Miami, FL
S Jordan Poyer Claims The Miami Dolphins Would ‘Fold’ Under Pressure
A day after veteran safety Jordan Poyer elicited national headlines for saying that during his seven-year stint with the Buffalo Bills, he felt that the Dolphins would “fold” under pressure, Miami head coach Mike McDaniel seemed to take no offense to the statement.
“Poyer is here because of the player he is and the leader he is, and I think he recognizes the leadership opportunity that he has here,” McDaniel said. “I’m very open and upfront and aggressive with, to me, when I see realities. Realities are the past does not predict the future.
“But for Jordan Poyer to talk to his teammates, whether that’s directly and saying the same thing that he’s told all of them in the media, I think it’s important to understand where things come from. To understand that when you don’t win football games down the stretch, when you don’t win playoff games, when you don’t win Super Bowls, those things will be said.
“The challenge is understanding what it is and actually doing something about it today. So to me, it doesn’t surprise me. I think we’re in a business where it’s very cut and dry there. You’re either finding reasons for success or reason for failure, and there’s nothing in between. I talk about all that because it’s really not a big deal.”
Poyer, 33, a four-year captain for the Bills, signed a one-year deal with the Dolphins this offseason for a reported $2 million ($500,000 guaranteed). He indeed owned bragging rights over the Dolphins as the Bills won 13 out of 15 games against Miami while he had the bison on his helmet.
In 2022, the Bills handed the Dolphins a heartbreaking 34-31 Wild Card playoff loss. Last season, the Bills clinched the AFC East title when they dealt Miami a regular season-ending 21-17 loss that forced the Dolphins to play the Wild Card game in frigid Kansas City against the eventual Super Bowl champion Chiefs. That dismal 26-7 loss extended Miami’s streak of not winning a playoff game to 24 years.
Although Poyer has yet to clarify his comments, he was possibly attempting to motivate his new teammates when he delivered his controversial answer during his media session on Tuesday, the first day that veterans reported.
“I think just sharing the experience playing against this team over the past few years, you get a sense of, you know, if you get on top of this team, they might fold,’” Poyer said, responding to a question about sharing his wisdom over a 12-year career with his new teammates.
“There are some teams that are — this is just being honest, so what is that that happens in those moments where we get hit in the mouth? It’s like, ‘Hey, we’re good, let’s bounce back. It’s a 60-minute game. It’s a long game. I’ve been in games I’ve been up 24 points and end up losing. I’ve been in games we were down 21 points and won, so it’s continuing to just play the game.”
The Bills have won four consecutive AFC East titles and have gone 12-2 in December and January over the past two seasons. Conversely, the Dolphins have gone 4-10 in December and January under McDaniel, including 1-7 on the road.
“I told the guys I played with before that I don’t care if you give up the first down; I don’t care if you give up a touchdown; it’s the next play,” said Poyer, who has 24 career interceptions (none last season), four seasons of 100 or more tackles, and made the Pro Bowl in 2022.
“You have to keep playing. It’s a long game. That’s been instilled in me over the 12 years that I’ve played. There will be some ups and downs, so you got to handle adversity or handle what’s thrown at you. Usually, the teams that can handle those moments within a game, within a season, those are usually the teams you see in the playoffs at the end of the season.”
Poyer, who has battled various injuries, said he feels the healthiest he has been in a few years and is excited to play for a former bitter rival.
“It’s just life,” said Poyer, who played for the Browns before the Bills and was there in 2014 when McDaniel was the receivers coach. “I always have a saying. It is what it is. It ain’t what it ain’t. It feels amazing to be down here. I’ve been a fan from the other side of this team ever since I’ve been in Buffalo. Seeing this team grow on and off the field, knowing some of the players here, knowing [McDaniel], it’s just a really cool opportunity for me to come here and be the best version of myself and help this team in football games.”
“I don’t really have a reaction to it,” said seven-time Pro Bowl cornerback Jalen Ramsey when asked about Poyer’s comments. “I only played him one time when I was on the Dolphins and he was on another team, so it doesn’t really do anything for me or move me in any way. Also, last year’s team is different than last year’s team in a lot of different ways, including not having him on the team. …
“This is Day One, so we’ve got to build our identity. We’ve got to go through a lot of things during this camp, a lot of growing pains, hopefully some adversity, maybe even a couple of fights and good things like that to bring us closer, so we’ll see where it leads us.”
Argentine forward’s brace included the match winner against Colorado Rapids in front of over 75,000 fans in Denver.
Published On 19 Apr 2026
Lionel Messi scored a brace and German Berterame headed another as Inter Miami earned a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer (MLS) on Saturday in Denver.
Messi scored the go-ahead goal in the 79th minute. He started a run just inside midfield and went unchallenged until the box, where he blasted into the upper left corner for a 3-2 lead.
Recommended Stories
list of 4 itemsend of list
Rafael Navarro and Darren Yapi each scored for Colorado (4-4-0, 12 points) in front of 75,824 at Empower Field, the second-largest crowd in MLS history.
Miami (4-1-3, 15 points) took a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute after Colorado goalkeeper Zack Steffen’s pass was intercepted by Yannick Bright. Josh Atencio offered a hard challenge and was shown a yellow card after video review.
