Dolphins

Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle said that QB Tua Tagovailoa appears confident and seems ready to have a big year in 2025.

“He’s just excited to play, man,” Waddle told reporters, via DolphinsWire.com. “I think all of us are. He looks confident, coming out with a different swag. He’s got dye in his hair and some other stuff. He looks like he’s just eager to play, man.”

• Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN names Dolphins LB Grayson Murphy as a potential surprise player in 2025 after making “splash plays” in Miami’s offseason program.
• Louis-Jacques could see Murphy being a situational player or “rotational pass-rush depth.”

Jets

• ESPN’s Rich Cimini names veteran WR Josh Reynolds as a potential surprise player for the Jets this year after emerging as the “clear-cut leader for the WR2 job.”
• Cimini notes that Reynolds has “separated” himself from WR Allen Lazard and others on the depth chart.

Patriots

• Mike Reiss of ESPN lists Patriots WR Efton Chism III as a player flying under the radar as an undrafted rookie after quickly earning the trust of his quarterbacks.
• Starting QB Drake Maye praised Chism for his production in their offseason program, saying: “Chis had like 50 catches in OTAs.”
• Reiss notes that Chism has shown “spatial awareness, quickness, and sure hands.”

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