HOUSTON — For the second time in as many weeks, the Miami Dolphins are not working alone. They’re here this week for joint practices with the Houston Texans in advance of Saturday night’s preseason game between these teams.
It’ll be a mini San Francisco 49ers reunion. Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel and Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans spent five years working together on Kyle Shanahan’s staff in the Bay Area.
Here’s what you should know ahead of the Dolphins’ final joint practices of 2023.
Miami Dolphins Visit Houston Texans for 2 Practices
Schedule, Ticket Information, and Forecast
Where: Houston Methodist Training Center
When: Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m.
Ticket Information: Free and open to all fans
Parking information: Green lot will open at 5 a.m.
Forecast: 87 degrees with 46% humidity and a 0% chance of precipitation on Wednesday; 87 degrees with 69% humidity and a 1% chance of precipitation on Thursday.
About the Houston Texans
2022 Record: 3-13-1; fourth in AFC South
Coaches: Head coach DeMeco Ryans (first season with Texans); defensive coordinator Matt Burke (first season with Texans); offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik (first season with Texans)
2023 draft class: QB C.J. Stroud (1-2); LB Will Anderson Jr. (1-3); OL Juice Scruggs (2-62); WR Nathaniel Dell (3-69); DL Dylan Horton (4-109); LB Henry To’oTo’o (5-167); OL Jarrett Patterson (6-201); WR Xavier Hutchinson (6-205) DB Brandon Hill (7-248)
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— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) August 14, 2023
Other key additions: DT Sheldon Rankins; WR Robert Woods; S Jimmie Ward; OL Shaq Mason; TE Dalton Schultz; CB Shaquill Griffin
Key losses: WR Brandin Cooks; DE Ogbonnia Okoronkwo; CB Tremon Smith; C Justin Britt; G A.J. Cann
What They’re Saying
“The biggest thing for us is to keep attacking. Just stick to what we’ve been coached to do and improve on the fundamentals and take it day by day. We’re heading out to Houston. It’s a great team out there, and we’re looking forward to it.” — Dolphins OL Liam Eichenberg
“To see scuffling in training camp, I would say: finally. We actually see some guys — that’s what training camp is about. Sometimes you get tired of hitting the same guy over and over again, right? It’s linebackers, running backs, they’re going to thud up a lot in practice.
“And of course, we want to be safe, we want to make sure we keep guys up, but also, it’s going to get a little edgy, it’s going to get a little chippy — that’s how I want to play.
“Offensively, defensively, I want to play with an edge. I want to play with a chip on our shoulder, but also, we still have to play within the rules. So, it’s a part of camp. You see it. It’s not the worst thing to happen because it just shows that guys truly care about what they’re doing. They want to be really good at it. It’s just two really good competitors going at each other — which I don’t have a problem with.” — Texans coach DeMeco Ryans