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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-tyreek-hill-pissed-off-reaction-lack-of-deep-ball-success');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill’s ‘pissed off’ reaction to lack of recent deep ball success');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Colts-DB-Charvarius-Ward-vs-Dolphins.jpg"><figcaption>© Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill’s ‘pissed off’ reaction to lack of recent deep ball success</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-12T13:53:56-07:00">September 12th, 1:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-12T13:53:56-07:00">September 12th, 1:53pm</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-jaylen-waddle-expected-play-patriots">Miami Dolphins prepare for their Week 2 matchup against the New England Patriots</a>, wide receiver Tyreek Hill made clear his frustration with the team’s lack of recent deep ball success.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-miamis-loss-colts-led-players-only-meeting">Dolphins are coming off a 33-8 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 1</a>, a game in which their offense never found rhythm. Hill finished with four catches on six targets for 40 yards, while quarterback Tua Tagovailoa struggled to connect downfield. The performance extended a dry spell that has seen Hill go more than a year without a reception of 30 or more yards.</p><p>Asked about the drought by Omar Kelly of The Miami Herald, Hill <a href="https://x.com/BleacherReport/status/1966583559201669378" rel="noopener">responded candidly</a>.</p><p>“You trying to piss me off today,” Hill said with a laugh when told he hadn’t caught a pass over 30 yards in the past year.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“Is there any reason you haven’t caught a pass for over 30 yards in a full year?”</p><p>Tyreek: “You trying to piss me off today.”</p><p>Tyreek Hill has gone a full calendar year without a catch over 30 yards</p><p>(Via <a href="https://twitter.com/OmarKelly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OmarKelly</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/MiamiHerald?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MiamiHerald</a>) <a href="https://t.co/2nHZzLpNRZ">pic.twitter.com/2nHZzLpNRZ</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1966583559201669378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Tyree Hill urges patience as Dolphins’ offense sputters in Week 1 loss vs. Colts</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Tyreek-Hill_69989f.jpg"><figcaption>Christine Tannous/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><p>When pressed on whether the lack of explosive plays reflected more on his opportunities or Tagovailoa’s throws, Hill remained diplomatic.</p><p>“I don’t know bruh, I don’t know. Like, I say, I’m just grateful to be here bruh. I love my job bruh,” Hill said. “It will come, it’s gonna come. I feel like this week we’ve got a great opportunity to go out there, make some plays and move past last week and… I don’t know, man. It will come sometime, I hope.”</p><p>Miami’s offense faltered against Indianapolis from the start. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celebrity/tua-tagovailoa-receives-nsfw-diss-from-former-dolphins-player">Tagovailoa finished with 114 passing yards</a> on 14-of-23 attempts, recording one touchdown alongside two interceptions and a lost fumble. He posted a passer rating of 51.7, a stark drop from his typical efficiency when the Dolphins’ offense thrives on explosive gains. The lack of deep connections to Hill underscored those struggles.</p><p>The Dolphins entered the new season looking to rebound from a disappointing 2024 campaign in which they finished 8-9 and missed the playoffs. Tagovailoa’s absence for six games last year due to injury played a central role in Miami’s inconsistency, as the offense failed to sustain momentum without its starting quarterback. Hill still posted strong numbers, but the downfield element that once defined Miami’s attack was less prominent.</p><h2><b>Dolphins look to reignite deep game as they face Patriots in Week 2</b></h2><p>Head coach Mike McDaniel has emphasized balance in Miami’s offensive approach, with the running game expected to complement the passing attack. But the spotlight remains on Tagovailoa and Hill to rekindle their chemistry and reignite the deep passing game that defined the Dolphins’ early success in 2022 and 2023.</p><p>For Hill, Week 2 presents both an opportunity and a challenge. The Patriots defense, now under the leadership of first-year head coach Mike Vrabel, remains disciplined and experienced. Slowing Hill has been a priority for New England in past meetings, forcing Miami to diversify its offensive approach.</p><p>Despite the early setback, Hill reiterated his confidence that the deep ball will return in time. The Dolphins will rely on him to set the tone as they attempt to avoid an 0-2 start and reassert themselves in the AFC East race.</p><p>Miami hosts New England on Sunday, Sept. 14, at 1:00 p.m. ET on CBS in its home opener at Hard Rock Stadium. The Patriots also enter the matchup 0-1 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-julian-edelman-honest-on-drake-maye-performance">following a 20-13 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders</a> in their opener.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill’s ‘pissed off’ reaction to lack of recent deep ball success

