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Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel on locker room ping-pong tables: 'If they giveth, they can taketh away and regiveth'

By Victor Barbosa | Last updated Oct 14, 2022 1:47 PM ET

Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel has given his opinion on the team's locker room ping-pong tables situation. Despite the back-and-forth this week over whether or not the players would be keeping a table, McDaniel feels it's up to the players and doesn't care much either way.

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The story began Wednesday when it was reported that Dolphins players had decided to remove the tables in order to better help them with game preparation. Miami started the season 3-0 in September but have dropped back-to-back games since.

Then on Thursday, wide receiver Tyreek Hill said that he had ordered a custom-designed ping-pong table to replace the previous one, which had gotten bent. Hill added that the activity in no way interfered with player preparation.

The Dolphins will host the 4-1 Minnesota Vikings at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday and start rookie seventh-round pick Skylar Thompson under center. Both starter Tua Tagovailoa and backup Teddy Bridgewater are currently in the concussion protocol.

Victor Barbosa

Victor Barbosa is a passionate follower of MLB, the NBA and NFL, with a deep interest in Boston-area teams. He graduated from Springfield College -- The Birthplace of Basketball -- in 2013 with a degree in Communications-Sports Journalism. Previous bylines include FanSided, Heavy and Syracuse

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