Messi took the resulting penalty and rolled his shot straight down the middle as Miami took a 1-0 lead.
Colorado had a solid look at the goal when midfielder Wayne Frederick attempted a one-touch lob. Miami goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair was out of position and well beyond the penalty arc after heading away a loose ball, but Frederick’s attempt sailed over the open net.
In the fifth minute of first-half stoppage time, Miami extended their lead to 2-0, connecting on a series of passes deep in their attacking third. Messi got the run of play started with a tight touch pass to Rodrigo De Paul.
De Paul sent Mateo Silvetti on a run to the boundary line. His inward-spinning cross floated to the front of goal, where Berterame rose above the Colorado defence and tucked a header under the bar.
Navarro’s goal cut Miami’s lead to 2-1. He started a run in midfield and used a step-over move to get an open shot a few steps into the box that tucked inside the left post past a diving St. Clair in the 58th minute.
In the 62nd minute, second-half substitute Yapi settled on a direct pass from Lucas Herrington and sizzled a shot past St. Clair for the equaliser.
Miami closed the win playing a man down as Yannick Bright was sent off with a red card in the 87th minute.
The Cleveland Browns traded for an extended right tackle, former Houston Texan Tytus Howard, at the start of free agency as they began their rebuild of the offensive line that was awful in 2025. But Howard has played every position on the offensive line except for center, so if it’s all about getting your best five on the field, which it should be, there’s a chance Howard doesn’t play at right tackle in 2026.
While doing a mock draft on Peter Schrager’s podcast, former Tennessee Titans general manager Ran Carthon had the Browns drafting Miami (FL) right tackle sixth overall. He talked about the issue with Howard, but said Mauigoa could either take over the tackle spot or be a really good guard.
Carthon said he knows that Mauigoa would be one of their best five, whether it is at guard or tackle. Some will say that a guy who may be best at guard isn’t worth the sixth overall pick, and I have to disagree. You should draft the best football players, and Francis Mauigoa is my highest-rated offensive lineman and seventh overall. It might be at guard, but I have a good feeling that Mauigoa will find a home in the NFL as a high-quality offensive lineman.
Inventory of homes and condos across the coastal Miami mainland and Miami Beach and the barrier island markets fell in the first quarter, marking the first big inventory drops since 2023.
The Corcoran Group’s first quarter reports don’t cover all of Miami-Dade County, but they offer insight into how the coastal markets, which have a higher share of luxury properties, are performing.
In Miami Beach, Sunny Isles Beach, Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Islands, Surfside, Miami Beach, Fisher Island and Key Biscayne, single-family home inventory dropped 15 percent annually to 398 listings, and condo inventory was down 13 percent to 3,919 listings.
On Miami’s coastal mainland markets, which include Aventura, Miami Shores, Upper East Side, Edgewater, downtown Miami, Brickell, Coral Gables and Coconut Grove, inventory slipped 4 percent to 4,584 condo listings and 555 single-family listings, down 6 percent year-over-year.
Here’s a closer look at the market:
Miami Beach and the barrier islands
Single-family sales rose 13 percent year-over-year to 85 closings, the first time they have increased since the second quarter of 2024. Condo closings rose 15 percent to 693 closings, the first increase since the last quarter of 2024.
Pricing dropped, with the median price of single-family homes down 4 percent to $3.5 million and the median condo price down 9 percent to $640,000. The average price per square foot was nearly flat at $1,119.
Still, buyers set records with their purchases. Billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg paid $170 million for the waterfront mansion at 7 Indian Creek Island Road, and Starbucks billionaire Howard Schultz paid $44 million, or $7,949 per square foot, for a penthouse at the Four Seasons Residences at The Surf Club.
Coastal mainland
Sales of single-family homes on the coastal mainland rose 16 percent to 220 closings. While markets like Coral Gables experienced declines in condo and single-family home sales, Coconut Grove home sales surged — up over 100 percent for single-family homes to 47 closings and up 55 percent to 87 condo closings. Condo sales rose 13 percent to 759 closings.
The median price of single-family homes across the coastal mainland rose 11 percent to just over $2 million. The median price of condos increased slightly, up 1 percent, to $602,000.
The priciest deals in the first quarter were the $32 million trade of 12 Tahiti Beach Island Road in Coral Gables, and the $19.8 million sale of a penthouse at Vita at Grove Isle.
-
Arizona2 minutes agoPerson accused of making terroristic threats to medical facility in northern Arizona
-
Arkansas8 minutes agoCentral Arkansas council hands out 300 free produce bags at Saline County fresh market
-
California14 minutes agoCalifornia regulators kill charity fireworks for America’s 250th, sparking outrage
-
Colorado20 minutes agoOutgoing Colorado Buffaloes Sebastian Rancik, Bangot Dak Make Transfer Portal Moves
-
Connecticut26 minutes agoOne arrested after a multi-car crash in Naugatuck Saturday
-
Delaware32 minutes ago9 Most Scenic Drives in New Jersey
-
Florida38 minutes agoSouth Florida faith leaders call for Miami mental health center to finally open
-
Georgia44 minutes ago
Georgia receiver and draft prospect Zachariah Branch arrested for misdemeanor obstruction
