The Miami Dolphins officially wrapped up their 2024 offseason program Thursday with the final day of minicamp, which turned out to be a walkthrough rather than a practice. Prior to that, in each spring practice a Dolphins player was on the field in an orange jersey, recognizing them for a previous impressive day of work.
“It is solely about somebody that epitomizes what we are trying to do that day,” Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel told reporters last August. “The jersey is really a reflection of what our team wants and that person’s effort that day. It doesn’t mean that they were perfect or they had the statistically greatest day ever.
“It’s about doing their job that day and how it affects the team and also you get to be the DJ. And the one thing that all the players know is we don’t have any time for people – their opinions really about your DJ set list – because if they don’t like the music, then just be the orange jersey winner. Flat out. So as much as it behooves me, there are some musical selections that I am not super excited about, but if I want to do something about it, I better win the orange jersey today.”
Here’s who wore the jersey each day this spring: