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By on August 15, 2012 at 8:00 pm

On Wednesday, the Dolphins held their final practice open to the fans and media, marking the unofficial end of training camp.

The team will travel to Carolina tomorrow ahead of Friday night’s preseason game.

In case you missed it, here’s a complete roundup of Dolphins.com’s coverage of the 15th and final day of training camp practices:

By on August 15, 2012 at 7:09 pm

Though his signing may have flown under the national radar, Richard Marshall has already made an impact on the Dolphins defense, emerging as one of the unit’s early leaders.

The first-year Dolphins cornerback joined The Finsiders to talk about defensive adjustments and how pace can affect production.

After a lackluster performance in the preseason opener, Marshall said defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle told the first-team defense in meetings that they need to “play with their hair on fire.”

“I don’t know what the problem was and why we weren’t getting to the ball fast, but the second group definitely showed what we want our defense to be,” Marshall said.

By on August 14, 2012 at 6:35 pm

On Tuesday, Coach Philbin switched around the practice schedule, taking the team outside before it finished the second half–which comprised mostly of team drills–inside the bubble.

In case you missed it, here’s a complete roundup of Dolphins.com’s coverage of the 14th day of training camp practices:

By on August 14, 2012 at 4:29 pm

The dog days of training camp have arrived, but the intrigue has yet to subside.

While he was in Davie as part of his NFL training camp tour, CBSSports.com’s Pete Prisco joined Jesse Agler to discuss Chad Johnson’s release and the team’s quarterback competition.

Joe Philbin handled Johnson’s situation decisively, citing a lack of fit between player and organization. Prisco felt that the diminishing return on investment–even if it cost the team next to nothing financially–just wasn’t worth it.

By on August 13, 2012 at 5:03 pm

On Monday, the Dolphins returned to the practice field, on the heels of Chad Johnson’s release, to continue preparation for Friday night’s game at Carolina.

After practice, one in which Matt Moore and Ryan Tannehill split time working against the first team,  Joe Philbin briefly addressed last night’s roster move and the implications heading forward.

In case you missed it, here’s a complete roundup of Dolphins.com’s coverage of the 13th day of training camp practices:

By on August 13, 2012 at 4:21 pm

The Miami Dolphins released a short statement on Sunday night announcing the termination of Chad Johnson’s contract, officially ending his homecoming in Miami after 61 days.

Here’s some of the Dolphins’ reaction to Johnson’s release:

Joe Philbin:

“Again, it was more a body of evidence from June 11th forward. When he came in on June 11th, we sat down and we talked and I was very clear as to the expectations of the program.

By on August 12, 2012 at 7:28 pm

After Friday night’s preseason-opening 20-7 loss to Tampa Bay, the Dolphins returned to the practice field to kick off another week of training camp.

Because of David Garrard’s knee injury, when they broke into their two-pronged version of team drills, each of the three remaining quarterbacks–Matt Moore, Ryan Tannehill and Pat Devlin–received additional reps.

In case you missed it, here’s a complete roundup of Dolphins.com’s coverage of the 12th day of training camp practices:

By on August 9, 2012 at 4:32 pm

Though it’s certainly too early to tell whether the Dolphins have their long-term answer at quarterback, the team may have, in the process, ended up with its most depth at the position in years.

After he checked out Tuesday’s practice, Bill Polian, the former NFL executive and current ESPN analyst, sat down with Jesse Agler to share his thoughts on what he saw.

By on August 8, 2012 at 7:11 pm

This morning, after the previous evening’s Hard Knocks premiere, the Dolphins held a walk-through in the bubble.

The team will return to the practice field later this evening, though, for a 6:25 p.m. practice open to the public–the only open night practice of training camp.

In case you missed it, here’s a complete roundup of Dolphins.com’s coverage of the 11th day of training camp practices:

By on August 7, 2012 at 11:13 pm

Fins fans from around the country tonight got their first taste of an unbelievably up-close and intimate look at their team as ”Hard Knocks, Training Camp with the Miami Dolphins” premiered and shed immediate light on not only the 2012 Dolphins but on the reality of life in the NFL.

From the moment the show began, with the introduction of wide-eyed undrafted rookie free agent Derek Dennis, who was cut even before the first practice, you could tell that viewers were going to be exposed to things that they wouldn’t otherwise be able to see and experience.

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