Dolphins minicamp observations (7 days 3): Chase Edmonds showcases speed

The Miami Dolphins have a deep steady of tailbacks courtesy of this offseason’s final decision to add 3 established veterans in totally free agency. But one of the newcomers stood out throughout his to start with practice session with his new staff.

Chase Edmonds, a 4-calendar year veteran who was signed to a two-12 months deal truly worth $12.1 million, showed up for the team’s required minicamp immediately after skipping the overall offseason program and showcased eye-opening velocity throughout the team’s initial 11-on-11 interval.

Edmonds, who averaged 75.2 rushing and receiving yards per video game last year as the Arizona Cardinals’ No. 2 again, adopted Austin Jackson’s 2nd-level block downfield and applied his afterburners to acquire the appropriate facet run up area for about 30 yards just before a defender achieved him.

That run was a person of the pretty handful of highlights offered by the offense through Wednesday’s protection-dominated practice, which was the very first of two mandatory minicamp sessions for the Dolphins this week.

Rookie tailback ZaQuandre White, who has been remarkable just about each individual observe the media has attended, also shipped one particular of the times greatest runs. The previous South Carolina standout been a pleasurable shock. …

Not astonishing was how a great deal stress the Dolphins protection applied to the quarterbacks. It was the 2nd straight follow in which defenders used a great deal of 11-on-11 snaps in the offense’s backfield.

In fairness to the quarterbacks and Miami’s offensive line, the protection was obviously doing work on their blitz packages. And the offensive line has been with no remaining deal with Terron Armstead, Miami’s large ticket totally free-agent addition, all offseason though he rehabs the suitable knee damage he played via late previous year.

Even devoid of Emmanuel Ogbah, the team’s top rated defensive lineman, who has been sidelined by an undisclosed injury, Miami’s defensive entrance dominated the day.

Here’s a sample of what most of the 11-on-11 durations of follow appeared like:

— Defensive tackle Benito Jones sacked quarterback Teddy Bridgewater

— Linebacker Jaelan Phillips experienced a tackle-for-reduction on a left aspect operate

— Linebacker Sam Eguavoen blew up a operate, stopping the tailback in the backfield

— Phillips caught quarterback Tua Tagovailoa with a blitz and he threw it absent correct ahead of the rusher could get to him in the backfield for a would-be sack

— Linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel compelled Tagovailoa to throw the ball absent on a different stress, this time the Dolphins’ starting up quarterbacks rolled right into Van Ginkel’s coverage

— Tagovailoa later dropped a bad snap and Phillips wound up with a turnover and was stopped sprinting downfield ahead of the refs blew their whistle, halting the perform

— The Dolphins’ media principles prevent reporters from naming the player who made that errant snap, but the player staying experimented with out at center also had a few of higher snaps that Tagovailoa experienced to soar for.

And again to the defense’s dominance …

— Defensive tackle Zach Sieler batted down a go from Bridgewater at the objective line

— Security Jevon Hollins dropped an interception in the finish zone on a red-zone pass from Tagovailoa

— Defensive tackle Raekwon Davis sacked Tagovailoa at the goal line, pushing a person of the team’s facilities specifically into the quarterback

— Outside linebacker Darius Hodge tipped Bridgewater pass at the line of scrimmage

— Tagovailoa missed fullback Cethan Carter badly, throwing way far too superior in the back again of the conclude zone all through the crimson-zone work

— Linebacker Brennan Scarlett sacked Tagovailoa at the aim line

— Offensively, receivers Lynn Bowden Jr. and Jaylen Waddle were amid the best performers

Bowden had two great initial-down receptions in the center of the subject, one particular of which was thrown by rookie quarterback Skylar Thompson.

Waddle scored the only touchdown during the target-line work, and it came from Thompson. Waddle also caught a pleasant 30-garden go from Tagovailoa at the finish of observe.

But cornerback Noah Igbinoghene broke up the final move thrown his way as Tagovailoa unsuccessful to hook up with him on a deep ball that was a little bit under thrown. Igbinoghene also sacked Tagovailoa for the duration of an before 11-on-11 period of time.

Receiver Cody Core experienced a good 25-property reception from Thompson, who was spectacular.

Cornerback D’Angelo Ross experienced a nice jumping tip to stop a punt from going into the finish zone, and cornerback Trill Williams stopped a punt at the 1-garden line.

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