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-tyreek-hill-accountability-message-players-only-meeting');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tyreek Hill reveals ‘accountability’ message from Dolphins’ players-only meeting');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Tyreek-Hill-of-the-Miami-Dolphins-7.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Tyreek Hill reveals ‘accountability’ message from Dolphins’ players-only meeting</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-12T13:52:54-07:00">September 12th, 1:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-12T13:52:54-07:00">September 12th, 1:52pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-miamis-loss-colts-led-players-only-meeting">Miami Dolphins reportedly held a players-only meeting</a> after the ugly 33-8 Week 1 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. Those types of meetings tend to generate rumors, especially in regards to the job safety of the head coach. On Friday, Tyreek Hill shared some details about what was discussed in the players-only meeting.</p><p>While talking with media members in the locker room, Hill revealed that he and his teammates <a href="https://x.com/OmarKelly/status/1966568057465196594" rel="noopener">talked about taking accountability</a> and preparing for games properly, according to a video recorded by Omar Kelly of the Miami Herald. The Dolphins players seemingly want to right the ship sooner rather than later.</p><p>“The standard is the standard each and every day, man,” said Tyreek Hill. “Holding guys accountable, preparation… I think the biggest thing is accountability. Guys gotta be able to receive, in a certain way, and not feel attacked. I feel like if we approach it that way, then we’ll be fine.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Unfortunately, we broke the news to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dolphins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Dolphins</a> receiver Tyreek Hill that he hasn’t caught a pass for more than 30-yards in a full year. </p><p>He wasn’t too pleased. <a href="https://t.co/dnNqzHyOdm">pic.twitter.com/dnNqzHyOdm</a></p><p>— Omar Kelly (@OmarKelly) <a href="https://twitter.com/OmarKelly/status/1966568057465196594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Week 1 was a struggle for Hill and the Dolphins. The 31-year-old wide receiver finished the season opener with just four receptions for 40 yards. Getting the five-time First-Team All-Pro more involved in the offense would be a great first step for Miami’s offense to get back on track. Especially against a Patriots defense that just allowed the Las Vegas Raiders to record 333 passing yards in the first game of the season.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-mike-mcdaniel-breaks-silence-on-tyreek-hills-domestic-violence-allegations">Tyreek Hill is coming off</a> a 2024-25 campaign that was a bit of a struggle in comparison to the numbers he’s put up throughout his career. The Dolphins star ended last season with 81 receptions, 959 receiving yards, and six touchdown grabs. His 959 yards snapped a four-year streak that saw him surpass the 1,000-yard mark, and his six touchdowns tied for the lowest scores he’s had in a single season.</p><p>Sunday’s contest against the Patriots will be the Dolphins’ first home game of the season. A victory should quiet the critics for now, but a loss could make the outside noise a bit louder for this franchise.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tyreek Hill reveals ‘accountability’ message from Dolphins’ players-only meeting

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-jaylen-waddle-expected-play-patriots');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle expected to play vs. Patriots');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Jaylen-Waddle-of-the-Miami-Dolphins.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle expected to play vs. Patriots</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-12T13:05:11-07:00">September 12th, 1:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-12T13:05:11-07:00">September 12th, 1:05pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-miamis-loss-colts-led-players-only-meeting">Miami Dolphins hope to bounce back</a> from an ugly 33-8 Week 1 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in their next game against the New England Patriots. One of the team’s top wide receivers, Jaylen Waddle, suffered a shoulder injury in the season opener, and his status has been up in the air for several days. On Friday, Waddle received some good news regarding his status for Week 2.</p><p>Reports indicate that Waddle, who is 26 years old, is <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1966585691803947267" rel="noopener">no longer on the injury report</a>, according to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network. Jaylen Waddle is expected to play, but Pelissero also reported that running back Jaylen Wright is considered doubtful with a knee injury.</p><p>“Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle (shoulder) is off the injury report and good to go Sunday vs. New England. RB Jaylen Wright (knee) is officially doubtful.”</p><p>The former first-round pick sustained the shoulder injury during the Week 1 loss. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-jaylen-waddle-injury-status-deals-blow-miami">Jaylen Waddle has been a top pass option</a> for several years in Miami now, and that trend should continue. He’ll aim for a bigger performance against the Patriots after only recording 30 receiving yards off four receptions.</p><p>Overall, Waddle hopes to right the ship soon after experiencing career lows last season. Despite playing in 15 of the available 17 games, Jaylen Waddle only recorded 58 receptions, 744 receiving yards, and two touchdowns. If he can get back on track, along with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and teammate Tyreek Hill, the Dolphins could certainly become a competitive team in the AFC East once again.</p><p>Until then, speculation grows around Mike McDaniel’s job status in Miami. After beginning his tenure as head coach with a hot start, things have sort of fallen apart. The Dolphins can quiet the critics on Sunday if they manage to overcome a New England Patriots team that is in a rebuilding process itself. Their Week 2 contest kicks off on Sunday, September 14, at 1 p.m. EST.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle expected to play vs. Patriots

