A six-pack of Miami Dolphins notes on a Wednesday:
▪ Gerald Willis assuredly wanted to break the routine of playing a season and then not playing a season, an every-other-year pattern that had been his reality since 2014.
And on Wednesday, Brian Flores took steps toward changing that. The rookie defensive tackle learned he was being promoted from the practice squad when Flores announced that, and other roster moves, in a team meeting before practice.
▪ Safety Adrian Colbert, the other former Hurricane who was added on Wednesday, has started more NFL games at safety (12) than any player on the 53-man roster.
▪ It’s clear that Eric Rowe, who started Miami’s first five games at cornerback, likely will need to play safety the rest of the season amid Reshad Jones and Bobby McCain going on injured reserve.
▪ Left tackle Julien Davenport, who started Sunday’s game against Buffalo but sat out the final 17 of Miami’s 69 offensive snaps with a knee injury, said an MRI revealed no damage. “I was definitely scared from the rip,” speaking of the hit he took and the sound it made. “It’s a little sore.”
▪ Gerald Willis assuredly wanted to break the routine of playing a season and then not playing a season, an every-other-year pattern that had been his reality since 2014.
And on Wednesday, Brian Flores took steps toward changing that. The rookie defensive tackle learned he was being promoted from the practice squad when Flores announced that, and other roster moves, in a team meeting before practice.
▪ Safety Adrian Colbert, the other former Hurricane who was added on Wednesday, has started more NFL games at safety (12) than any player on the 53-man roster.
▪ It’s clear that Eric Rowe, who started Miami’s first five games at cornerback, likely will need to play safety the rest of the season amid Reshad Jones and Bobby McCain going on injured reserve.
▪ Left tackle Julien Davenport, who started Sunday’s game against Buffalo but sat out the final 17 of Miami’s 69 offensive snaps with a knee injury, said an MRI revealed no damage. “I was definitely scared from the rip,” speaking of the hit he took and the sound it made. “It’s a little sore.”
