants what's best for the players. He wants us

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<v Speaker 1>to come in here and work, keep our head down,

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<v Speaker 1>focus on the field, and do what's best for the team.

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<v Speaker 1>And that mentality, to me, creates a respect that travels

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<v Speaker 1>both ways, not just from coach to player, but from

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<v Speaker 1>player to coach. Kyle Van Noy had this to say

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<v Speaker 1>after talking about how it starts with being smart, fast

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<v Speaker 1>and physical. Quote, I respect the coach. Flow is a

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<v Speaker 1>really really good coach. I respect what he's all about.

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<v Speaker 1>I respect his coaching and what he brings to the

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<v Speaker 1>table and quote and it's not just what Miami second

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<v Speaker 1>year head coach brings to the football field. It's the

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<v Speaker 1>genuine love and respect that he feels for the guys

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<v Speaker 1>that resonates with his current and former players. You've heard

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<v Speaker 1>me by now reference the piece about Flora's being awarded

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<v Speaker 1>at the y M c a for the integration initiative

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<v Speaker 1>from Matthew Slater and Rob Nikovic and these players that

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<v Speaker 1>used to play for him in New England about the

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<v Speaker 1>genuine love that he has for his players, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>what you Land and Roberts had to say about Coach

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<v Speaker 1>Flora's quote, he cares about you as a person and

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<v Speaker 1>your family. Brian Flora's is a great leader end quote.

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<v Speaker 1>And we heard Stephen Ross talk about that when the

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<v Speaker 1>Dolphins originally hired Brian Flora's about finding the best leader

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<v Speaker 1>of men, the best guy who can orchestrate a program,

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<v Speaker 1>build a program, and give out a same consistent message

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<v Speaker 1>on a day to day basis. And that's what Flora's

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<v Speaker 1>is doing. They're sticking to that vision. They're building this

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<v Speaker 1>team through that vision, and we're seeing it come to

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<v Speaker 1>light here with these quotes from these players like Ted

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<v Speaker 1>Carriss right here for instance, quote, I really believe in

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<v Speaker 1>what Coach Flora's is building. I want to get in

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<v Speaker 1>on the ground floor and help him build it. He

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<v Speaker 1>has a tough attitude, loves the game, wants to win,

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<v Speaker 1>and prepares to win. Those are qualities that we share.

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<v Speaker 1>I also asked Commu Gruge Hill about if he thought

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<v Speaker 1>he saw something in Brian Flores that would make him

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<v Speaker 1>a future head coach back when he was drafted in

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<v Speaker 1>to work in the same linebacker room that Brian Flores

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<v Speaker 1>worked in in New England, and Gruge Hill had this

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<v Speaker 1>to say quote you could just tell by his demeanor,

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<v Speaker 1>not just from the players, even the other coaches had

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<v Speaker 1>big respect for him. He ran most of the individual drills,

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<v Speaker 1>the walkthroughs. He just had that swagger to him. And

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<v Speaker 1>I want to talk about Roberts and Gruge Hills quotes

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<v Speaker 1>about Brian Flores because I think they provide a really

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<v Speaker 1>good segue into this kind of unique story that Miami

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<v Speaker 1>acquired each of New England's sixth round draft picks from

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<v Speaker 1>that year, in Roberts and Gruge Hill and in Ted Carriss,

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<v Speaker 1>And I think it really tells you a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>things that one Flora's obviously has intimate knowledge of these

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<v Speaker 1>guys from his time back in New England and drafting

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<v Speaker 1>them and working with them in that linebacker room on

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<v Speaker 1>the defense. And Ted Carriss from AFAR obviously, who didn't

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<v Speaker 1>work in the same room as Flora's, but he was

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<v Speaker 1>in the same building and obviously had that admiration for

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<v Speaker 1>Flora's as a coach, and now being here in Miami,

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<v Speaker 1>that has become quite clear, I mean, if not evident

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<v Speaker 1>by the quotes that Carris gave us on the podcast

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<v Speaker 1>last week. But I think it harkens back even further

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<v Speaker 1>to Preen when Flora's worked as a personnel guy. And

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<v Speaker 1>this came from a podcast way back when Flora's was