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-frothing-mouth-amid-christian-gonzalez-injury-news');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa frothing at the mouth amid Christian Gonzalez injury news');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Tua-Tagovailoa-on-Sept-7-2025.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa frothing at the mouth amid Christian Gonzalez injury news</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-12T11:23:51-07:00">September 12th, 11:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-12T11:23:51-07:00">September 12th, 11:23am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-miamis-loss-colts-led-players-only-meeting"> embarrassing loss that the Miami Dolphins suffered</a> at the hands of the Indianapolis Colts, 33-8, the goal now is to get the first win of the season this Sunday afternoon. With the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-vs-dolphins-bold-predictions-for-week-2-of-2025-nfl-season"> Dolphins taking on the New England Patriots in Week 2</a> of the regular season, there is a key injury that is sure to excite any fantasy football manager or fan of star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.</p><p>Top defensive star Christian Gonzalez has been ruled out by New England for Sunday’s contest with a hamstring injury, marking the second straight game the cornerback won’t play. When asked about the injury on Friday, Tagovailoa would speak on how Gonzalez is a “top player in the league” and how when a player like him is not on the field, it helps <a href="https://x.com/DavidFurones_/status/1966552943022240228" rel="noopener">“create some mismatches,”</a> according to Dave Furones.</p><p>“He’s a stud. He’s a top player in the league,” Tagovailoa said. “When you don’t have someone like that, it does help create some mismatches with our guys outside.”</p><p>Sunday’s game could be the perfect bounce-back game for Tagovailoa and Miami’s offense, which struggled against Indianapolis as the quarterback threw for 114 yards with one touchdown, two interceptions, and a fumble loss. Tagovailoa would reflect on the frustrating outing from last Sunday, <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article312051785.html" rel="noopener">going through the questions he was asking himself</a>, via The Miami Herald.</p><p>“You look at the play for what it is, you look at the timing of it —was that the right timing, was I playing in the right timing of that play or not?” Tagovailoa said. After those kinds of games, it’s tough to sleep…There was a lot of them where I should’ve progressed, but I didn’t.”</p><h2><b>Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel on Tua Tagovailoa’s performance </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dolphins-quarterback-Tua-Tagovailoa-1.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With people in the football world <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-mike-mcdaniels-honest-tua-tagovailoa-take-after-shot">taking shots at the Dolphins quarterback in Tagovailoa,</a> the University of Alabama product has the opportunity to redeem himself and silence the haters on Sunday. The first step before heading back onto the field is admitting the down performance and hearing the same from coaches and teammates around, with head coach Mike McDaniel saying that it was “less than to be desired.”</p><p>“I saw quarterback play that was less than to be desired, which Tua absolutely knows,” McDaniel said. “My biggest thing is I don’t want to make the same mistake twice.” “We need to have less of those…I think one of the top indicators of success or failure in this league is turnover differential. Minus three, you’re probably not going to win.”</p><p>While some fans have been reactionary after the Week 1 loss to the Colts, the narrative could be easily rewritten with a strong outing by Tagovailoa and Miami on Sunday afternoon when the team hosts the AFC East rivals in the Patriots.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa frothing at the mouth amid Christian Gonzalez injury news

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-miamis-loss-colts-led-players-only-meeting');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins’ embarrassing loss to Colts led to players-only meeting');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Tua-Tagovailoa-of-the-Miami-Dolphins.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dolphins’ embarrassing loss to Colts led to players-only meeting</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-11T18:21:36-07:00">September 11th, 6:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-11T18:21:36-07:00">September 11th, 6:21pm</time><address><a>Abdullah Imran</a>Abdullah Imran works as an Associate Editor for All Sports at ClutchPoints. He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-most-blame-embarrassing-week-1-loss-colts">Miami Dolphins began their 2025 season with a crushing 33-8 loss</a> to the Indianapolis Colts, which led to a rare players-only meeting just two days later, ESPN’s Marcel Louis-Jacques reported.</p><p>Miami’s collapse was comprehensive. The defense allowed Indianapolis to score on all seven of its offensive possessions. Quarterback Daniel Jones picked apart the Dolphins’ secondary, completing 20 of 29 passes for 272 yards and a touchdown, while Jonathan Taylor and DJ Giddens combined for 112 rushing yards. The offense fared no better. Miami managed only 211 total yards, its lowest under head coach Mike McDaniel in a game started by Tua Tagovailoa.</p><p>Tagovailoa endured one of the worst outings of his career, completing 14 of 23 passes for 114 yards and a single touchdown. He threw two interceptions, lost a fumble, and posted a career-worst full-game passer rating and a QBR of just 2.7. Afterward, the quarterback admitted he wanted to see which teammates would show up to review film on the team’s off day. He later said he was encouraged by the turnout at Tuesday’s closed-door session.