The Dolphins do have reason to break their souls in farewell to the Patriots

Dolphins rookie wide receiver Jaylen Waddle (# 17) claimed the Dan Marino award for the team's Most Valuable Player.

Dolphins rookie wide receiver Jaylen Waddle (# 17) claimed the Dan Marino award for the team’s Most Valuable Player.

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Despite the fact that the Dolphins were eliminated last date from the playoffs, they do have enough reasons to play each other for the victory against the New England Patriots, on Sunday (4:25 pm) at Hard Rock Stadium.

A win will allow the Miami team to finish the season with a winning record for the second year in a row. In 2020, he closed with a 10-6 mark.

In 2021 the league scheduled 17 games for the first time in the regular season.

In addition, defeating a divisional enemy always has an extra incentive. The rivalry between the Dolphins (8-8) and the Patriots (10-6) is very strong and the squad led by coach Brian Flores will seek to say goodbye at home in a triumphant way and thus at the same time attenuate somewhat the disappointment of not being in the postseason.

On the other hand, Sunday will be a day to celebrate in the Dolphins.

On Thursday the team’s awards for the best players of the 2021 season were announced.

Rookie wide receiver Jaylen Waddle was awarded the Dan Marino Most Valuable Player award. Defensive back Jason McCourty earned the Don Shula Leadership Award. Linebacker Elandon Roberts the Ed Block Award for Courage and fellow linebacker Jaelan Phillips won the Nat Moore Award for Community Service.

“This award means a lot to me, as I came to the Dolphins with the sole objective of not messing things up,” said 23-year-old Waddle. β€œI did not know that the club awarded this award. I only found out 20 minutes before this press conference [jueves]. Dan Marino himself called me on the phone. My mother is a fan of Marino, so I’m going to tell her about it ”.

Waddle was the Dolphins’ first pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. The Houston-born youngster’s first big win was when the Dolphins gave him a $ 27.1 million contract on May 14, securing the remainder of his career. life, not only him but also his family.

It has been a story of reciprocated love, because on the court Waddle has returned every penny that the Miami team invests in him.

For now, Waddle has set a new club record with his 99 receptions and 988 yards so far this season. Sunday can break an NFL rookie record held by Anquan Boldin since 2003 with 101 sacks.

Waddle’s story is good news that helps wash the wounds after the Dolphins’ catastrophic 34-3 loss to the Tennessee Titans last Sunday.

There, incidentally, all hopes of reaching the playoffs succumbed.

2021 was a year of ups and downs for the surfloridano club.

After a hopeful start with a win over the Patriots at their own Gillette Stadium came a seven-game losing streak that destabilized everyone.

The following episodes unleashed seven consecutive wins in a sequence never seen in NFL history.

That feat, however, was undone with the loss at Nasville less than a week ago and the Dolphins were left empty-handed.

Now, the Miami team is in the recovery stage.

“Right now I’m focused on making corrections and preparing to face the Patriots, a very good opponent,” Flores explained. β€œIt will take a lot of effort and a strong work week to get the result we are looking for on Sunday. It will be very good for everyone to finish the campaign with a winning record and achieving that is going to demand the most of us ”.

Tua Tagovailoa agreed with his coach in the sense that it is important to close the season in a powerful way.

“We all know that we must finish the season very strong and I have seen a very good attitude from our teammates,” said the quarterback. “And that I think is the most important thing.”

This story was originally published on January 6, 2022 6:22 pm.

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The Dolphins do have reason to break their souls in farewell to the Patriots