Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa says rebuilding trust with Tyreek Hill is ongoing

MIAMI GARDENS Fla AP Tyreek Hill s work to regain the trust of his Miami Dolphins teammates remains ongoing after the All-Pro wide receiver took himself out of the regular-season finale and indicated he needed to play elsewhere After the Dolphins wrapped up the first day of training camp quarterback Tua Tagovailoa explained moving on from Hill s comments hasn t been a quick process I would say we re still continuing to do that Tagovailoa mentioned of rebuilding his relationship with Hill But it s not just with me it s with a lot of the guys I m not the only one that heard that You guys aren t the only people that heard that A lot of people that follow football that follow the Miami Dolphins everyone has seen that After a loss to the New York Jets that marked the first time in his career that he had not made the playoffs Hill reported reporters afterward that he was opening the door to play for another squad Hill has since walked back those comments and publicly apologized to Tagovailoa and his teammates for the outburst which he has commented was a product of frustrations with a disappointing season When you say something like that you don t just come back from that with a Hey my bad Tagovailoa noted Wednesday No you ve got to work that relationship up You ve got to build everything up again It s still a work in progress not just for me but for everybody Hill declared Tuesday that the situation caused him to take an inward look and hold himself accountable adding that he s matured this offseason and plans to be a better leader moving forward You can see thus far the three months that the crew has been working at it that it s a surprise to no one in the building that he s saying that publicly Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel explained He s come to work every day with vigor and determination First and foremost the only way you can dictate the terms in life is you have to take a realistic evaluation of what s going on Humble accountable deliberate intentional daily focus that s what we re looking for and I m excited for him to get another opportunity to stack another day this day Dolphins made sure Fitzpatrick sought return to Miami before exchange All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick began his second stint with the Dolphins on Wednesday after being dealt to Miami from Pittsburgh in a bargain that sent cornerback Jalen Ramsey and tight end Jonnu Smith to the Steelers Fitzpatrick was drafted th overall by the Dolphins in but only played for them one full season before requesting a business in At the time he wasn t happy with his role under then-head coach Brian Flores McDaniel indicated Wednesday that the Dolphins made sure Fitzpatrick was OK with returning to Miami before the move was made Fitzpatrick participated in Wednesday s practice but has not spoken to reporters since the June transaction As you enter into negotiations of any sort of bargain you try to identify first and foremost that the athlete you re receiving wants to play football for you McDaniel stated I m elated to add Minkah to the group because it s an opportunity to have a participant that I ve been coaching off of and plays the position the way that we here want to play the position It s a real good fit based on his skillset Two players injured on first day of camp Second-year offensive lineman Bayron Matos suffered an undisclosed injury in the final minutes of practice and was flown via helicopter to a hospital He was in stable condition the band revealed The Dolphins did not release information on the injury Veteran cornerback Artie Burns who signed with the Dolphins as a free agent in March suffered an apparent leg injury after appearing to make contact with another athlete early in practice Burns left on crutches