</p><p>Linebacker Jordyn Brooks <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46227637/dolphins-held-players-only-meeting-blowout-loss-colts" rel="noopener">stressed the meeting was necessary</a> to prevent a spiral similar to last season.</p><p>“Losing the way we did can be discouraging. Outside noise — people talking, family talking, everybody talking,” he said. “[The meeting was] just kind of making sure that everybody’s together. When you lose like that, it’s easy for people to get discouraged, start looking, questioning maybe yourself or others. So, making sure that we all locked back in, making sure that the belief is still there.</p><p>“You lose belief, you don’t have nothing. So making sure that everybody’s still on the same page and come back next week, stronger.”</p><p>Miami opened the 2024 season by losing six of its first eight games. The team held several of these meetings last year, but they did little to change the outcome, ultimately finishing 8-9 and missing the playoffs.</p><p>The pressure is already on the Dolphins, as they face a crucial three-game divisional stretch, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-vs-dolphins-bold-predictions-for-week-2-of-2025-nfl-season">hosting the New England Patriots in Week 2</a>, traveling to Buffalo for Thursday Night Football in Week 3, and returning home for a Week 4 Monday Night Football matchup against the New York Jets.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins’ embarrassing loss to Colts led to players-only meeting

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/celebrity/tua-tagovailoa-receives-nsfw-diss-from-former-dolphins-player');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tua Tagovailoa receives NSFW diss from former Dolphins player');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Tua-at-press-conference.jpg"></figure><h1>Tua Tagovailoa receives NSFW diss from former Dolphins player</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-11T09:08:21-07:00">September 11th, 9:08am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-11T09:08:21-07:00">September 11th, 9:08am</time><address><a href="http://designsux.com">Burtland Dixon</a>As an avid enthusiast of entertainment, Burtland Dixon is a passionate individual who revels in the magic of movies, sports, music, and pop culture. Whether it's catching the latest blockbuster, watching the marquee matchup of the week, attending live concerts, or getting immersed in the world of gaming, Burtland finds joy in all forms of entertainment.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Celebrity</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Tua Tagovailoa heard some harsh words after his rough Week 1 showing. Former Dolphins lineman <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-news-richie-incognito-nfl-insider-adam-schefter-bullying-story-debunked">Richie Incognito, never one to bite his tongue</a>, unleashed <a href="https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/richie-incognito-tua-miami/" rel="noopener">a blunt assessment</a> of the quarterback, per Heavy. “Tua is a*s,” Incognito said on The Arena Show. “He looks bad. I mean, he is ass. He looks bad.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">🎥 Richie Incognito on Tua Tagovailoa: “Tua is a–. He looks bad… we know he has it in him, we know he can perform at an elite level in this offense but what we’ve seen in the last two years is a–.” (<a href="https://twitter.com/GilsArenaShow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GilsArenaShow</a>) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PhinsUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PhinsUp</a> <a href="https://t.co/OlzfDWvrO4">pic.twitter.com/OlzfDWvrO4</a></p><p>— FinsXtra (@FinsXtra) <a href="https://twitter.com/FinsXtra/status/1965836312667369789?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Miami opened the season with a 33-8 beatdown at the hands of Daniel Jones and the Colts. Tagovailoa completed just 14 of 23 passes for 114 yards, with one late touchdown, two interceptions, and a lost fumble. He also took three sacks, and the Dolphins didn’t score until the fourth quarter when the game was already out of reach.</p><p>The disappointment extended beyond Tua. Miami’s explosive receivers were silenced. Tyreek Hill finished with only four catches for 48 yards, while Jaylen Waddle managed four receptions for 30 yards. Incognito questioned the play-calling, saying the Dolphins “are running all these crazy offensive plays and nothing seems to work.”</p><h2><b>The weight of expectations</b></h2><p>Criticism hits harder when fans remember what Tagovailoa accomplished not long ago. In 2023, he was among the league’s most efficient passers, completing nearly 70 percent of his throws for 4,624 yards and 29 touchdowns. His passer rating of 101.1 seemed to signal Miami had finally found its franchise quarterback.</p><p>But the past two seasons have told a different story. Between concussions and inconsistent play, Tagovailoa has struggled to replicate that success. Last season, he finished 6-5 as a starter with 19 touchdowns and seven interceptions, showing signs of regression.</p><p>Incognito voiced the same frustration many in Miami feel. “When Tua proves he can do it in 2023, with the same offensive coordinator, this genius McDaniel, and he doesn’t do it now, it stinks even more,” he said.</p><p>The Colts defense, led by former Dolphin Xavien Howard, explained exactly how they broke him down. “Once we take away his first read, I feel like it’s panic mode after that,” Howard said. “And it showed yesterday.”</p><p>For Tua Tagovailoa, Week 1 was a reminder of how short memories can be in the NFL. One year you’re lighting up defenses, the next you’re being ripped apart by your own former teammates. Now, all eyes are on how he responds.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tua Tagovailoa receives NSFW diss from former Dolphins player

