Miami Dolphins defensive back Tony Lippett (36) defends San Diego Chargers wide receiver Malcom Floyd (80) at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California on December 20, 2015. (Allen Eyestone / The Palm Beach Post)
DAVIE — It’s been an up-and-down training camp for cornerback Tony Lippett.
With rookie cornerback Xavien Howard spending the first eight practices of training camp on the physically unable to perform list, the door is open for Lippett
to win the starting outside cornerback job opposite of Byron Maxwell.
But Lippett has looked underwhelming at times, leading to Chimdi Chekwa taking some of the first-team reps ahead of him in practice this week. But with Chekwa nursing a quad injury, Lippett lined up with the first-team defense in Saturday’s intrasquad scrimmage.
Considering that Miami’s quarterbacks combined to throw for 32 passing yards in the scrimmage, Lippett was part of an effective secondary.
“I think Tony is just working to get better every day, as far as, whether it’s press or he’s playing off. He’s seeing a lot of different routes,” coach Adam Gase said Saturday.
