Dolphins' Ryan Tannehill Reportedly Told Teammates "Enjoy Your Practice Squad Paycheck"
The Dolphins fired head coach Joe Philbin on Monday, and if the team's 1-3 start to the season wasn't reason enough, one report of how he's failed to properly handle quarterback Ryan Tannehill's struggles indicates that there may have been an even deeper level of dysfunction.
On Saturday during practice, Tannehill, after a couple of practice squad players forced turnovers, Tannehill made negative comments toward them, including saying: “Enjoy your practice squad paycheck, enjoy your practice squad trophy.”
Sources say this has been going on for the past few weeks as the practice squad players have been intercepting Tannehill and frustrating the former Texas A&M wide receiver turned quarterback. ...
Philbin told the practice squad players to take it easy on Tannehill to not affect the young quarterback’s confidence.
What a mess.
The idea that a coach would tell players not to go full speed against the team's starting quarterback in practice is obviously completely ridiculous, and Tannehill choosing to call out practice squad players in this manner can't exactly be an endearing quality for his teammates to look up to in the person who's supposed to be the leader of the franchise.
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