2025 Miami Dolphins Training Camp Notebook

The penultimate day of Dolphins training camp on Wednesday featured strong performances by several position groups, the debut of new players and the return of tight end Darren Waller. It was also the last solo session for Miami as the Jacksonville Jaguars are in town on Thursday for one day of work ahead of Saturday’s preseason finale.

The pass rushers, featuring newly-acquired veteran Matthew Judon, was one of the groups to make some noise during Wednesday’s work.

Linebackers Bradley Chubb, Jaelan Phillips, Chop Robinson and Judon all made plays. Robinson had a sack followed by a batted pass. Phillips had back-to-back reps where he applied pressure on quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and Chubb made an impressive run stop beating a block before tagging off the ball carrier.

Meanwhile, Judon picked up back-to-back sacks during 11-on-11. First, he split the tackle and tight end to get to quarterback Zach Wilson. Then, he won on a pure speed rush around the corner to the same destination.

Judon, with 72.0 career sacks, adds another accomplished pass rusher to Miami’s front.

“I kind of got to follow the lead of the guys that have been here,” Judon said. (Jaelan Phillips) and (Bradley) Chubb, they also have a body of work they’ve put on tape. I can let them guys go out and do what they do and I can just plug and play. However they see me fit or however they see us all four working together especially Chop (Robinson), he’s coming into his own.”

In the secondary, cornerback Jack Jones turned in a strong performance. He got hands on two passes, nearly jumped another, and scored an assist on a Storm Duck interception.

At first, it looked like wide receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine had a 15-yard touchdown reception from Tagovailoa, but Jones’s recovery speed turned the throw into a turnover. The ball arrived simultaneously with Jones’s hands. His punch sent the football into the air and into the arms of Duck.

“Jack to me is a juice guy,” Defensive Coordinator Anthony Weaver said. “He’s a guy that feeds and plays well off of energy. We’re asking him to do are kind of foreign to him, really just aren’t in his wheelhouse. We know what he does best, we’re just asking him to trust us in trying to build and add some tools to his toolbox. I’m thrilled where Jack’s at and just know he’s going to make plays for us this season.”

It wasn’t all about the defense today. Wilson completed a pair of passes, each for roughly 20 yards, to wide receivers Dee Eskridge and Erik Ezukanma. Quarterback Quinn Ewers had the throw of the day on a 50-yard connection to fellow rookie, A.J. Henning.

Running backs Jaylen Wright and Ollie Gordon II found space on cutback runs. Both players were sprung into the second level on separate occasions. Center Aaron Brewer, as the practice player of the day from Tuesday, donned the orange jersey. He and offensive linemen Patrick Paul and Jonah Savaiinaea helped clear space on those runs.

The Dolphins also activated Waller off the physically unable to perform list ahead of Wednesday’s practice.