Miami Dolphins coach Adam Gase apparently isn’t going to have much patience for players who are not with his program.
Running back Jay Ajayi started the offseason as the Dolphins starter, then the team signed Arian Foster. Foster was announced recently as the team’s Week 1 starter, and Ajayi reportedly didn’t take that news well.
Now Ajayi doesn’t have to worry about being the No. 2 back either. He was left in Miami as the rest of the team traveled to play the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
It’s pretty rare for healthy players to be left home on road trips. The Miami Herald and other outlets said it was a “coach’s decision,” so there’s not much mystery what happened.
The Herald’s Adam Beasley reported that a Dolphins player told him Ajayi was upset about being named Foster’s backup. NFL.com’s Mike Garafolo reported that the Dolphins wanted Ajayi to dig in and meet the challenge that came with competing with Foster, instead they watched him “sulk and struggle” through the preseason.
Ajayi was a hot name before the 2015 draft, but fell to the fifth round, perhaps due to concerns about his knee. He was average as a rookie, getting 187 rushing yards on 49 carries while playing behind Lamar Miller. Miller’s departure to the Houston Texans seemed to indicate a bigger role for Ajayi, but not only did he blow that for Week 1, his standing with the team going forward can’t be too secure either.
Running back Jay Ajayi started the offseason as the Dolphins starter, then the team signed Arian Foster. Foster was announced recently as the team’s Week 1 starter, and Ajayi reportedly didn’t take that news well.
Now Ajayi doesn’t have to worry about being the No. 2 back either. He was left in Miami as the rest of the team traveled to play the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
It’s pretty rare for healthy players to be left home on road trips. The Miami Herald and other outlets said it was a “coach’s decision,” so there’s not much mystery what happened.
The Herald’s Adam Beasley reported that a Dolphins player told him Ajayi was upset about being named Foster’s backup. NFL.com’s Mike Garafolo reported that the Dolphins wanted Ajayi to dig in and meet the challenge that came with competing with Foster, instead they watched him “sulk and struggle” through the preseason.
Ajayi was a hot name before the 2015 draft, but fell to the fifth round, perhaps due to concerns about his knee. He was average as a rookie, getting 187 rushing yards on 49 carries while playing behind Lamar Miller. Miller’s departure to the Houston Texans seemed to indicate a bigger role for Ajayi, but not only did he blow that for Week 1, his standing with the team going forward can’t be too secure either.
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