By DAVID J. NEAL
Shortly after Dolphins first-round pick Mike Pouncey finished meeting with coaches and Dolphins front office personnel and the South Florida media Friday evening, the NFL got its court ordered stay that restored the lockout.
Perhaps somebody slipped Pouncey the playbook between the time he met with the media and the time he left the Dolphins Davie offices. The resumption of the lockout means teams and players must again act like they have restraining orders against each other.
“I just came in here and really just visited the facility and met everybody,” Pouncey said about an hour before the lockout was restored. “I guess we’ll handle the playbook sometime down the line when it’s time for camp.”
When that will be is up in the air. The Dolphins originally planned to have rookie camp next weekend, and several players had been at the Davie facility Friday. The players’ side has filed a brief arguing against the stay and the NFL will have a chance to file its brief by Monday morning. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals will rule next week on whether or not to grant a full stay.
Two things about Pouncey: He wants to wear No. 53, the same number as his twin brother, Pittsburgh’s starting center Maurkice Pouncey. And he’s only been to one Dolphins game: last October’s 23-22 loss to Pittsburgh that ended in controversy.
Pouncey recalls early game rain giving way to oppressive heat and “[ Ben] Roethlisberger fumbled.”
Mandich tribute
To announce the second round picks, the NFL brought in a retired player from each franchise. Former Dolphins Hall of Fame wide receiver Paul Warfield read the picks for Cleveland, where he started and finished his career.
When the Dolphins moved into the second round, 1997-2005 cornerback Sam Madison didn’t immediately announce the pick. He first echoed the efforts of the late Jim Mandich to lift retired Dolphins from the economic mire common to so many retired NFL players.
Madison finished with “It’s in honor of Jim “Mad Dog” Mandich, who passed away Tuesday, that I announce with the 62nd pick, the Dolphins select, Daniel Thomas, running back, Kansas State.”
Thursday night, general manager Jeff Ireland opened his meeting with the media with an “Alll-right, Miami” and kind words about Mandich.
Dalton snapped up
Thoughts that Texas Christian quarterback Andy Dalton would continue to tumble to the Dolphins — or that the Dolphins would move up and take Dalton — ended when Cincinnati snatched him with the third pick of the second round.
That gave the Bengals a new quarterback — with Carson Palmer threatening to retire if the team doesn’t trade him — to go with a new wide receiver, first round pick A.J. Green. Miami Beach High graduate Chad Ochocinco also has asked out of Cincinnati.
Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said on ESPN that the Bengals had to move forward as if they wouldn’t have Palmer. Lewis also chuckled that Ochocinco had been talking “with his thumbs,” a reference to the Liberty City native’s active Twittering.
Perhaps somebody slipped Pouncey the playbook between the time he met with the media and the time he left the Dolphins Davie offices. The resumption of the lockout means teams and players must again act like they have restraining orders against each other.
“I just came in here and really just visited the facility and met everybody,” Pouncey said about an hour before the lockout was restored. “I guess we’ll handle the playbook sometime down the line when it’s time for camp.”
When that will be is up in the air. The Dolphins originally planned to have rookie camp next weekend, and several players had been at the Davie facility Friday. The players’ side has filed a brief arguing against the stay and the NFL will have a chance to file its brief by Monday morning. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals will rule next week on whether or not to grant a full stay.
Two things about Pouncey: He wants to wear No. 53, the same number as his twin brother, Pittsburgh’s starting center Maurkice Pouncey. And he’s only been to one Dolphins game: last October’s 23-22 loss to Pittsburgh that ended in controversy.
Pouncey recalls early game rain giving way to oppressive heat and “[ Ben] Roethlisberger fumbled.”
Mandich tribute
To announce the second round picks, the NFL brought in a retired player from each franchise. Former Dolphins Hall of Fame wide receiver Paul Warfield read the picks for Cleveland, where he started and finished his career.
When the Dolphins moved into the second round, 1997-2005 cornerback Sam Madison didn’t immediately announce the pick. He first echoed the efforts of the late Jim Mandich to lift retired Dolphins from the economic mire common to so many retired NFL players.
Madison finished with “It’s in honor of Jim “Mad Dog” Mandich, who passed away Tuesday, that I announce with the 62nd pick, the Dolphins select, Daniel Thomas, running back, Kansas State.”
Thursday night, general manager Jeff Ireland opened his meeting with the media with an “Alll-right, Miami” and kind words about Mandich.
Dalton snapped up
Thoughts that Texas Christian quarterback Andy Dalton would continue to tumble to the Dolphins — or that the Dolphins would move up and take Dalton — ended when Cincinnati snatched him with the third pick of the second round.
That gave the Bengals a new quarterback — with Carson Palmer threatening to retire if the team doesn’t trade him — to go with a new wide receiver, first round pick A.J. Green. Miami Beach High graduate Chad Ochocinco also has asked out of Cincinnati.
Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said on ESPN that the Bengals had to move forward as if they wouldn’t have Palmer. Lewis also chuckled that Ochocinco had been talking “with his thumbs,” a reference to the Liberty City native’s active Twittering.
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