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<v Speaker 1>first hired by My by Miami on the Adam Schefter podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>where he asked Flora's about some of those jobs early

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<v Speaker 1>on in New England, and Flora's learned his meticulous attention

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<v Speaker 1>to detail for understanding the transaction board and the waiver

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<v Speaker 1>wire board. And if you get one of those moves wrong,

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<v Speaker 1>if you incorrectly place a player on that board, then

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<v Speaker 1>the entire thing is wrong because a accuracy is the

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<v Speaker 1>only acceptable measure. And I think last season, especially late,

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<v Speaker 1>when the wear and tear of a football season, the

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<v Speaker 1>war of attrition that is a football season wears on

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<v Speaker 1>and you have to find guys to plug in and

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<v Speaker 1>play because injuries happen in the sport, Guys go down.

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<v Speaker 1>You have to have a next man up mentality. Flores

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<v Speaker 1>was able to plug guys in that he found, whether

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<v Speaker 1>it was off the practice squad, street free agents, get

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<v Speaker 1>them up, get them ready to play, and get them

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<v Speaker 1>on the field on Sundays and then win a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of ball games late in the year when you had

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<v Speaker 1>a bunch of guys that were new to the team

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<v Speaker 1>that month playing significant reps for you on the field.

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<v Speaker 1>And I actually asked Brian Flores about that in the

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<v Speaker 1>bank after the Bengals game, rather when I was there

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<v Speaker 1>for the media working for Lockdown Dolphins at the time,

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<v Speaker 1>about the challenges of getting players to elevate their game

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<v Speaker 1>to that level when they arrive just maybe even five

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<v Speaker 1>six seven days prior to the game. And Flora's did

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<v Speaker 1>a great job of kind of deflecting the praise, because

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<v Speaker 1>that's what great leaders do, right They deflect praise and

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<v Speaker 1>they accept criticism. And Flores was more than happy to

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<v Speaker 1>give out the praise to both the players that put

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<v Speaker 1>that work in to get themselves ready, but also his

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<v Speaker 1>coaching staff to get those guys prepared and to bring

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<v Speaker 1>this all back together, going back to the level of

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<v Speaker 1>connection they had with coach Floras and the level of

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<v Speaker 1>knowledge he has about these players and what they can

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<v Speaker 1>do for his team. I think that just really bodes

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<v Speaker 1>well for the Dolphins future because you have a guy

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<v Speaker 1>that has these respects of all these players, and word

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<v Speaker 1>gets around, Like the NFL is a reputation league, it's

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<v Speaker 1>a rumor league. Guys are gonna talk, whether it's players, agents, coaches,

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<v Speaker 1>what have you. Word gets around, and word has gotten around.

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<v Speaker 1>The playing for Brian Flores, although tough and demanding, is

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<v Speaker 1>ultimately rewarding because quote, there's joy and hard work end quote. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>this podcast is gonna be a little bit of a

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<v Speaker 1>short one today, but I do want to real quick

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<v Speaker 1>here go over Miami's roster because we've been talking about

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<v Speaker 1>these new additions and what they can do with those

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<v Speaker 1>particular positions, the cost of those players, what it does

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<v Speaker 1>for the draft going forward. And don't get me wrong,

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna cover all that stuff. We have a month

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<v Speaker 1>up until the draft is officially here, and we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>talk about that stuff on Future podcast. But I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think we've had a chance to really compartmentalize the Dolphins

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<v Speaker 1>roster at this at this point and update you on

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<v Speaker 1>what it currently looks like. So at the quarterback position,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, Ryan Fitzpatrick is still here the starting quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>to end last see season, and also in the quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>room Josh Rosen and Jake Rudoch. Running backs, we added

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<v Speaker 1>Jordan Howard to the roster. He joins Calin Balage, Miles Gaskin,

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<v Speaker 1>Patrick Laird and de Lance Turner, and of course the

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<v Speaker 1>fullback Chandler Cox. Wide receivers, you've got Davonte Parker coming back.

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<v Speaker 1>He signed that four year, forty million dollar extension in

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<v Speaker 1>season last year. Preston Williams the glitch to the Unicorn.

