Dolphins practice report: Jaylen Waddle leaves chippy workout vs. Falcons early

MIAMI GARDENS -- Dolphins receiver Jaylen Waddle left Wednesday's practice early as he was tended to by Mike McDaniel and trainers.

Waddle was seen holding his side, but he walked off without help.

No further information was immediately available.

Only a day earlier, Waddle had talked about the friendly competition he has with fellow receiver Tyreek Hill.

McDaniel said it's "really cool" that Hill and Waddle have created their own little teams of receivers. The two teams are competing with one another in training camp, although Waddle wouldn't reveal which team is leading the standings.

“You ask him that," Waddle said. "I can’t tell you who’s on my team, just know we’ve got some steppas on there. ... Our team’s stacked. Loaded. I’m not going to lie, like, GM crazy."

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In other news from a workout that got more and more heated as it went on:

-- David Long forced a fumble after a short completion by the Falcons.

-- Dolphins offensive linemen were very physical and aggressive in 1-on-1 drills. They seemed angry.

-- Tyreek Hill caught a TD from Tua in the red zone that was deflected by a Falcons defender.

-- Mike White threaded a red zone touchdown pass to Robbie Chosen.

-- Jevon Holland intercepted Desmond Ridder.

-- Raekwon Davis and Kyle Hinton had words after a play, but it didn't escalate.

-- No player wore the orange jersey.

-- Randy Charlton blew up a Falcons running play.

-- Keidron Smith had a pick-6 against Logan Woodside. Smith also had a nice pass break-up despite offensive pass interference getting called on the play.

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-- FRACAS ALERT: Falcons linebacker Lorenzo Carter had a difference of opinion with Austin Jackson and Rob Hunt resulting in extended pushing and shoving and a scrum covering about 10 yards, but that was the extent of it.

-- Related note: Dolphins aren’t taking any of the business today. Pushing, shoving and shenanigans at end of play with Miami offense on field.

-- Wes Welker held Hill back from Falcons after skirmish involving Micah Abernathy and others led to players from both teams running into scrum. Minutes later, Hill caught a short TD pass and celebrated in front of the Falcons' sideline by doing a backflip.

-- Terron Armstead and Isaiah Wynn played key roles for Fins.

-- Jeff Wilson fumbled after a good run up the middle.

-- Justin Bethel made a leaping interception against Taylor Heinicke, then was slow to get up.

Here are key takeaways from McDaniel's earlier huddle with reporters:

-- McDaniel said Braylon Sanders' injury isn't serious. Expected back next week.

-- McDaniel didn't reveal who will play Friday night vs. Atlanta. He did say whoever sees extended action this week will see little action next week (and vice versa).

-- McDaniel said team had procedural penalties Tuesday and looked to avoid them Wednesday. McDaniel, on procedural penalties and the 2022 Dolphins: "Facts are the facts. You're the worst." Said there are times the team does well at this, others when not so much.

-- McDaniel, asked about Dr. David Chao saying on a podcast that Jalen Ramsey probably won't be Jalen Ramsey when he comes back: "I've got bigger fish to fry. ... I'm good with where he's at."

-- McDaniel said, "I really feel good about the whole running back room." Rookie De'Von Achane drew plenty of praise from teammates Tuesday.

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