The Dolphins will hold their first open practice of training camp on Sunday, August 2.
The team announced the full slate of practices that will be open to the team’s fans this summer on Wednesday. The August 2 practice will be the first of eight practices open to the general public, including an August 8 practice at Hard Rock Stadium and a joint workout with the Giants on August 20.
In addition to those three practices, the team’s workouts on August 3-4, August 6-7, and August 10 will be open to all fans. The team will welcome season ticket holders for their August 18 practice.
All of the practices are set to start at 9:30 a.m. ET with the exception of the one held at Hard Rock Stadium. That practice will begin at 10:15 a.m. ET.
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The NFL is making a significant change to the offseason calendar for the 2027 season.
Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the free agent negotiating window will open on March 9 next year. That is the same date that the two-day window opened this year, but the change comes in how close it will be to the end of the Scouting Combine.
NFL teams will wrap up their examinations and interrogations of incoming prospects on March 8 in 2027, which moves the league away from having a week or so between the two events as they have in past years.
Under that setup, the Combine has always been rife with table-setting for free agency as agents and team executives are all in the same place with their minds on the same things. With that gap eliminated, there will likely be even more of that work being done in Indianapolis so that teams are ready to make moves right from the starting gun.
The Commanders are adding a veteran cornerback.
Washington has agreed to sign Rasul Douglas to a one-year deal, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports on Monday.
The deal is worth up to $3.8 million.
Douglas, who turns 31 in August, appeared in 15 games for the Dolphins last year with 13 starts. He finished the year with two interceptions, 13 passes defensed, a forced fumble, and a sack.
Entering his 10th season in the league, Douglas has appeared in 135 games with 93 starts for the Eagles, Panthers, Packers, Bills, and Dolphins. He’s also spent time with the Raiders, Texans, and Cardinals. Philadelphia brought him into the NFL as a third-round pick in the 2017 draft.
In all, he’s tallied 21 interceptions, 92 passes defensed, four forced fumbles, and 3.0 sacks.
The offseason programs around the league have largely wrapped up for 2026, with players and coaches around the league now experiencing some time off.
But training camps are just a few weeks away from opening.
The NFL announced the camp report dates for all 32 teams on Monday, with the first ones opening up in less than a month.
Below are the camp locations and report dates:
Arizona Cardinals: State Farm Stadium | Rookies: 7/22 | Veterans 7/22
Atlanta Falcons: Atlanta Falcons Training Facility | Rookies: 7/24 | Veterans: 7/28
Baltimore Ravens: Under Armour Performance Center | Rookies: 7/24 | Veterans: 7/28
Buffalo Bills: St. John Fisher University | Rookies: 7/21 | Veterans: 7/28
Carolina Panthers: Bank of America Stadium | Rookies: 7/21 | Veterans: 7/22
Chicago Bears: Halas Hall | Rookies: 7/25 | Veterans: 7/28
Cincinnati Bengals: Paycor Stadium | Rookies: 7/25 | Veterans: 7/28
Cleveland Browns: CrossCountry Mortgage Campus | Rookies: 7/23 | Veterans: 7/28
Dallas Cowboys: Marriott Residence Inn Oxnard | Rookies: 7/28 | Veterans: 7/28
Denver Broncos: Broncos Park Powered by CommonSpirit | Rookies: 7/22 | Veterans: 7/28
Detroit Lions: Meijer Performance Center | Rookies: 7/25 | Veterans: 7/28
Green Bay Packers: Lambeau Field | Rookies: 7/27 | Veterans: 7/28
Houston Texans: Houston Methodist Training Center | Rookies: 7/21 | Veterans: 7/28
Indianapolis Colts: Grand Park | Rookies: 7/27 | Veterans: 7/28
Jacksonville Jaguars: Miller Electric Center | Rookies: 7/25 | Veterans: 7/28
Kansas City Chiefs: Missouri Western State University | Rookies: 7/28 | Veterans: 7/28
Las Vegas Raiders: Intermountain Health Performance Center | Rookies: 7/23 | Veterans: 7/28
Los Angeles Chargers: The Bolt | Rookies: 7/23 | Veterans: 7/28
Los Angeles Rams: Loyola Marymount University | Rookies: 7/25 | Veterans: 7/25
Miami Dolphins: Baptist Health Training Complex | Rookies: 7/21 | Veterans: 7/28
Minnesota Vikings: TCO Performance Center | Rookies: 7/26 | Veterans: 7/28
New England Patriots: New Balance Athletics Center | Rookies: 7/21 | Veterans: 7/24
New Orleans Saints: Ochsner Sports Performance Center | Rookies: 7/28 | Veterans: 7/28
New York Giants: Quest Diagnostics Training Center/The Greenbrier | Rookies: 7/23 | Veterans: 7/28
New York Jets: Athletic Health Jets Training Center | Rookies: 7/25 | Veterans: 7/28
Philadelphia Eagles: Jefferson Health Training Complex | Rookies: 7/28 | Veterans: 7/28
Pittsburgh Steelers: Saint Vincent College | Rookies: 7/28 | Veterans: 7/28
San Francisco 49ers: SAP Performance Facility | Rookies: 7/18 | Veterans: 7/25
Seattle Seahawks: Virginia Mason Athletic Center | Rookies: 7/17 | Veterans: 7/24
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: AdventHealth Training Center | Rookies: 7/27 | Veterans: 7/28
Tennessee Titans: Vanderbilt Health Football Center | Rookies: 7/23 | Veterans: 7/28
Washington Commanders: Commanders Park | Rookies: 7/24 | Veterans: 7/28
The NFL has announced the full list of joint practices that will take place during training camps this summer.