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-jaylen-waddle-injury-status-deals-blow-miami');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jaylen Waddle’s ‘limited’ injury status deals another blow to Dolphins');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Jaylen-Waddle.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Jaylen Waddle’s ‘limited’ injury status deals another blow to Dolphins</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-10T17:53:42-07:00">September 10th, 5:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-10T18:37:33-07:00">September 10th, 6:37pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Perhaps no team had a worse Week 1 in the NFL than the Miami Dolphins, who came into this season with high internal expectations. Despite an explosive supporting cast around Tua Tagovailoa, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-rumors-miami-not-thinking-about-trading-tyreek-hill-after-colts-loss">Dolphins were crushed by the Indianapolis Colts</a> 33-8 and are now 0-1 on the young season.</p><p>Miami still has plenty of time to get things back on track, and it has a big chance to do so in an AFC East clash against the New England Patriots on Sunday. However, it may be without one of its top receivers.</p><p>Star wideout Jaylen Waddle was <a href="https://x.com/DavidFurones_/status/1965877706576506986" rel="noopener">listed as a limited participant</a> in practice on Wednesday due to a shoulder injury, according to David Furones of Sun Sentinel.</p><p>Waddle has been banged up at times over the last two seasons, but he has still managed to play in 29 of a possible 34 games. His speed and explosiveness, especially after the catch, make him one of the toughest covers in football, and this Miami offense has a lot of potential with Waddle and Tyreek Hill on the outside.</p><p>Despite Waddle’s talent, his production has dropped off over the last couple of years as the Miami offense has grown somewhat stale under Mike McDaniel. He eclipsed 1,000 yards during each of his first three seasons in the league, including a 1,356-yard season in 2022, before recording just 744 yards last season.</p><p>Waddle was also quiet in the Week 1 loss to the Colts, catching just four balls for 30 yards as the entire Dolphins offense went down quietly. An opportunity to play against a Patriots defense that struggled at times to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-geno-smiths-confident-message-after-historic-las-vegas-debut">contain Geno Smith and the Las Vegas Raiders</a> in Week 1 presents an opportunity for improvement, but it will be tough for them to do that if Waddle can’t go.</p><p>Regardless of if Waddle is out there or not, the Dolphins must find some solutions and at least look like a competent, competitive group in Week 2.</p><p>Week 1’s performance was unacceptable for the organization, and things have to get turned around quickly.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jaylen Waddle’s ‘limited’ injury status deals another blow to Dolphins

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-mike-mcdaniels-honest-tua-tagovailoa-take-after-shot');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mike McDaniel’s brutally honest Tua Tagovailoa take after Xavien Howard shot');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Mike-McDaniels.jpg"><figcaption>© Eamon Horwedel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mike McDaniel’s brutally honest Tua Tagovailoa take after Xavien Howard shot</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-10T15:05:48-07:00">September 10th, 3:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-10T15:08:20-07:00">September 10th, 3:08pm</time><address><a>Guillermo Guajardo</a>Guillermo Guajardo is a dynamic sports presenter with experience on various television channels and digital platforms, most recently with A Tiempo.TV. He is also a multidisciplinary artist with 10 years of experience in acting, directing, writing, and hosting. His work in film has been recognized at international festivals, earning awards for both his performances and directorial projects.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami Dolphins came <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-disasterclass-vs-colts-continues-another-brutal-interception">under the spotlight after a tough Week 1 loss,</a> and head coach Mike McDaniel did not hesitate to point out Tua Tagovailoa’s struggles. The 33-8 defeat to the Indianapolis Colts exposed a series of mistakes from Tagovailoa that led McDaniel to be critical of his execution.</p><p>“I think I saw a quarterback play that was less than to be desired, which Tua absolutely knows,” McDaniel said.</p><p>The quarterback completed just 14 of 23 passes for 114 yards, took three sacks, threw two interceptions, and lost a fumble. McDaniel <a href="https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/nfl/dolphins/2025/09/10/miami-dolphins-tua-tagovailoa-mike-mcdaniel-panic/86075585007/" rel="noopener">stressed that turnovers were a major issue</a> and that the offense could not overcome that level of inefficiency.</p><p>“He’s the captain and the franchise quarterback, and everybody kind of fell victim to something similar,” the coach explained.</p><p>McDaniel emphasized the importance of learning from mistakes and not repeating them.</p><p>“My biggest thing is I don’t want to make the same mistakes twice. I don’t want to have things happen for no reason or in vain. You make them purposeful by improving upon the things that you fail at and then making sure that your teammates do the same,” he noted, according to The Palm Beach Post.</p><p>Former Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard also offered a candid view, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-hit-panic-mode-truth-bomb-former-teammate">saying Tagovailoa tends to panic</a> when his first read is taken away.