The Miami Dolphins don pads for the first time on Day 6 of training camp.
MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Dolphins were back on the practice field for Day 6 of training camp, but something changed.
The Dolphins were in pads for the first time, turning up the intensity as the weatherman turned up the heat and humidity for a workout exceeding 90 minutes.
LB Willie Gay had another exceptional day -- perhaps the best day of anyone in camp thus far -- and appears to be bucking for a starting role.
Here are highlights:
De'Von Achane, Chop Robinson, Malik Washington make big plays
De'Von Achane opened 11-on-11 drills with a nice run. Not the first time this has happened. OL and FB Alec Ingold did well to seal off the edge. ... Zach Wilson found Nick Westbrook-Ikhine with Jason Marshall Jr. in coverage. ... Wilson rolled out and found Pharaoh Brown on the run. ... Willie Gay Jr. absolutely stonewalled Ollie Gordon on a rushing attempt. ... The interior offensive line had a few plays in which it opened big holes for backs up the middle. Alexander Mattison was among the beneficiaries. ...
Chop Robinson sacked Tagovailoa. ... WR Erik Ezukanma made an adjustment to catch a ball from Quinn Ewers with CB Isiah Johnson trailing during WR-DB drills. ... LB Chop Robinson blew past OT Ryan Hayes in a blocking drill. OT Patrick Paul then had a handful of Robinson's jersey on the next snap. ... Paul held off Bradley Chubb.
Malik Washington caught a ball from Wilson in stride, turned it up and had a monster gain. ... Jaelan Phillips sacked Tagovailoa. ... Ewers threw a pretty rainbow to Black. ... Jordan Colbert was among a crowd sacking Ewers via blitz. ... Tagovailoa lobbed one to a wide-open Alec Ingold. ... Tagovailoa and Achane made a long-distance connection with Bradley Chubb trying to cover Achane. Mismatch. ... Tagovailoa hit Waddle for a gain of about 30 yards over Bonner. ... Matt Dickerson stonewalled Jaylen Wright. ... Pharaoh Brown used his long reach to haul in a ball from Wilson. ... Gay stopped Wright cold.
Tagovailoa drilled a pass in traffic to Jaylen Waddle. Crowd went "oooh." ... Achane went off right tackle to find a huge hole opened by the interior line. ... CB Ethan Bonner had a pass break-up against Wilson. ... Gay, enjoying a strong day (and a strong camp) sacked Wilson. Prediction: Gay will be in the orange jersey for the next practice.
Plays Dolphins, Tyreek Hill would like to have back ...
Tyreek Hill spun around to go all-out to catch a ball from Tua Tagovailoa but couldn't make a spectacular catch. ... WR Terik Black dropped a pass in receiver-vs.-DB drills.
This and that ...
Incredibly popular orange jersey alert: Chop Robinson had the honors. After a day in which Tagovailoa's playlist was somewhat recognizable by senior members of the media, things returned to normal.
Not spotted: TE Jalin Conyers, C Aaron Brewer, OL Bayron Matos. CB Storm Duck was back in action. Defensively, not spotted: CB BJ Adams, S Dante Trader Jr., CB Kader Kohou.
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Miami Dolphins training camp Day 6: Will Willie Gay Jr. win starting job?
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