Dolphins veteran Austin Jackson: Jeff Hafley practices are enjoyable, like Brian Flores practices

Dolphins offensive deal with Austin Jackson has been in Miami since he was the crew’s first-round draft decide in 2020, which suggests Jeff Hafley is his third head coach. And Hafley’s coaching camp practices are reminding him of his first head coach.

Asked what follow was like after the Dolphins opened camp, Jackson mentioned it reminded him of Brian Flores, the Dolphins’ head coach in Jackson’s first two seasons.

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“It was fun. It was fun. It was kind of similar to how Brian Flores ran practices, very similar,” Jackson mentioned. “We just got to team right away. Not as many seven-on-sevens, hardly any seven-on-sevens, really, with Flo I don’t remember any. Definitely, it was nice.”

Asked how Hafley’s strategy differs from former coach Mike McDaniel, Jackson mentioned he likes having the entire crew collectively underneath Hafley.

“It was a little bit more reps, more team reps in practice, which is nice,” Jackson mentioned. “Previous coach was a lot more segmented and very intentional on certain things.”

Since signing a three-year contract extension late within the 2023 season, Jackson has struggled with accidents, lacking most of 2024 with a knee harm and most of 2025 with a toe harm. The most essential factor for Jackson at coaching camp is that he is wholesome sufficient to be on the sphere.