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Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill was not voted a captain for the first time in four seasons in Miami. Although Hill had previously said he was expecting not to be named a captain by his teammates after taking himself out of last year’s season finale, it’s still notable given the comments this offseason from teammates about Hill needing to rebuild trust.
Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel added his read of the vote is that it was “more about the guys we picked and less about the guys we didn’t.” The team selected QB Tua Tagovailoa, FB Alec Ingold, and C Aaron Brewer as captains for the 2025 season.
“I’m really excited about the whole voting process in general this year,” McDaniel said via ESPN’s Marcel Louis-Jacques. “This team was much more unified, and the focus on those six guys was very clear — those were resounding vote-getters. We were focused on giving the keys to captaincy to guys that had earned it each and every day. That’s what speaks to me the most is a football team that knows who it wants to be led by.”
Patriots TE Hunter Henry said HC Mike Vrabel has a unique coaching style that is welcomed by the locker room.
“He’s right there with us. I think that player comes out in him,” Henry said, via ESPN. “You have to love a coach that has competitive juices like us.”
The NFL has become a transactional business, and Vrabel hopes to add a personal touch to it in an attempt to build camaraderie within the locker room.
“We need [players] to put the team first and we’re going to ask everybody to make tough decisions,” Vrabel said of his focus on connectivity. “Hopefully, the better you know somebody and understand who they’re playing for, and trying to support, the things going on outside of [football], there’s a lot of similarities, and I think the better it is to work with them.”
Patriots rookie RB TreyVeon Henderson said the team is fully bought into the culture.
“This team, I feel like it’s so close. Coach Vrabel and the Patriots organization have done a great job bringing us together, helping learn each other’s stories and things like that,” Henderson said. “Something that I go by when I play this game is I play for God and for the love of my brothers. Just to hear these guys’ stories, it just makes you want to go the extra mile.”
Patriots HC Mike Vrabel was asked about the decision to release S Jabrill Peppers, a move that came as a major surprise for several reasons. Peppers still had significant guaranteed money left on his contract this year and looked like he was well on track to...