</p><p>“We knew… he gets the ball out pretty quick. And once we take away his first read, I feel like it’s panic mode after that. And it showed yesterday,” Howard said.</p><p>McDaniel was asked about that tendency and gave a more measured response, explaining that game plans often dictate how much a quarterback relies on the first read.</p><p>The coach estimated that roughly half of Miami’s plays are designed to go to the initial option but insisted the key is execution within timing and fundamentals.</p><p>“The key is to play within the timing, the fundamentals, within the orchestrated pocket and deliver and deal so you can have all of our players participate in the end game,” McDaniel said.</p><p>Finally, McDaniel reinforced that accountability must be shared across the entire offense.</p><p>“I could have called a run play that play, too. We all have to be accountable and aggressively so if we want things to change,” he stated.</p><p>The Dolphins now shift their focus to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-vs-dolphins-bold-predictions-for-week-2-of-2025-nfl-season">correcting mistakes before their Week 2 matchup,</a> fully aware that their quarterback’s performance remains central to the team’s hopes.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mike McDaniel’s brutally honest Tua Tagovailoa take after Xavien Howard shot

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-vs-dolphins-bold-predictions-for-week-2-of-2025-nfl-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots vs. Dolphins bold predictions for Week 2 of 2025 NFL season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Patriots-vs.-Dolphins-bold-predictions-for-Week-2-of-2025-NFL-season.jpg"></figure><h1>Patriots vs. Dolphins bold predictions for Week 2 of 2025 NFL season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-10T14:12:07-07:00">September 10th, 2:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-11T16:44:38-07:00">September 11th, 4:44pm</time><address><a>RB Hayek</a>RB Hayek has been writing about sports for over a decade and is currently a member of ClutchPoints' editorial team after primarily focusing on betting content. In addition, he is also a published author of thriller novels, available on Amazon.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-drake-maye-face-says-all-ugly-game-raiders">New England Patriots fell to the Las Vegas Raiders</a> in Week 1. Meanwhile, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-rumors-panic-button-not-smacked-yet-but-that-could-change">Miami Dolphins crumbled against the Indianapolis Colts,</a> setting up for a showdown against the Pats. With the Patriots versus the Dolphins game scheduled for Week 2, both teams will want to get going after stumbling early. This Patriots-Dolphins Week 2 preview will go into the details of what might happen. Also, the Patriots-Dolphins bold predictions will cover potential highlights for the weekend.</p><p>Miami<a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nfl" rel="noopener"> is the favorite</a> against New England, according to FanDuel. Overall, it’s tough to see the Fins as the favorites in anything. Their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-rob-gronkowski-rips-terrible-miami-ugly-week-1-loss">horrible Week 1 performance</a> has left fans stunned. However, history has shown that teams don’t always perform consistently, good or bad, from week to week. Moreover, some teams do better against other teams, especially divisional rivals.</p><p>This Patriots-Dolphins Week 2 preview offers three bold predictions for what to expect this week. Now, it’s time for some Patriots-Dolphins bold predictions for this AFC East showdown in Miami.</p><h2><b>Tua Tagovailoa will have a fantastic game</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-most-blame-embarrassing-week-1-loss-colts">Tua Tagovailoa was one of the Dolphins’ players to blame</a> in an ugly loss to the Colts. Unfortunately, he was awful, going 14-for-23 with 114 yards passing while throwing one touchdown and two interceptions in the defeat. It’s no secret that Tagovailoa was awful. However, he has bounced back before. More importantly, he has done well recently against the Pats at home.</p><p>Tagovailoa went 29-for-40 with 317 yards and four touchdowns in a 34-15 win on November 24, 2024, at Hard Rock Stadium. Before that, he went 30-for-45 with 324 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception on October 29, 2023. Tagovailoa went 23-for-33 with 270 yards and one touchdown on September 11, 2022. Significantly, Tagovailoa is 7-0 against the Patriots throughout his career.</p><p>The quarterback has done great work against New England. While he struggled in Week 1, there is reason to believe that he can bounce back. It will be the home opener for the Fins, and that might provide more motivation for Tagovailoa to respond accordingly after a porous outing in Week 1 in Indianapolis.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Patriots-quarterback-Drake-Maye_6f5d03.jpg"><figcaption>Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Drake Maye performs well against the Dolphins</b></h2><p>On the other side, Drake Maye will also be looking for his first win of the season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-what-mike-vrabel-not-do-drake-maye-week-1-loss">Maye is processing the loss to the Raiders,</a> but it was not a bad performance. Overall, he completed 30-for-46 passes for 287 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. The interception was an errant overthrow that sailed over his receiver’s head and into the hands of a defender. Yet, there is a chance he can do better.</p><p>Maye had similar stats against the Dolphins last season. Notably, he went 22-for-37 for 222 yards passing with one touchdown and one interception while taking four sacks. It was his first and only time facing the Fins, and he was not able to keep up with Tagovailoa. Yet, there is a chance he could do more in this game.