Dolphins-Texans practice report: How did Tua Tagovailoa, Jaelan Phillips perform?
HOUSTON -- The Dolphins held the first of two days of joint practices with the Houston Texans on Wednesday morning.
Post reporters Joe Schad and Hal Habib were on the scene. With two fields in use, Schad focused on the Dolphins' offense and Habib on the defense. Here are observations from those two fields:
How Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins' offense performed
Tua completed an intermediate strike to Tyreek Hill near the left sideline
Tua was intercepted by former Alabama linebacker Christian Harris on a short pass attempt to Jeff Wilson
Jaylen Waddle watched practice in a jersey but without a helmet
Braxton Berrios (head stitches) returned to practice
Raheem Mostert caught a red-zone touchdown from Tua
River Cracraft caught a red-zone touchdown pass from Tua in the red zone
Tua completed a red-zone touchdown to Tyreek Hill
Durham Smythe caught a pass over the middle from Tua in 11-on-11
Isaiah Wynn played a key role on the Dolphins’ offensive line
Erik Ezukanma continues to show improvement and is making plays
Tua was intercepted by safety Jalen Pitre in the red zone for a potential touchdown return on the last play of practice
Tua completed a long pass to Cedrick Wilson in 11-on-11
Dolphins safety/cornerback Keidron Smith of West Palm Beach emerges as roster sleeper
How Jaelan Phillips and the Dolphins' defense performed
Jaelan Phillips was the standout player on Miami's D in 11-on-11 drills against the Texans' offense. Phillips had two sacks and constant pressure on the quarterbacks. He had his way with tackle George Fast and continues to look like a player ready to be a force this season. (Phillips also appeared to have a third sack, but the last one originally credited to Phillips was corrected to Bradley Chubb).
The other player who stood out was inside linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel. Van Ginkel had an interception against Davis Mills and also broke up two passes.
Elijah Campbell also recorded a pass break-up.
Zach Sieler batted down a ball.
Kader Kohou saw extended action and broke up a pass intended for Robert Woods.
The defense allowed a touchdown to tight end Dalton Schultz in red-zone drills. Schultz also caught a ball from C.J. Stout for a big gain over Campbell.
Raekwon Davis sacked Stroud.
Texans running backs broke a couple of runs for good gains.
Xavien Howard was called for pass interference.
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