Miami Dolphins’ head coach Mike McDaniel clearly indicates that the altercation between the seconds Jordyn Brooks and Tyrel Dodson during Joint practice last week With the Chicago Bears, this is not a cause of alarm.
The animated exchange occurred two days before the opening match of the pre-season of Miami and quickly caught the attention, but the two players pushed it back as nothing more than “fraternal love”. Speaking with journalists after the match, Brooks compared the moment to a brother’s ship.
“This is not a disagreement,” said Brooks with Dodson standing next to him. “My Dawg here, guy, with us. Fight all the time. So anyone who has children, they fight all the time. That’s it. It was, guy, fraternal love. “
Former Dolphins Takele Terron Armstead have lit up the cause, saying that Brooks put Dodson’s challenge to bring down a Bears player more with force. Dodson explained as a question of respecting the own standards of dolphins during training.
“It’s a noise tempo, so we can’t worry about what others do,” Dodson said. “We have our own discipline and things like that. If it’s a thud, it’s a thud. It is not a tackle. So that’s what it is. “
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The dolphins had become frustrated by the Bears physique during the joint session, which included the defenders who attack, push and throwing the offensive players of Miami. The starred receiver Jaylen Waddle underwent an injury after being touched by a defender of the Bears, keeping him out of the opening of the pre-season. McDaniel did not provide details on the status of Waddle.
Asked about the Brooks-Dodson incident, McDaniel admitted that he “was not pumped about the front part”, especially since he was on the offensive field when that happened. However, he congratulated the players for taking responsibility later.
“They came to me and explained what had happened,” said McDaniel. “The most important thing is that they took the time to apologize to the team. They knew that it was not at our level and what we are. So, on the whole, I think it was something that was a family business that families are going through.”
Brooks, who called the “big brother” in the second room, said that the fight had just known how Dodson can contribute. “It was part of the fight,” said Brooks. “Know your abilities to do everything on the football field.”
The incident does not seem to affect their chemistry on the day of the match. At the first quarter of the Miami pre-season match, Dodson made a key tackle to withdraw the defense of the field. Brooks was one of the first to celebrate with him.
“It was great,” said Brooks. “Get out of the field, be more physical, go down. It excited me. Whenever we leave the field, I am excited. ”
In the eyes of McDaniel, the question is resolved. The two players apologized, approached publicly and showed unit on the field. As Dodson said, “if someone has children, sometimes you know [siblings] struggle.”
For dolphins, it is at the next challenge – with their secondary duo on the same wavelength.
