Cornerback is a place of want for the workforce after reducing ties with veteran Shaquill Griffin in March. Whereas the workforce could have its beginning duo in Tyson Campbell and Darious Williams (the latter took over a beginning function late within the 2022 season), there may be little depth behind that duo.
Stevenson is a prolonged nook at 6’0, 198 kilos with 32 3/8-inch arms. On the 2023 NFL Scouting Mix, he ran a 4.45 40-yard sprint and posted a 38-inch vertical leap.
The previous Georgia cornerback transferred to Miami earlier than the 2021 season and nabbed three interceptions with 4 tackles for loss in two years with the Hurricanes. Stevenson additionally contributed sparingly as a punt return, taking 10 in two years for 44 yards.
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Jacksonville has additionally reportedly introduced in South Carolina cornerback Cam Smith and Syracuse cornerback Garrett Williams for visits.
MIAMI — Police said they have arrested a man in connection to a hit-and-run that left a 67-year-old woman dead on Sunday morning.
The Miami-Dade Police Department’s Traffic Homicide Unit announced on Thursday that they have arrested and charged 70-year-old Earl Williams Taylor with leaving the scene of a crash resulting in the death of Madette Roche Laurent.
According to investigators, a maroon Jeep Liberty driven by Taylor was traveling south around 5:25 a.m. on Northeast 6th Avenue and approaching 149th Street. Meanwhile, Laurent was crossing 149th Street from east to west when she was struck by Taylor’s car.
Police said Taylor did not stop, render aid, or call 911 when the incident happened.
Through investigative means with the assistance of an anonymous CrimeStopper tip, detectives were able to find Taylor and locate his car, which allegedly had “extensive front-end damage.”
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Hunter Geisel
Hunter Geisel is a digital producer at CBS News Miami. Hunter has previously produced digital content for local and national outlets, covering several topics from breaking news and current events to politics and pop culture.
David Long Jr. is heading into his second season with the Miami Dolphins with a new defensive coordinator but the same mentality.
The 5-foot-11 linebacker has always seen himself as an underdog since he was taken in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL draft.
Now, the former West Virginia Mountaineer is a contract year.
“[The motivation] is the same,” Long said this week during a Zoom media session. “It hasn’t dropped off, it hasn’t gotten better. It’s the same. But I don’t look at it as that. Over the years I’ve grown … so I don’t really worry too much. I come to work every day.”
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Long wears a tattoo on his neck that he considers his motto.
“‘Que sera, sera’ … It means, ‘what will be, will be,’” Long said. “That’s what I believe in, so that’s how I attack every day.”
Long will go into the 2024 season attacking every day with his new defensive coordinator, Anthony Weaver. Weaver was hired in February from the Baltimore Ravens.
Last season, Weaver helped lead a Ravens defense that reached the top of the league in scoring defense with 16.5 points allowed per game.
It is still early, but Long likes where the team currently is.
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“We’re on like, phase (two of the offseason program],” Long said. “But right now, everybody is clicking, I would say, and it starts off the field as well. How tight is the team, how good can we communicate, and how fast we can take the classroom to the field. Everyday it’s getting better, and I’m sure it will continuously get better throughout the OTAs, phase three and going into minicamp.”
As Long enters his contract year, he is confident in the changes around him — including whoever winds up replacing his linebacker partner after the departure of Jerome Baker, which is expected to be Jordyn Brooks.
“Of course I had a lot of fun playing with [Baker], but the good thing about the league is there is a lot of good guys in the league,” Long said. “I feel like [Jordyn Brooks] came in, [Anthony Walker] came in and fit right in … As far as play style, [we] haven’t gotten the pads on yet, but as far as how we fit into the defense it’s feeling good right now. Everybody is clicking and learning every day.”
