Ndamukong Suh is still not working out with his Miami Dolphins teammates. The highest-paid defensive player in the NFL would rather train for the upcoming season on his own until his attendance is required, and his new head coach has no issue with that.
In an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio with Alex Marvez and Gil Brandt this week, Adam Gase praised Suh for keeping in contact with the team and doing what is best for him to prepare.
“The great thing about Suh, he’s in constant communication, he’s always kind of calling and talking to our coaches, he has his iPad,” Gase said, as transcribed by Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk. “He calls me every once in a while, just seeing what’s going on. He’s just got his regimen and he’s kinda been doing his deal that way out west for quite a few years now.
“I know this — come training camp and in the season his body’s ready to go. He has a way of preparing and it may be unique but it really works for him. And I feel like when we get going in OTAs, him being here for all those practices, that is a very important time for us. Just getting him around the building for us when he’s ready to go, that’s going to be great”
Players are not required to attend the first portion of offseason training, though most of them do. Despite Gase’s insistence that Suh’s absence is not an issue, a report last month indicated some Dolphins players are not happy about it. Like Gase, Ryan Tannehill downplayed the report.
In the grand scheme of things, Suh missing some optional workouts means very little. But when you consider what we heard about tension between him and his teammates in the locker room last season, the decision is at least slightly troubling.
