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Dolphins undrafted rookies settling into NFL life

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Johnson, running backs Damien Williams (Oklahoma) and Orleans Darkwa (Tulane), linebacker Chris McCain (California) and tight end Gator Hoskins (Marshall) all made their NFL debuts in last week’s 33-20 victory over New England. And each did fairly well and made a contribution.
Williams and Darkwa, who are on the kickoff coverage team, were on the field for the opening kickoff.
McCain had a blocked punt and a sack.
Johnson recovered a Tom Brady fumble after a Cam Wake sack.
Hoskins had one reception for seven yards.
The challenge is to do it again, and do better, this week at Buffalo.
They’re all in this thing together.
Well, sort of.
On the day the quintet found out they made the roster they all went to dinner to celebrate.
“It was me, Gator Hoskins, Damien Williams, Orleans Darkwa, and McCain,” Johnson recalled. “We went out and had a great meal.”
Williams had a similar recollection.
“I went out with the rookies,” he said, “We all went out to eat. It was cool.”
Actually, they didn’t all go out to eat. McCain didn’t even know there was a celebration dinner until a reporter inquired.
“What dinner?” McCain said.
The dinner. The one where all the undrafted rookies celebrated making the 53-man roster.
“A dinner?” McCain asked.
Yeah, the dinner.
“I didn’t go with them,” he said.
Johnson said the dinner was impromptu. “It just happened,” he said. “We were staying at the hotel at the time and everybody just came knocking on each other’s door. ‘You here?’ ‘Yeah, I’m here. You here?’ ‘I ain’t going nowhere.’ ‘Well let’s go eat, then.’
“It was one of those deals,” Johnson explained. “Nobody set up the organizing. It was just one of those things that happened.”
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Read more: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/...ttling-into-nfl-life-20140913,0,1229119.story
 
I'm glad our linebackers are all hurt... we need to find out what he have in our youngsters.
 
Hope Hoskins can continue to contribute, it would give Clay more flexibility and take some pressure off him.
 
That 1 win was one of the biggest in a long time for this franchise.
 
its the beginning of a new era. it appears we have the right coaches and we haven't had a roster this deep
 
Danny said:
This board can really go crazy over 1 win.....lol
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A story about Miami having 5 UFA make the roster and how they were all on the field opening day and contributing and you make
comment about the board going "crazy over one win"? Sorry, I just don't see the correlation... At all!
 
This should dispel the myth that Philbin flat out doesn't like playing rookies, and contrary to what many think maybe the truth of the matter is the rookies from last years class just weren't very good.
 
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