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Former Longhorn Connor Williams to hold out of Dolphins minicamp

The former Longhorn is currently holding out of Miami’s minicamp.

The Miami Dolphins took the field Tuesday for minicamp with a nearly perfect attendance showing. The only person missing was former Texas left tackle Connor Williams.

The former Dallas Cowboy inked a two-year deal with the Dolphins last offseason, and aside from a change of scenery he also changed positions. Williams went from left guard to center, where he started all 17 games for Miami. The move to a new position clearly went well for both parties. The Dolphins had a great offensive attack last year that ranked No. 6 in yards per game and Williams was viewed as being one of their better linemen.

However, due to his strong performance it has become clear that Williams wants a little more compensation and a longer term deal. He is currently owed $7 million in the final year of his contract with the Dolphins.

Miami head coach Mike McDaniel told the media that Williams’ absence is not excused, but the two parties have been in touch. Williams also sat out of OTA’s last month, which are voluntary.

It appears that Williams will continue to hold out until he sees a deal that he believes is the right one for him.

The Dolphins started off hot last season, but finished the season 9-8 and with a loss in the wild card round of the playoffs. The team is hoping that star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa can remain healthy and new additions like Jalen Ramsey will be able to make a Super Bowl push.

Best photos from Dolphins 2022 minicamp and OTAs

Here’s a glimpse at the guys on the fields.

With the Miami Dolphins having a new head coach in Mike McDaniel, they were allowed to get their offseason program underway before most teams around the league.

Last week, the team wrapped up the last of their OTAs, and with rookie minicamp and mandatory minicamp in the rearview, the players are off and mostly away from Hard Rock Stadium until the start of training camp, which will likely start in the last weeks of July.

Before we turn the page, let’s take a look back at some of the best pictures from the Dolphins’ OTA and minicamp sessions this offseason.

4 takeaways from Dolphins’ offseason practices

Here’s what we learned from OTAs and minicamp.

The Miami Dolphins have completed their offseason program up to training camp and preseason contests that will take place in July and August.

Media members got a chance to see a number of practice sessions this summer with the Dolphins taking the field with many of their new weapons for the first time.

With OTAs and minicamp behind us, it’s a good time to reflect on what we learned during those sessions and look at where the team stands before they reconvene in just over a month.

Here are a few takeaways from the Dolphins’ offseason practices.

Dolphins orange jersey for practice player of the day tracker

Here’s who’s won so far.

While the Miami Dolphins are wrapping up their last week of OTAs before their long break, Mike McDaniel and the rest of the coaching staff has added an extra piece of motivation during the practice sessions.

After practice, the coaches will decide who was the best player that day. Then, that player gets to don an orange practice jersey and pick the playlist for the session the following practice.

This is a cool idea to get players slightly more amped to work in that Miami heat this time of year.

Here are all of the players who have been given the honors so far.

Chase Edmonds shares details of transition from Kliff Kingsbury to Mike McDaniel

He likes the new outside zone approach.

Chase Edmonds is heading into the fifth season of his NFL career, and he’s working with his third coach.

For the last three years, Edmonds has been coached by Kliff Kingsbury, who runs an Air Raid system in Arizona, and it’s been pretty successful when their team is healthy.

Now, in Miami, Edmonds is working under new Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel, who’s bringing his zone running and west coast passing schemes from San Francisco.

This will be a change for a number of players including Edmonds, and the former Cardinal touched on that change from his previous offense to this one.

“I would actually say it’s probably going to be harder because Kliff was spread and no-huddle,” Edmonds said after Day 1 of minicamp. “The scheme is always going to be simpler because it’s more about tempo and speed. We would just have one word and then a play. Here, it’s true NFL pro language. That’s what I was doing my rookie year when we had Mike McCoy as my OC. So just getting used to the language, hearing an entire play call, understanding what part of the play call is talking to me, what part of the play call is talking to the wide receiver, variations and stuff like that. Again, I’m excited for that challenge.”

In his rookie year under Mike McCoy, Edmonds was the backup behind David Johnson. Edmonds totaled just 208 yards on 60 attempts that year (3.5 yards per attempt) and scored twice.

However, Edmonds is excited to work with some of the zone-running concepts.

“I think for me, it’s how they run this offense and how they window dress,” he said. “I was just saying they make a lot of things look the same. But yet there are small kinks and differences that really open lanes up for us. It really holds a defense to be disciplined and always in their gaps. If the miss a gap, that’s when a lane opens up wide open for me. That’s something that I’m looking forward to and experiencing that.”

Edmonds has an opportunity in Miami to be the lead back in a trio of veteran ball carriers that includes himself, Raheem Mostert and Sony Michel. In an offense that’s predicated on speed, he should be able to show the league what he’s capable of.

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WATCH: Clips from Dolphins’ first day of 2022 minicamp

Here’s what the day looked like.

The Miami Dolphins have had a number of practice sessions this offseason, as they’ve held rookie minicamp and the first two weeks of OTAs to this point.

Wednesday marked the start of their mandatory minicamp sessions, the second of which will take place on Thursday before a few more OTA sessions in the coming weeks.

Luckily for the fanbase, a number of reporters along with the team’s own social media account were able to capture some clips of Wednesday’s practice for those without access to the field.

Here’s what the guys donning aqua and orange looked like for their first day of minicamp.