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*** DOLPHINS NEWS ***
Jul 27, 1999: -- Training Camp Opens --

** Training Camp Opens

The Dolphins will officially open their 1999 training camp today at their training facility in Davie, Florida. The rookies and selected veterans are expected to report today with the first practice scheduled for tomorrow.

All remaining players will report on Friday, with the first scrimmage scheduled for Sunday at Lockhart Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale.

Initially, the only players expected to miss practice are OJ Brigance, Todd Doxzon and Sammie Burroughs. Burroughs and Brigance are recovering from back injuries and Doxzon is healing an injury to his foot that he sustained while playing in NFL Europe.

Richmond Webb is expected to hold out of camp as the team and his agent work on a long term deal for him. He is currently designated the team's franchise player and has an offer for one year of $3.45 million, but is looking for a long term deal.

In the meantime, both Brent Smith and Mark Dixon will get extra time at the starting left tackle position. Smith took over for Webb last season after Webb was injured and Dixon was last year's starting left guard before he succumbed to an injury.

Also, there are reportedly going to be some changes to the way in which some veterans and injured players are going to be required to practice this summer. Due to the rash of injuries in recent years, some players are only going to be required to practice once a day. Among those are Yatil Green and Kevin Gogan.

I will be publishing more information on training camp later today.

** Draft Picks Begin to Sign

With 6 draft picks still unsigned, the Dolphins have reportedly finalized deals with P Brent Bartholemew and RB James Johnson, with deals close for the remaining 4 draft picks. Bartholemew has signed a 3 year deal worth about $890,000 and James Johnson has agreed to a deal worth approximately $2.65 million over 4 years.

The remaining rookies are expected to report today and to sign their contracts in the next day or two. Rob Konrad has an offer of $2.65 million for 4 years and Grey Reugamer, Joe Wong and Cecil Collins are all looking at minimum salary deals for 3 years with varying signing bonuses. More details can be found on the Herald's web site.

My Comments:

I don't have a lot of time for comments this morning, but I will breathe a sigh of relief that the draft picks are starting to come on board. With only Bryan Jones signed before today, I was starting to get a little worried, but things seem to be working out.

The absence of Richmond Webb is really insignificant at this point, as long as he's in shape. In fact, giving Brent Smith and Mark Dixon more time in practice will only pay off better in the long run.

While I've never been one to blame injuries on JJ's practice regimen, I don't think it will hurt the team to have Yatil Green practice a little less this summer. What he genuinely needs to do is to get on the field in a game, even if it's only a pre-season contest. More repetitions on the practice field are not going to help him significantly.

I hope to have a training camp preview available tonight at some point, so stay tuned for more Dolphins news.

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