The reaction to former Dolphins safety DeShon Elliott’s allegation of the team being soft in 2023 continued Thursday. Plus, injury updates on Tyreek Hill, Robert Jones and others.

Head coach Mike McDaniel and some players responded to former Miami Dolphins safety DeShon Elliott's comments about the team being 'soft as f---' last year, but

Former Dolphins safety DeShon Elliott isn’t holding back about his time in Miami. On Marlon Humphrey’s “ Punch Line Podcast ,” the safety chopped it up with his former teammate and detailed the differences between playing in notorious hard-nosed football cities like Detroit, Baltimore, and Pittsburgh versus Miami.

Mike McDaniel's Dolphins have been called plenty of things in 2024, but they encountered a new one this week: soft.

Those comments reached Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel, who was asked about them when speaking to reporters Wednesday. McDaniel didn't pay much mind to Elliott's criticism, saying his focus was entirely on this year's team.

Pittsburgh Steelers safety took a shot at his 2023 team, Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel responded by saying he’s focused on this year’s team.

I haven’t been able to play against Baltimore the way I wanted to because last year I played up for a team that was soft as [expletive],’ Elliott said on an episode of the “Punch Line Podcast with Marlon Humphrey.

The reaction to former Miami Dolphins safety DeShon Elliott’s comments about the team being “soft” continued at team facilities Thursday. Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver was on the Baltimore Ravens coaching staff in Elliott’s last season with the team in 2021.