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<v Speaker 1>He returns last season as well. Albert Wilson, Alan Hearns,

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<v Speaker 1>Jachim Grant, mac Hollands, Gary Jennings, Ricardo Lewis is back.

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<v Speaker 1>Isaiah Ford is back as well with the tender offer.

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<v Speaker 1>Terry Wright and Andy Jones are on futures contracts with Miami.

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<v Speaker 1>At the tight end position, Mike Gasicki, Durham Smith and

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<v Speaker 1>Michael Roberts who was signed right before the combine to

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<v Speaker 1>join Miami previously of the Lions. And Chris Myrick the

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<v Speaker 1>futures contract tight end here with the Dolphins as well.

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<v Speaker 1>On the offensive line, we've added some reinforcements and Eric

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<v Speaker 1>Flowers and Ted Carriss. You've got Jesse Davis, Michael Dieter,

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<v Speaker 1>Adam Panky, Keaton Sutherland, Shot Calhoun, Danny Isadora, Julian Avenport

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<v Speaker 1>and JaMarcus Webber all on the roster, along with futurist

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<v Speaker 1>contract der Val Netto along the defensive line. Added some

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<v Speaker 1>big parts here as well. Christian Wilkins and Devon Gotcha

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<v Speaker 1>are joined by Shack Lawson, Emmanuel Ogba, Trent Harris is back,

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<v Speaker 1>Zack Seeler, Jonathan Ledbetter who returns from injury, Taco Charlton,

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<v Speaker 1>Avery Moss, and Gerald Willis at linebacker. Some more reinforcements

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<v Speaker 1>here as well. Vince Bagel, obviously with the original round tender,

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<v Speaker 1>is back in that room. Ray Kawa, McMillan, Jerome Baker,

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<v Speaker 1>Andrew van Ginkl, Sam eg Von, Kyle van noy A

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<v Speaker 1>Land and Roberts Commu grug Hill, Charles Harris, James Crawford,

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<v Speaker 1>and futurest contracts for Terrell Hanks and Jake Carlock at

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<v Speaker 1>defensive back. The big money free agent Byron Jones joins

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<v Speaker 1>a group of xaviing Howard Bobby McCain, Eric Rowe, Nick

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<v Speaker 1>Needham Clayton Federlum new to the room as well. And

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<v Speaker 1>then you have a bunch of players who've got plenty

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<v Speaker 1>of playing time last year. Jamal Wilts, Tay Hayes, Ryan Lewis,

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<v Speaker 1>Ken Webster, Stephen Parker, Quadrea tankers Ley, and of course

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<v Speaker 1>Adrian Cole is back. The specialist Matt Hawk Jason Sanders

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<v Speaker 1>round out the players on the roster with contracts in hand.

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<v Speaker 1>And of course there are some players out there with

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<v Speaker 1>exclusive rights, free agents, restricted free agency, and our own

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<v Speaker 1>unrestricted free agents out there and available as well. So

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<v Speaker 1>that's your Dolphins roster as it stands right now. Free

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<v Speaker 1>agency about to hit the second ish waves, so to speak.

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<v Speaker 1>The draft coming up the Dolphins obviously with fourteen draft picks,

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<v Speaker 1>and on tomorrow's podcast, we're gonna talk to ESPN's Field

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<v Speaker 1>Yates about the Dolphins offseason so far, some of the

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<v Speaker 1>personnel moves, how they fit in, and how he views

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<v Speaker 1>the scope of this team going forward. Very excited for

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<v Speaker 1>that interview. We're gonna have film breakdowns on the podcast

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<v Speaker 1>this week and beyond and coming up very soon. We're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna transition to pretty much exclusive draft talk here in

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<v Speaker 1>the near future. Not quite yet because we still have

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<v Speaker 1>a month ago. We're gonna have some great guests from

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<v Speaker 1>the Draft Network NFL Network. All the prominent draft features

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<v Speaker 1>you want to know about, We're gonna get to those

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<v Speaker 1>with some great guests that know the draft very well.

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<v Speaker 1>But as for today's time on the Drivetime podcast, that

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be my time you will. Please be

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