Dolphins to hold 13 training camp practices open to public
Miami Dolphins fans have 13 opportunities to evaluate the team’s training camp roster up close and personal before the start of the exhibition season this year.
The Dolphins, which are coming off an 11-6 season that ended with a 26-7 wild-card playoff loss in Kansas City to the Super Bowl champion Chiefs, formally announced the first practice open to the public will be on July 28.
Miami will hold 11 practices open to the general public at the Baptist Health Training Complex in Miami Gardens, which is adjacent to Hard Rock Stadium, and most of those sessions take place at 10:30 a.m.. But there is one practice, Aug. 2, that is private invite only, open to seasonticket holders.
And one practice on Aug. 3 that will take place inside Hard Rock Stadium at 11 a.m. That practice will likely be a controlled scrimmage based on history. There are also three practices — Aug. 6, Aug. 7, Aug. 15 — that will start at 10 a.m.
The practices open to the public are July 28-30, Aug. 1-3, Aug. 3-7, Aug. 12-15.
Last summer the Dolphins, which are trying to build on last year’s 11 win season, and end the franchise’s 24-year playoff win drought, had 10 practices open to the public.
The NFL announced Tuesday the reporting dates for rookies and veterans for all 32 teams, and the Dolphins dates will be July 16 for the rookies, and July 23 for the veterans. However, some of those days are used for physicals, orientations, team meetings and weight lifting, and a conditioning test.
The Dolphins will be conducting four joint practices this summer — the first of which is against the Atlanta Falcons on Aug. 6-7 at the Baptist Health Training Complex in Miami Gardens. Then with/ against the Washington Commanders on Aug. 15 in Miami, and the final one is with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Aug. 21 in Tampa. Those practices are also expected to be open to the public.
Fans can secure tickets for training camp on the team website, via Ticketmaster
beginning on July 8. For ticket information contact 1-800-FINS-TIX.
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