</p><p>This Miami defense does not look close to the one that was solid in 2024. Moreover, Daniel Jones exploited many weaknesses in the scheme and showed the blueprint for moving the football down the field against the Fins. Maye is still a young quarterback, but he has a chance to make a statement in an AFC East clash with a rival that is also seeking its first win. Maye will shine in Miami this weekend.</p><h2><b>The Patriots vs. the Dolphins game will be a rout. </b></h2><p>Last season, the Pats narrowly lost to the Dolphins 15-10 at Foxboro. But the Fins demolished the Patriots at home. Looking back on the last few matches between the Pats and Fins, that has become a singular pattern that has continued.</p><p>The Dolphins defeated the Patriots 34-15 in Miami last season. Before that, the Fins defeated the Pats 31-17 on October 29, 2023, at Hard Rock Stadium. The Dolphins also routed the Patriots 20-7 on September 11, 2021. Likewise, the Fins won 22-12 over the Pats on December 20, 2020, in Miami.</p><p>Ever since Bill Belichick left the organization, the Dolphins have dominated this series. Despite the ugly loss in Week 1, history has shown that teams usually bounce back after blowout losses. The Dolphins are in a weird place where they are not contenders, but are not rebuilding, either. Therefore, it gives more reason to the fact that there is a good chance the Fins could not only bounce back, but dominate the Patriots.</p><p>Tagovailoa will bounce back, and the Dolphins will implement a strong running game, led by De’von Achane, to generate some offense. Then, the defense will answer the call and find a way to contain Maye, forcing him into mistakes. While many believe the Patriots could snag this game, it’s important to realize that every week is different. The Dolphins will bounce back and rout their division rivals.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots vs. Dolphins bold predictions for Week 2 of 2025 NFL season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-rob-gronkowski-rips-terrible-miami-ugly-week-1-loss');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rob Gronkowski rips ‘terrible’ Dolphins after ugly Week 1 loss');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Tagovailoa-throws.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Rob Gronkowski rips ‘terrible’ Dolphins after ugly Week 1 loss</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-10T12:02:47-07:00">September 10th, 12:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-10T12:02:47-07:00">September 10th, 12:02pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday afternoon, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-rumors-panic-button-not-smacked-yet-but-that-could-change">Miami Dolphins stumbled out</a> of the gates to the tune of a 33-8 loss to the Indianapolis Colts to begin their season in disastrous fashion. The loss immediately had fans calling for the jobs of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-hit-panic-mode-truth-bomb-former-teammate">both quarterback Tua Tagovailoa</a> and head coach Mike McDaniel, and may have been the final nail in the coffin on the current era of the team.</p><p>One person who couldn’t believe what he was seeing from the Dolphins was former AFC East divisional rival Rob Gronkowski, who had a few simple words to <a href="https://x.com/upandadamsshow/status/1965832217650934107?s=46&amp;t=YAm5wwmcnC6J27chz4RDIQ" rel="noopener">describe his thoughts</a> on what he saw Sunday afternoon.</p><p>“The Miami Dolphins, they’re terrible,” said Gronkowski, per the Up &amp; Adams Show w/ Kay Adams on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Gronkowski was on the wrong end of one of the more memorable plays in Dolphins franchise history several years ago when his New England Patriots gave up a lateral-filled play that resulted in a game-winning touchdown, with Gronkowski being the final defender left to make the stop and finding himself unable to do so.</p><p>Dolphins fans would certainly like to go back to that point in time right about now.</p><h2>Tough times for the Dolphins</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Mike-McDaniel-on-Sept.-7-2025.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It was only two years ago that the Miami Dolphins looked like one of the hottest up and coming teams in the NFL landscape, setting numerous franchise and NFL records for their offensive production to open up the 2023 season.</p><p>The Dolphins’ success began to fizzle out as that season went on, as concussion concerns for quarterback Tua Tagovailoa piled up and the defense couldn’t hold up its end of the bargain.</p><p>Last year, both of those trends continued, with the result being the Dolphins missing the playoffs altogether. However, there was at least one school of thought that a good chunk of those struggles could be pinned on Tagovailoa’s injuries, and now that he is seemingly healthy entering this season, we have a chance to see the “real” version of the team.</p><p>If that’s what fans indeed saw on Sunday afternoon, Dolphins Nation should buckle in for what could be a long 2025 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rob Gronkowski rips ‘terrible’ Dolphins after ugly Week 1 loss

