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First-round pick Laremy Tunsil gets first start for Miami Dolphins

One day Laremy Tunsil expects to be entrenched as the Dolphins’ starting left tackle, but for now he’s trying to make the starting lineup at left guard. He took a big step toward that goal in Friday’s preseason loss at Dallas with his first start.

Miami had him between Pro Bowlers Branden Albert and Mike Pouncey. That group had mixed results early in the game, with quarterback Ryan Tannehill pleased by the pass protection but the ground game unable to get rolling. The Dolphins managed 38 rushing yards in the first half.

“It takes time, I guess,” said Tunsil, the team’s first-round pick at No.