The Miami Dolphins have changed over half its defensive starters from 2023 together with free security DeShon Elliot, who signed a two-year $6 million take care of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Jordan Poyer joined the Dolphins on a one-year deal to assist information a secondary that received’t characteristic Xavien Howard for the primary time since 2015.
“Yeah, it meant so much,” Poyer mentioned of signing with Miami. “I’ve had a whole lot of respect for this program for the previous few years, Coach [Mike] McDaniel, a whole lot of the gamers. I reside half-hour from the power, 25 minutes from the stadium. I’m simply tremendous grateful.
“It’s a whole lot of gratitude on this scenario of having the ability to are available in with an open thoughts and an open coronary heart to assist train, to study, to play, and proceed to play at a excessive stage, through which I do know I can. Once more, I’m extraordinarily grateful to be on this place and I’m able to get to work.”
Monday marked Poyer’s first assembly with the media since arriving in South Florida. He’s in line to compete for the beginning job after enjoying seven seasons with the Buffalo Payments. The 2021 First-Group All-Professional was requested his ideas on Dolphins’ sturdy security Jevon Holland.
“I imply, he’s an especially athletic participant. An especially gifted participant that I’ve been following and watch sort of develop over the previous few years,“ Poyer mentioned. “That’s an Oregon Duck and you’ve got one other Oregon State man right here, in order that’ll be fairly cool to attach with him and find out about him.
“Once more, I need to assist as a lot as I can. (I’m) 32, I suppose you possibly can name me previous or no matter, however on the identical time, I’ve a whole lot of data about this sport that I really feel like I can deliver and assist gamers see the sport in perhaps a unique gentle, a unique perspective.”
Miami’s cross protection is anticipated to look very totally different after permitting a median of 223.5 passing yards, which ballooned to 312 over the season’s closing three video games. Kendall Fuller initiatives to start out throughout from Jalen Ramsey after agreeing to a two-year take care of the Dolphins earlier this month.
“It’s not simply me on the market,” Poyer mentioned. “It’s not simply Jalen [Ramsey], Fuller or Holland. We’re on the market as a bunch. If we play good workforce soccer, the sky’s the restrict for us.
“That’s one thing that OTAs are for, basically coaching camp, is constructing these relationships, constructing these connections, studying about one another and persevering with to simply develop. In the end, that’s what we’re right here to do.”