The first set of them will take place on August 11 in four different locations. The Cowboys and Rams will practice in Los Angeles, the Colts will visit the Patriots, the Bucs will work out at the Jets’ facility and the Titans will go to Santa Clara to practice with the 49ers.
All in all, there will be 28 teams working in joint sessions in August. The Lions, Steelers, Chiefs and Broncos are the teams that will not hold joint practices.
The full list of joint practices is below with the host team listed second. If there are multiple practices scheduled, the date of the first practice is listed.
August 11 — Cowboys-Rams; Colts-Patriots; Buccaneers-Jets; Titans-49ers.
August 12 — Dolphins-Commanders.
August 13 — Jaguars-Saints.
August 18 — 49ers-Chargers; Raiders-Texans; Saints-Cowboys.
August 19 — Falcons-Colts; Ravens-Vikings; Panthers-Jaguars; Eagles-Patriots.
August 20 — Bills-Browns; Bears-Bengals; Saints-Rams; Giants-Dolphins.
August 21 — Seahawks-Titans.
August 25 — Buccaneers-Jaguars.
August 26 — Cardinals-Packers; Texans-Panthers; Commanders-Ravens.
August 27 — Bears-Titans.
The Saints will be adding two of their former players to the franchise’s Hall of Fame during the 2026 season.
The team announced that running back Mark Ingram and offensive tackle Terron Armstead will be honored at an induction ceremony at one of the team’s home games.
Ingram was a first-round pick in 2011, played for the Saints through 2018 and then returned to play his final two seasons in New Orleans before retiring after the 2022 season. Ingram ranks second in Saints history with 6,500 rushing yards and 52 rushing touchdowns.
Armstead was a third-round selection in 2013 and remained with the Saints until 2021. He started 102 regular season and playoff games during that time and was selected to three Pro Bowls.
The Dolphins announced a roster move on Wednesday afternoon.
They have signed offensive tackle Gottlieb Ayedze. No corresponding move was needed because the Dolphins had an open spot available after making other moves earlier this week.
Ayedze played in 10 games with the Houston Gamblers during the 2026 UFL season. He signed with the Eagles after going undrafted out of Maryland in 2024 and spent part of that season on the Raiders’ practice squad.
The Dolphins have left tackle Patrick Paul and right tackle Austin Jackson back from their 2025 team. They also signed Jemaree Salyer and Charlie Heck as free agents this offseason.
As the World Cup gets deeper into its first week, periodic questions emerge regarding attendance at matches. The latest curiosity comes from Miami.
An article in the London Times, via Sports Business Journal, notes that there appeared to be “many more empty seats” than the 1,714 gap between Hard Rock Stadium’s capacity and the actual ticketed crowd to watch Saudi Arabia face Uruguay.
FIFA, per the report, issued a statement attributing the empty seats to late arrivals resulting from a “major traffic accident on Florida’s turnpike” and the normal traffic patterns.
The Times notes that there seemed to be “many thousand empty seats in the first half” that were “reduced in number after half-time.” Regardless, the Times concluded that there “appeared to be many more empty seats than the official attendance stated.”
The FIFA ticketing policy has come under scrutiny in the weeks preceding the World Cup, with specific criticism of exorbitant prices.
Hard Rock Stadium (and, no, we’re not redacting the corporate names of the venues) is one of 11 NFL stadiums being used for the World Cup.
The Titans are taking a look at a veteran defensive player.
Per Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, safety Ifeatu Melifonwu worked out for Tennessee on Tuesday.
Melifonwu, 27, previously worked out for the Seahawks earlier this month.
Melifonwu spent last season with the Dolphins after playing out his rookie contract with the Lions. He appeared in1 6 games with eight starts for Miami, recording 53 total tackles, an interception, and a sack.
A third-round pick in 2021, Melifonwu has appeared in a total of 53 games with 22 starts. He’s recorded 5.5 career sacks along with 14 passes defensed, and three interceptions.
The Dolphins have added a standout player from the UFL.
Miami announced on Monday that the club has signed safety Major Burns.
Burns, 24, played for the UFL’s Houston Gamblers in 2026. He finished the season with the league lead with four interceptions. He also tallied 45 total tackles with eight passes defensed.
The Bears brought Burns to the NFL as an undrafted free agent last offseason, but he did not make the 53-man roster. He signed with the Gamblers in March 2026.
Additionally, Miami announced the club has released offensive lineman Kion Smith and waived offensive tackle Carter Warren with an injury designation.
