The Miami Dolphins ramped up the physicality for their first practice in pads, the sixth overall of training camp, Tuesday at Baptist Health Training Complex. “You feel the heat, you feel the physicality of the game,” said outside linebacker Bradley Chubb. “It feels real. It’s good to be out here (in pads) again.”

After cutting ties with David Long Jr. last year and allowing Anthony Walker Jr. to depart in free agency, the Miami Dolphins hoped one of three veteran linebackers -- Tyrel Dodson, Willie Gay Jr., or K.J. Britt -- would emerge as a reliable starter alongside Jordyn Brooks.

Training camps have kicked off around the NFL, and our team reporters are on the ground each day following all the action. The Miami Dolphins' camp is taking place in Miami Gardens, Florida, and Dolphins reporter Marcel Louis-Jacques has the latest intel on standouts,