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Phinsider Victory Of The Week Open Thread Vol. 597

Phinsider Victory Of The Week Open Thread Vol. 597

It’s Friday, so it’s time for us to welcome you to another VOTW post. Today’s open conversation prompt is just that - what is your victory for this week? Did something extraordinary happen this week? Is it the small thing worth celebrating? Was it Miami Dolphins related? Was it in your professional life? Your personal life? We all had something, big or small, that was a victory, and we want to know what yours was.

This post is yours, the site member, aka one of our family here at the Phinsider. This post is your chance to share your victory...

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Josh Allen understands that everybody eats in an offense featuring one half of Ricallen

Josh Allen understands that everybody eats in an offense featuring one half of Ricallen

Allen made his annual training camp appearance on “One Bills Drive” — offering every bit of magic that is a genuine Josh Allen conversation

Buffalo Bills franchise quarterback Josh Allen has become one of the NFL’s biggest celebrities in recent seasons, his fame now spilling over into other arenas and creating new opportunities off the field.

Allen’s girlfriend, Hailee Steinfeld may be the accomplished actor and singer in their relationship, but it appears as though QB17 may be absorbing acting cues and advice from Steinfeld with aplomb. What began with local commercials for car dealerships and more, turned into major...

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Drake Maye’s mental makeup impressing early in Patriots training camp

Drake Maye’s mental makeup impressing early in Patriots training camp

Maye enters the summer in a competition with Jacoby Brissett.

Drake Maye dropped back and looked deep, but a late decision led to a blind check down throw out in the flat to his running back. It instead went right to Matthew Judon for an interception — Maye’s first of camp.

The No. 3 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft said it best after practice: a rookie mistake.

What happened afterwards however, may have been the most encouraging site for the New England Patriots’ coaches.

On the next pass, Maye came right back over the middle to find Jalen...

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Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa signs 4-year, $212.4 million contract extension

Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa signs 4-year, $212.4 million contract extension

The Miami Dolphins and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa have reached an agreement on a massive new contract extension. The former first-round draft pick, who confirmed the signing on social media on Friday, put his signature under a four-year, $212.4 million pact.

His annual average value of just over $53 million makes Tagovailoa the third highest-paid quarterback in the league at the moment. Only Joe Burrow and Trevor Lawrence at $55 million each have him surpassed in that category.

Tagovailoa joined the Dolphins as the fifth overall selection in the 2020 NFL Draft out of the University of Alabama. Over the next...

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Buffalo Bills OC Joe Brady wants players to conceptually digest offense

Buffalo Bills OC Joe Brady wants players to conceptually digest offense

Brady wants players capable of succeeding in multiple roles and understand plays fully, rather than just knowing one position and their role in one realm

Ahead of Thursday’s training camp session, Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady fielded questions from the media gathered at St. John Fisher University. Brady had plenty to share in a session that lasted almost 19 minutes long.

Brady was asked to reflect on rookie wide receiver Keon Coleman’s solid start to training camp, and he noted how even while taking a break prior to camp Coleman made sure to work on his craft. Brady hopes...

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Patriots waive rookie cornerback Kaleb Ford-Dement

Patriots waive rookie cornerback Kaleb Ford-Dement

The 24-year-old finished his collegiate career at Texas State in 2023.

A second roster spot has opened in Foxborough.

The New England Patriots waived rookie cornerback Kaleb Ford-Dement on Friday, the team announced.

Ford-Dement, 24, became a new absence as the Patriots returned to the practice fields for the third session of training camp. The 5-foot-11, 178-pound undrafted free agent had signed with the organization as the calendar turned to May.

After arriving at Kilgore College in 2017, Old Dominion in 2019 and Washington State in 2021, Ford-Dement finished his collegiate career at Texas State in 2023. He appeared in...

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5 performances of note from the Patriots’ third training camp practice

5 performances of note from the Patriots’ third training camp practice

Who stood out during the Patriots’ third practice of the summer, for better or worse.

The New England Patriots held their third practice of training camp on Friday. While there was one minor change, namely the players wearing shells for the first time this summer, the session itself looked a lot like the previous two: a focus on the passing game, and the defense having the upper hand.

With that said, here is our list of five players who stood out for better or worse.

WR Ja’Lynn Polk: With DeMario Douglas still sidelined in team drills, Polk continued to see...

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Patriots updated depth chart: Training camp edition

Patriots updated depth chart: Training camp edition

A look at where the Patriots’ roster stands in training camp.

For the New England Patriots, training camp 2024 will be the beginning of a new era. For the first time, new head coach Jerod Mayo will present himself and his team in front of a live audience of fans.

Surrounding him will be his hand-picked coaching staff, as well as a 90-man roster that includes the team’s future franchise quarterback — first-round rookie Drake Maye — as well as some of the best players in football at their respective positions. Of course, coming off a 4-13 season, there also...

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Davon Godchaux admits frustration over contract situation, asks for ‘respect’ from Patriots

Davon Godchaux admits frustration over contract situation, asks for ‘respect’ from Patriots

The veteran defensive tackle is entering the final year of his contract.

Davon Godchaux is mad as hell, and he’s not going to take this anymore!

Well, it has not gotten to that point yet. However, the New England Patriots defensive tackle did voice some frustration over his current contract situation on Friday. Following the third practice of training camp, Godchaux met with reporters and his status was front and center.

The 29-year-old is looking for a new deal. He’s also looking for some respect from the team with which he spent the last three years.

“It’s frustrating,” Godchaux admitted....

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BREAKING NEWS: Tua Tagovailoa signs four-year contract extension with Miami Dolphins

BREAKING NEWS: Tua Tagovailoa signs four-year contract extension with Miami Dolphins

The Miami Dolphins and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa have agreed on a contract extension with an average annual value of $53.1 million.

The Miami Dolphins said they wanted to get a contract extension completed with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, and now they have. The team and their 2020 first-round pick have agreed to a four-year, $212.4 million contract extension, first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Tagovailoa was selected with the fifth-overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, giving the Dolphins the quarterback they coveted for two years. He immediately took over as the team’s starting quarterback, though he battled through injuries through...

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Buffalo Bills co-owner Kim Pegula breaks down training camp huddle

Buffalo Bills co-owner Kim Pegula breaks down training camp huddle

At the close of Friday’s practice, Kim Pegula stood profoundly determined with the team as a “Go Bills” triumphantly echoed out of the huddle

As day three of 2024 Buffalo Bills training camp came to an end, co-owners Kim and Terry Pegula made their way, hand-in-hand, toward the middle of the practice field. In a truly special moment, a stoic Kim Pegula joined the players to break down the team huddle, high-fiving quarterback Josh Allen as a triumphant “Go Bills” rang out.

It was a moment that will continuously reverberate through the players, with entire organization and Bills Mafia, and...

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Drake Maye Watch: Patriots QB Bounces Back From ‘Rookie Mistake’

Drake Maye Watch: Patriots QB Bounces Back From ‘Rookie Mistake’

FOXBORO, Mass. — Drake Maye didn’t see the red.

The New England Patriots rookie quarterback came off his first read over the middle and attempted a check down to the flat where he knew running back Rhamondre Stevenson would be.

And Stevenson was. But so was Patriots linebacker Matthew Judon, famous for his red sleeves under his uniform. Judon intercepted Maye’s pass and took it for a pick-six. It immediately followed a fumbled a snap.

“Just a rookie mistake, no pun intended,” Maye said after practice. “In this league, when you’re going to throw it to the running backs, you...

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