*** DOLPHINS NEWS ***
Jun 03, 1998: -- Avery Returns To Practice --
** Avery Returns to Practice
The Dolphins' first round draft pick, running back John Avery,
overruled his agent yesterday and returned to participate in field
drills with the rest of the team. Avery's agent had been concerned
about the possibility of an injury as contract negotiations for Avery
entered a crucial phase, but after JJ's comments about Avery missing
camp, the rookie decided it was in his best interest to participate
and attended all the sessions on Tuesday.
Another player who attended training camp for the first time
was defensive tackle Tim Bowens. Like Avery, Bowens had been sitting
out of practice on the advice of his agent, but showed up on Tuesday
to participate in some of the drills. It was the first time this
season that Bowens had worked out with the team.
In other training camp news, free safety Brock Marion suffered
a minor left groin strain during afternoon drills and had to sit out
the remainder of the afternoon. The injury is not serious and he
should be back today.
Trace Armstrong missed most of the day while suffering from
dehydration and Terrell Buckley took the day off to take a test at
Broward Community College.
It looks like cornerback Jerry Wilson may need more surgery on
his knee. He has apparently developed a cyst on the knee that he had
surgically repaired a few weeks ago and will need to have it
corrected.
At the end of the day yesterday, JJ had praise for his wide
receivers. He specifically mentioned Brian Manning and Larry Shannon
as having good days, but he praised all the wide receivers as a group
and stated that they should be much better this year.
** Dolphins Host Kickoff '98 Banquet
The Dolphins are holding their annual awards banquet tonight
at the Signature Grand Hotel in Davie, Florida, beginning at 6:30 PM.
Former NFL head coach and current CBS-TV game analyst Sam Wyche is the
scheduled guest of honor. Awards for 1997 will be given out and JJ
will preview the 1998 season.
This year's banquet is unique in that it will be broadcast
live over the Internet and any interested fans with access to a
computer and the Internet can watch and listen to the festivities on
their computer. The Dolphins Endzone will be broadcasting live
pictures on their WebCam and live audio direct from the banquet on
their RealAudio server.
For more information on how to listen to and watch the
banquet, visit the Dolphins Endzone Kickoff '98 Banquet web site.
My Comments:
The more I learn about John Avery, the more I like about him
as a person. It remains to be seen if he has the physical tools to
make it in the NFL, but he certainly seems to have the right attitude
and that is much harder to come by that mere speed.
Tim Bowens also put in an appearance, although we'll still
have to wait and see what happens with his contract negotiations. But
I think that no matter what happens, he won't be sitting out this
year.
The only other comments I have today concern Trace Armstrong.
Dehydration occurs in 2 cases - when players don't drink enough (Duh!)
and when they haven't been working out in the conditions enough. If
Armstrong has not been working out consistently in the heat, he will
definitely be in trouble in July.
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Curt Fennell,
curt@phins.com, DOLFAN in New Rochelle (almost)
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