{"id":1637,"date":"2024-11-17T03:37:32","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T03:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=1637"},"modified":"2024-11-17T03:37:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T03:37:45","slug":"dolphins-captain-dropped-the-mic-on-deshon-elliott-after-calling-miami-soft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=1637","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS : Dolphins captain dropped the mic on DeShon Elliott after calling Miami soft"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tagStyle_1jttr2w-o_O-style_dngrfw-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>No one is taking this sitting down<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_e296pg\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_oenkmd\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"wrapper_ctua91\">\n<div class=\"style_1pa6aqm\">\n<figure class=\"base_1ikxdxv\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"base_1emrqjj\" title=\"Miami Dolphins DL Calais Campbell\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_5714,h_3214,x_495,y_352\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/62\/01jcrc0r9n02bm7rkpcg.jpg\" alt=\"Miami Dolphins DL Calais Campbell\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Miami Dolphins DL Calais Campbell\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wrapper_brpv6a\">Miami Dolphins DL Calais Campbell \/ Cooper Neill\/GettyImages<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"sticky_1ds30c3\">\n<div class=\"wrapperBase_1ietptp-o_O-wrapperDefault_dlcy9n\"><a class=\"link_6riomx\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mm-click-analytics=\"true\" data-vars-action=\"click\" data-vars-label=\"\" data-vars-category=\"default category\" data-vars-type=\"click\" data-uw-rm-kbnav=\"anohref\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_scale,h_64\/shape\/cover\/entertainment\/icon-logo-facebook.png\" alt=\"facebook\" height=\"16\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"facebook\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/a><a class=\"link_6riomx\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mm-click-analytics=\"true\" data-vars-action=\"click\" data-vars-label=\"\" data-vars-category=\"default category\" data-vars-type=\"click\" data-uw-rm-kbnav=\"anohref\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_scale,h_64\/shape\/cover\/entertainment\/icon-logo-twitter.png\" alt=\"twitter\" height=\"16\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"twitter\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/a><a class=\"link_6riomx\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mm-click-analytics=\"true\" data-vars-action=\"click\" data-vars-label=\"\" data-vars-category=\"default category\" data-vars-type=\"click\" data-uw-rm-kbnav=\"anohref\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_scale,h_64\/shape\/cover\/entertainment\/icon-logo-reddit.png\" alt=\"reddit\" height=\"16\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"reddit\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/a><button class=\"link_6riomx\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"button\" data-uw-rm-empty-ctrl=\"\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_wfxu5h\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<p class=\"tagStyle_4o6kkn-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_pzstgi4x1\">When DeShon Elliott\u00a0went on a podcast\u00a0earlier this week and opened a can of worms about the mental toughness of the Miami Dolphins, it opened the door for players to speak out against those comments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_4o6kkn-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_dlx0o7stq\">Several Dolphins defensive players have already\u00a0spoken out against his comments. Elliott said the Dolphins were &#8220;soft as f**k&#8221; last year and that they would never be a winning franchise given the Miami culture. He also said that several teammates gave up after last year&#8217;s loss to the Tennessee Titans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_4o6kkn-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_k7z1yv6e2\">Among those to respond to the former Dolphins safety was Miami team captain and defensive lineman Calais Campbell, and\u00a0he didn&#8217;t hold back\u00a0with his thoughts on what was said about his current team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_4o6kkn-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_2kqt5yj91\"><em><strong>&#8220;Anybody can say anything, right? Define soft. I think the guys I&#8217;m going to war with everyday, I believe in. I know they&#8217;re tough, and we&#8217;re going to show it.<br role=\"presentation\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\" \/><br role=\"presentation\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\" \/>&#8230;DeShon, a guy I like [and] a good teammate when I was teammates with him, his opinion, for us, doesn&#8217;t matter. His opinion, it means nothing to me.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_4o6kkn-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_8xvkf8ei3\">What Campbell said is right. This team is not last year&#8217;s team. Personally, however, I can see where Elliott might be coming from.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_4o6kkn-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_vwyaf2609\">The Dolphins nosedived after that loss to the Titans last season, but last year&#8217;s team was at odds all year long with former defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, who wasn&#8217;t the type of coach that could alter his approach to bring out the best in his players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_4o6kkn-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_y17rrpqc8\">Under current defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver, Miami is playing much more physically and are getting better the longer they are in the system. This is not the same team that was on the field last year, even if some of the personnel is the same. The Dolphins are also making changes.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"_87mdr2i3f\" class=\"tagStyle_1rck2gq-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_87mdr2i3f\">Miami Dolphins not wasting time showing players the door who are not all-in.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_4o6kkn-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_35lw1cqln\">Linebacker David Long, Jr. was released\u00a0earlier this week\u00a0after being named a captain at the start of the season. Last year he led the league at his position in tackles. This season, he was demoted and then released in a span of three weeks. Miami&#8217;s coaching staff are holding the players accountable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_4o6kkn-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_lpsmbblh1\">Campbell has been in the league for 17 years and he doesn&#8217;t look as though he is stopping anytime soon. He helps bring out his teammates&#8217; best abilities around him, coaches them up, and holds them accountable by making them hold themselves to the same standards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No one is taking this sitting down Miami Dolphins DL Calais Campbell \/ Cooper Neill\/GettyImages &nbsp; When DeShon Elliott\u00a0went on a podcast\u00a0earlier this week and opened a&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1642,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING NEWS : Dolphins captain dropped the mic on DeShon Elliott after calling Miami soft - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=1637\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING NEWS : Dolphins captain dropped the mic on DeShon Elliott after calling Miami soft - 24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"No one is taking this sitting down Miami Dolphins DL Calais Campbell \/ Cooper Neill\/GettyImages &nbsp; 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