Miami Dolphins Training Camp Day 4: Practice Observations

Highlights, lowlights and observations for the third practice (day 4) of Miami Dolphins training camp:
-- Xavien Howard and Will Fuller V both missed practice with injuries, along with the three remaining players on PUP — DeVante Parker, Preston Williams and Elandon Roberts.
-- As he did Thursday after leaving practice, Howard appeared wearing a safari hat.
-- Larnel Coleman made his first appearance after starting camp on the Reserve/COVID list, but he walked off the field accompanied by a trainer.
-- Lynn Bowden Jr. took the place of Noah Igbinoghene in joining Jakeem Grant and Jaylen Waddle to field kickoffs. Grant took part in the first set of kickoff returns Thursday before sitting out the second set.
-- On the first play of 7-on-7, Tua Tagovailoa hit a pass downfield to Jaylen Waddle before two plays later completing a bomb down the right sideline to Robert Foster, who has done nothing but impress since the start of the offseason program.
-- Foster later caught another deep pass, that one down the left sideline and from Jacoby Brissett.
-- Tagovailoa had another nice completion down the middle of the field to Waddle.
-- Grant made a nice diving catch of a long sideline pass from Tagovailoa.
-- Wide receiver Kirk Merritt made a nice diving catch on a low pass from Reid Sinnett.
-- Grant continues having a really good day, making a nifty catch of a Tua pass in the back of the end zone.
-- Linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel batted down a Tua pass at the line of scrimmage.
-- Merritt made a brilliant catch in the end zone on an alley oop from Brissett when he jumped over Williams to grab the ball.
-- Justin Coleman came up with an end-zone interception against Tagovailoa after his pass went off the hands of his intended receiver.
-- Rookie first-round pick Jaelan Phillips was not spotted on the field in the latter portions of practice.
-- The defense got good pressure in the first portion of a later team drill.
-- Rookie second-round pick Liam Eichenberg committed a false start in a team drill.
-- Eric Rowe had great coverage against Mike Gesicki, but Tagovailoa put the ball where only Gesicki could catch it and Gesicki went down to make a great catch. That was Tua's best pass of camp so far.

Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of Miami Dolphins On SI and host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press and the Dolphins team website. In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls (for NFL.com, Football News and the Montreal Gazette), the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books, such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.
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