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Dion Jordan isn't sure he'll play for Dolphins this season

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It had been 19 months since Dion Jordan participated in a football practice, so Miami's pass rusher couldn't have been more excited about putting on football pads and a helmet.

Unfortunately for the Miami Dolphins' 2013 first-round pick, Wednesday's session was a non-contact practice, so Jordan will have to wait until Thursday's session to hit someone.
But considering Jordan has waited this long after serving a year-long suspension, and then rehabbing a knee injury since the spring, what's one more day?
"It was a real good thing," said Jordan, who has spent the past four months rehabilitating his surgically repaired knee since being reinstated by the NFL. "I'm just trying to knock the rust off, and put one foot in front of the next and keep it going."
The Dolphins don't know what they can expect from Jordan, who was used as a hybrid linebacker by Miami's previous coaching staff, but they are intrigued to see what this 6-foot-6, 275 pounder could potentially bring to the team.
"We don't have any [expectations]," defensive coordinator Vance Joseph said when asked about Jordan. "We just want to see him practice, and hopefully he can help us this year. If not, he'll help us next year.
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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/fl-dolphins-notes-1124-20161123-story.html
 
Danny said:
Screw you ireland

Ozzy rules!!
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I think as much blame can be placed on Philbin/Coyle as well. He should have been used in 2 roles using his speed and athleticism as an OLB, getting after the QB and covering TE's. Instead they forced him to gain 25-30 lbs of muscle mass (pretty much impossible without PED's) thus loosing every advantage he had.
 
mnphinfan said:
I think as much blame can be placed on Philbin/Coyle as well. He should have been used in 2 roles using his speed and athleticism as an OLB, getting after the QB and covering TE's. Instead they forced him to gain 25-30 lbs of muscle mass (pretty much impossible without PED's) thus loosing every advantage he had.
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VJ plans on using him (if he ever gets on the field) as a DE and called him a natural end.
 
I know there's so much hatred for this guy..but here's a guy who MAY help us. Dude is here whether you like it or not. Lets see if he can do something. Everyone wants to trade him, he has no value. There's no reason to not kick the tires on someone we are linked to
 
I've read that he is in the 270-275 lb range.
As a 4-3 DE, IMO he should be playing around 260, in order to maintain his speed and athleticism.
 
Could this thread title possibly be any more misleading?
 
Chris is right. The guy can't hurt us anymore because nothing is expected. If he never plays a down for us we can deal with it. It's not like having a guy that played monster ball and then losing him to injury. This is a guy we paid dearly for and we're letting him hang around to see if there will ever be any value we can get out of him. If he can help us at all it's better then getting zero for our investment. If any Coaching staff can get something out of DJ it's this group. I say we've already taken the hit, let's give the player a clean slate, keep a close eye on him and let's hope that he super high investment we have in this athlete pays off. It doesn't matter to me if we throw him out there on special teams for a few games to round him into shape or work him into the D-Line rotation little by little. This is his last chance so let's find out if he's matured, let's find out his level of commitment and let try one more final time to see if there's a great Football player in there somewhere ready to come out.
 
ChrisTRD said:
I know there's so much hatred for this guy..but here's a guy who MAY help us. Dude is here whether you like it or not. Lets see if he can do something. Everyone wants to trade him, he has no value. There's no reason to not kick the tires on someone we are linked to
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Totally agree, it's sad how fans are taking shots at him. It's crazy how football players get hated on by their own fans. It's like Deion did something to them personally.

I'd rather he gets back 100% healthy to see if he is going to contribute. He might be serviceable and worth a shot.


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