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The Splash Zone 8/3/17: Notes From Day 6 Of Dolphins Training Camp

Welcome to the Splash Zone, the quickest way to get your day started off right. We bring you a rundown of Miami Dolphins news from the last 24 hours.

Reshad Jones was back yesterday as the safety was finally able to practice with the team. Jones looked like his old self out on the field as the safety was all over the place, making plays. The Dolphins missed Jones on defense last season and I’m sure everyone is glad the play making safety is back and ready to go.

You can check out that story here, and the rest of the day's round-up below.

Miami Dolphins S Reshad Jones is “straight go” in return from injury | The Daily Dolphin
DAVIE— Restraint doesn’t come easily to Reshad Jones, and the Dolphins knew it’d be extremely difficult to get to ease his way back into football once his calf injury healed.


Dolphins Offense

Dolphins' Tannehill on his offense: 'We don't have time to relax' | Miami Herald
Displeased with a lackluster practice period Monday, Ryan Tannehill let his offensive teammates have it. That assertiveness is becoming the rule, not the exception.


Dolphins Quarterbacks

Setting the record straight on Ryan Tannehill interceptions fake news | Miami Herald
Ryan Tannehill did not throw an interception during Miami Dolphins team drills on Wednesday.

Dolphins’ Adam Gase likes Ryan Tannehill’s gambles in training camp | The Daily Dolphin
DAVIE--The Dolphins were back on the field this morning after their first break of training camp and they were glad to get Reshad Jones back from his calf injury. Miami coach Adam Gase said Jones "crushed" the conditioning test, so there was no hesitation getting him a full workload today.


Dolphins Running Backs

Jay Ajayi concussion will force him to sit out several practices; other Miami Dolphins injury news | Miami Herald
Jay Ajayi sustained a concussion during Miami Dolphins practice Monday, as feared, and he will miss at least a week of drills, sources familiar with the running back’s situation told The Miami Herald.


Dolphins Wide Receivers

Miami Dolphins’ Matt Moore says Jakeem Grant is ‘a guy you’ve kind of grown to love’ | The Daily Dolphin
Matt Moore’s meeting with the media Wednesday was a reminder of the unique perspective he has on training camp as not just a veteran, but as the Dolphins' backup quarterback who tests himself against a revamped secondary while often lining up with receivers fighting for a roster spot.


Dolphins Secondary

Is Walt Aikens glad to be back at CB for Miami Dolphins? ‘For sure, man’ | The Daily Dolphin
DAVIE — Coach Adam Gase calls Walt Aikens a “team-first guy,” meaning Aikens isn’t one to speak up about how he’d like to be used. But Aikens admitted Wednesday that all this time he’d been a safety, he was quietly hoping he’d get a tap on the shoulder and be told the Dolphins w...

With Jones back, Dolphins have one big decision left to make at safety | Miami Herald
Reshad Jones came off the non-football injury list before breakfast Wednesday and had already made a bunch of plays by lunch. Great news for a safety position still in flux.


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