The Dolphins finished Day 10 of training camp on Monday and turned the page to Washington, where the next stop is a joint practice with the Commanders on Wednesday and a preseason opener on Friday night. It was the last full day of work before the team left for the nation's capital, a clean break between camp drills and outside competition.
That is why Marcus Mariota is drawing search traffic now: the Dolphins are shifting from internal work to the first true test of the preseason, and Monday gave a useful read on who is trending up. Jeff Hafley said the point of practice is not the final score but what players can “get away with” while they try new things, step out of their comfort zone and focus on getting better rather than being comfortable.
Malik Willis led the offense in the passing game, and one of the day’s most consistent targets was A.J. Henning, who caught passes on all four one-on-one reps. Henning also hauled in a deep touchdown pass from Willis, added a deep catch from Quinn Ewers in team drills and made a tough grab in traffic. For a team looking for answers before it gets on the field against another club, that kind of work matters because it shows who can separate when the speed rises.
The offense was not the only side making plays. Jason Marshall Jr. had two pass breakups, while Kenneth Grant, Jordan Phillips and Zeek Biggers each stopped runs at the line of scrimmage. Jordyn Brooks, Jacob Rodriguez, Kyle Louis and Trey Moore were kept free to fly around and make plays. That split-day picture is the sharpest reminder from Monday: the passing game produced fireworks, but the defense answered often enough to keep the session from tilting one way.
The next checkpoint is clear. The Dolphins depart for Washington tomorrow, then face the Commanders on Wednesday before the preseason opener at Northwest Stadium on Friday night. What happens in those two chances will say more than a camp day ever could about which players are ready to carry these practice flashes into live action.
