MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins canceled their joint exercise with the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday after a stomach bug sidelined multiple players, coach Mike McDaniel claimed.
“That was a exceptional curveball early this morning,” McDaniel stated. “We don’t really know absolutely the place it was coming from and are just making an attempt to be overly careful.”
McDaniel included “more than a couple” players have been afflicted and are exhibiting the usual signs or symptoms of a belly bug. A handful of associates of the Dolphins staff have been influenced and it appears to be contagious, he explained.
The Dolphins, as of now, will nevertheless play the Eagles on Saturday night time at Difficult Rock Stadium in their preseason finale. It isn’t still regarded which of the starters, if any, will perform.
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said no one on the staff experienced exhibited any stomach bug signs and symptoms. The Eagles held their possess exercise Thursday.
The Eagles and Dolphins practiced jointly on Wednesday in a session that highlighted what is anticipated to be a formidable connection concerning quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and receiver Tyreek Hill, who the group traded for in the offseason.
Hill caught a 30-plus-garden touchdown go from Tagovailoa, beating veteran cornerback Darius Slay on a play. Slay appeared to be limping following, and he grimaced as he walked back to the sideline. He was in and out of follow for the rest of the working day.
The very same quickness and speed that Hill exhibited in his occupation as a Kansas Metropolis Main seemed to existing challenges for the Eagles secondary on Thursday as he continued to discover smooth spots in the protection for wide open up catches.
Tagovailoa, who is getting into his third year in the NFL, confirmed timing and precision in his throws, finding the ball out rapidly on a single engage in when the Eagles despatched a blitz and spreading the ball to numerous receivers.
Eagles receiver A.J. Brown, who was traded from the Titans before this 12 months, opened the joint session for the Eagles’ to start with-workforce offense with a one-handed snag as he darted past Dolphins defensive back Xavien Howard.
The Eagles defensive entrance stopped most of Miami’s makes an attempt at jogging the ball. Most of the Dolphins’ hurrying tries ended up both stopped for losses or shorter gains, which is an extension of their run game so far in the preseason.
“More than just about anything actually this preseason, we haven’t obtained things heading for the reason that it’s been a person or two fellas off, which I’m a lot more anxious about the gamers, irrespective of whether they master from that or not,” McDaniel stated. “Joint methods normally you’re a minor more cozy doing, not the just one-on-one model of your run game, go game, defense.”
NOTES: Dolphins receiver Jaylen Waddle, who was held out of methods very last 7 days because of to an undisclosed harm, returned this week. He did not take part in crew drills Wednesday, but he did get operate on the jug machine right after follow finished. DeVonta Smith, his previous Alabama teammate, later on joined him. … Cornerback Nik Needham, who was damage in the 1st quarter past week versus the Raiders, left follow early and didn’t return. McDaniel explained he is working day to day, but the harm is “nothing to be anxious about.”
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