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Official dates and times are still missing, but the breakdown of Miami Dolphins joint practices is now set.

As suggested here once the Dolphins’ 2025 preseason schedule was finalized, the Dolphins will work with/against the Detroit Lions twice, and once each with/against the Chicago Bears and the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The final confirmation came Friday from Lions head coach Dan Campbell, who said his team would have two practices with/against the Dolphins ahead of their preseason game at Ford Field on Saturday, August 16.

That game will come six days after the Dolphins open their preseason schedule against the Bears at Soldier Field on Sunday, August 10 and a week before the preseason finale against the Jaguars at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday, August 23.

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Since teams do joint practices right before the day off before the game, logic suggests the Dolphins will work with the Bears on Friday, August 8; with the Lions on Wednesday, August 13 and Thursday, August 14; and with the Jaguars on Thursday, August 21.

It’s difficult to envision the Dolphins flying back to South Florida between the game at Chicago and the first joint practice at Detroit, so you can expect the Dolphins to simply stay in the Midwest and either have two days off after the game against the Bears (they’ve done this before) or practice once on their own.

As a reminder, NFL rules limit teams to four joint practices per year, meaning that like last year the Dolphins will work twice with/against one of their preseason opponents and once against the other two.

The Dolphins have never had a joint practice with Jacksonville or Detroit; they worked two days with the Bears in 2021 when Brian Flores was head coach.

The Dolphins last year conducted two joint practices with/against the Atlanta Falcons and one each with/against the Washington Commanders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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The Dolphins are 4-10-1 all-time against the Bears in the preseason, with the teams’ last meeting in 2021 — the Dolphins lost that game 20-13. This will be the first NFL action for new Bears coach Ben Johnson, who they hired after a successful tenure as the Lions’ offensive coordinator. Johnson also spent seven seasons on the Dolphins staff from 2012 to 2018. 

Speaking of the Lions, the Dolphins will face another former coach in Week 2 of the preseason. Lions head coach Dan Campbell was on the Dolphins staff from 2010 through 2015, including a stint as the interim head coach in 2015. 

Miami is 6-1 all-time against the Lions in the preseason, but the teams haven’t met since 1999.  

Lastly, the Dolphins will play the Jaguars at Hard Rock Stadium. Miami is 6-5 all-time in the preseason against the Jaguars. The teams played in the preseason finale before the 2023 season, with the Dolphins dropping that game 31-18. However, the Dolphins did beat the Jaguars in the 2024 season opener. 

Like the Bears, the Jaguars are coming into the 2025 season with a new coach. The team hired Liam Coen after his successful tenure as the Buccaneers’ offensive coordinator. It could also be an opportunity for the Dolphins fans to get a look at two-way phenom Travis Hunter. 

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Although he likely won’t play because front-line players typically sit out the preseason finale, there’s a small chance Hunter sees the field after the Jaguars traded up to second overall to select the Colorado star. 

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Fontainebleau hotel worker accused of stealing Miami Hurricanes championship ring

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Miami Beach Police arrested an employee at the iconic Fontainebleau hotel, alleging that he stole a Miami Hurricanes championship ring from the lobby.

Police said the theft happened Sunday at the same hotel where the UM team was staying for the championship game on Monday.

According to an arrest report, surveillance video showed a man – later identified as Jean Dor – picking up a ring from the hotel lobby, placing it into his pocket and then walking away with it.

The ring belonged to Cari-Anne Constant, who was wearing a larger male version of the University of Miami championship ring that had belonged to her former husband. She received the ring as the co-captain of Sunsations dance team.

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Constant took it to a party at the LIV nightclub inside the hotel, a celebration for the championship game between the Hurricanes and the Hoosiers, which she attended with her boyfriend, Joe Mullins.

“That ring was very special to her,” Mullins said.

He said Constant took it off momentarily and put it on the table. As she walked out of the hotel, she realized it was missing.

Investigators said surveillance video shows Dor leaving the property, examining the ring outside, then re-entering the hotel with it still in his possession.

Dor never turned the ring into lost and found or notified hotel staff, police said.

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“She was pretty shocked. It was very disturbing to her that the ring was stolen,” Mullins said. “It’s worth about $3,500 is what they paid for it.”

Dor told police he intended to turn the ring in but claimed he forgot it on a bathroom counter while cleaning a restroom.

Officers said he was read his Miranda rights in Creole and signed a written statement acknowledging he found the ring and failed to return it.

Dor was suspended from his job, trespassed from the Fontainebleau property, and taken into custody.

“It’s more sentimental,” Mullins said. “It means more to her. I hope he does the right thing and returning it.”

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NBC6 reached out to both the hotel and police for the surveillance footage and a comment on the man accused of stealing the ring, but we have not heard back yet.



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Man accused of shooting ex-girlfriend at Miami nail salon

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MIAMI — A 23-year-old man was arrested last week after he shot his ex-girlfriend in the thigh at her workplace in Miami, authorities said.

According to an arrest report from the Miami Police Department, Job Jocelyn, of Miami, was arrested Friday following the shooting at a shopping plaza located at 3721 NW Seventh St.

Police said Jocelyn and the victim dated for about three years and have no children in common.

According to the arrest report, the victim, who works at a nail salon, told officers that Jocelyn has been continuously texting and calling her regarding their relationship status and recently discovered that she has been communicating with another man.

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The victim told officers that she warned Jocelyn to stop calling her, saying she would call the police if he continued.

Police said Jocelyn then showed up at her workplace at about 1:30 p.m. Friday and confronted her, asking, “Are you really calling the police?”

According to the arrest report, Jocelyn then pulled out a gun and shot the victim in her left thigh.

Police said surveillance video from inside the business captured the shooting.

One witness told officers she was doing a client’s nails when she heard someone yelling, “Get out! Get out!” before seeing the victim running back to her booth, bleeding from her leg.

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Another witness said she was getting a pedicure when she saw Jocelyn walking in the hallway and then heard the victim scream. She said she also saw Jocelyn place the gun on the floor before picking it back up.

Jocelyn was arrested on charges of attempted murder/aggravated battery and possession of a firearm in violation of a risk protection order.

According to the report, after being transported to the City of Miami Domestic Violence Unit, he told a detective, “I don’t want to talk about nothing; I just want to get up out of here.”

Jocelyn was indeed taken out of there and was transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

According to his arrest report, there was a previous domestic violence investigation involving the former couple, which has since been closed, and on May 8, 2025, Jocelyn was served a risk protection order.

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As of Tuesday morning, he remained jailed at TGK without bond.

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Indiana secures first ever football title with 27-21 win over Miami

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The Indiana Hoosiers outlasted the Miami Hurricanes, winning their first football title in school history with a 27-21 victory Monday night.

A program that had played in a grand total of 13 bowl games in the 130-some years before coach Curt Cignetti arrived in 2024 went on a historic run en route to a 16-0 season and a national title.

Miami had a chance to steal the victory, driving down the field with under two minutes to play. But Miami quarterback Carson Beck threw a game-clinching interception with 44 seconds to play.

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Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza is also the first Heisman winner in Indiana history, and he grew up within walking distance of Miami – fondly known as “The U.” 

Fernando Mendoza (#15) of the Indiana Hoosiers dives for a fourth-quarter touchdown against the Miami Hurricanes in the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship at Hard Rock Stadium on January 19, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Florida.

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“I was a two star recruit. I wasn’t a five star. Who’s supposed to be in this position, who’s supposed to be on the number one team in the nation?” Mendoza told “60 Minutes” about the team’s improbable run.

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