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Dolphins expect big boost from safety T.J. McDonald

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DAVIE, Fla. -- The Miami Dolphins will experience a rare taste of free agency in November thanks to unique circumstances.

This week marks the much-anticipated debut of starting safety T.J. McDonald. The Dolphins signed McDonald during free agency to sure up the secondary. However, Miami signed McDonald knowing he had to serve an eight-game suspension for violating the NFL's Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse.

It was the longest stretch of inactivity for McDonald during his college and pro career, he said.

So what was the toughest part of the suspension?