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Dolphins Safety Reshad Jones Skips First Voluntary Practice Under New Head Coach Brian Flores

DAVIE (CBSMiami/AP) — As football players took the field at the Miami Dolphins training facility for the first voluntary workouts of 2019, one thing seemed clear.

New coach, same old Dolphins dysfunction.

Two-time Pro Bowl safety Reshad Jones skipped the first practice Tuesday under new coach Brian Flores, who declined to specify a reason for the absence of the team’s highest-paid player.

Flores, hired in February after the Dolphins fired Adam Gase, said Jones has been attending meetings and remains part of the team. But Flores declined to say whether Jones wants to play for the rebuilding Dolphins, or say whether he was disappointed by Jones’ decision to sit out the workout.