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-mike-mcdaniel-breaks-silence-on-tyreek-hills-domestic-violence-allegations');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel breaks silence on Tyreek Hill’s domestic violence allegations');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Tyreek-Hill-of-the-Miami-Dolphins-6.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel breaks silence on Tyreek Hill’s domestic violence allegations</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-10T09:58:52-07:00">September 10th, 9:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-10T09:58:52-07:00">September 10th, 9:58am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the news of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celebrity/tyreek-hill-estranged-wife-keeta-vaccaro-domestic-violence-accusations">domestic violence allegations against Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill</a> from his estranged wife, Keeta Vaccaro, there has been conversation about what the next steps could be for the player. Coming off the D<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-most-blame-embarrassing-week-1-loss-colts">olphins’ disappointing loss to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 1,</a> head coach Mike McDaniel would speak about the situation surrounding Hill.</p><p>Speaking to the media on Wednesday, McDaniel would be asked about Hill and the eight domestic violence allegations from his wife, with the head coach taking a subtle approach in his answer. He would reveal that Miami has <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article311913603.html" rel="noopener">“been in communication”</a> with the league, and the plan will be for the ‘process to play out.’</p><p>“We’ve been in communication with the NFL and will let the process play out,” McDaniel said, according to Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald.</p><h2><b>Trade rumors around the Dolphins and Tyreek Hill will persist</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Tyreek-Hill-at-mini-camp.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/nfl-rumors-chiefs-trade-for-tyreek-hill-called-low-hanging-fruit">rumors around the Dolphins and Hill</a> will likely continue throughout the season, the speculation around the team trading the star wide receiver will amplify. This was discussed by ESPN NFL insider Jeremy Fowler, who said that while Miami had not shown interest in dealing Hill, <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46208962/nfl-week-2-buzz-news-updates-fantasy-intel-questions-predictions" rel="noopener">the perception could change</a> if the team keeps losing.</p><p>“Trade rumors around Tyreek Hill will be worth watching,” Fowler wrote. “My understanding is that Miami received calls on Hill but did not show interest in trading him. If the losing persists, perhaps those phone lines reopen. The Dolphins already exercised Hill’s $15.85 million option bonus, leaving a $10 million base salary and $1.8 million in per-game bonuses.”</p><p>“A Chiefs reunion is low-hanging fruit and could be what Kansas City needs,” Fowler continued. “The Chiefs can’t seem to get their receiving trio of Xavier Worthy, Rashee Rice, and Hollywood Brown on the field at the same time, and a boost of explosiveness would help.”</p><p>At any rate, it remains to be seen what happens with Hill, but looking at the Dolphins, the team looks to get in the win column against the New England Patriots on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel breaks silence on Tyreek Hill’s domestic violence allegations

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He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-rumors-panic-button-not-smacked-yet-but-that-could-change">the rumors surrounding the Miami Dolphins</a> after the dreadful 33-8 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in the first week of the regular season, there are still fans wondering about the status of tight end Darren Waller. While it’s been said that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-darren-waller-week-2-patriots">Waller is trying to play for the Dolphins in Week 2</a> against the New England Patriots, the latest comment from head coach Mike McDaniel will have fans scratching their heads.</p><p>Ever since Miami signed Waller out of retirement, the availability has been limited for the 32-year-old regarding preparing for the regular season. When asked about his status, McDaniel would say that there is a chance that the organization has to make a decision that is “what’s best for the team,” and that the <a href="https://x.com/Marcel_LJ/status/1965800686719012905" rel="noopener">“risk is too great for the rest of the season.”</a></p><p>“I expect to not know what to expect until later on this week,” McDaniel said, according to Marcel Louis-Jacques. “We may get to a point where we realize the risk is too great for the rest of the season and we’ll have to do what’s best for the team.”</p><p>People could question the true meaning behind McDaniel’s words, either implying there is a chance Waller doesn’t play this season or if they want to be cautious about his injury.</p><h2><b>dwnowdnowndonodw</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Miami-Dolphins-head-coach-Mike-McDaniel.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-miami-signs-cole-strange-starting-o-lineman-goes-to-ir">Dolphins are making moves to strengthen their team</a> after injuries were sustained in the gut-wrenching loss to the Colts, the question around Waller remains an interesting one. Speaking last Friday about Waller, McDaniel would <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46166390/dolphins-darren-waller-doubtful-opener-injuring-hip" rel="noopener">speak about the setback he took</a>, emphasizing a frustrating road for the veteran tight end.</p><p>“While trying to prevent a setback, he had a setback,” McDaniel said, via ESPN. “So what does that mean? It means he’s being challenged. The most eager player to play has another challenge. I know he’s up for it, but I don’t think he’s going to play this week, which wasn’t planned.”</p><p>“We had already planned not to practice him anyway — something that we didn’t know if it was what it was until we knew what it was. But we were planning for a setback prevention, and he had a setback,” McDaniel continued.</p><p>At any rate, it remains to be seen if Waller will play on Sunday against the Patriots as Miami looks for its first win of the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
0	9	0	-

2025 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
0	9	0	-

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