The Dolphins injected rookie third-round pick Jerome Baker into their starting lineup on Sunday, sacrificing girth but adding speed and what they hope will be additional playmaking to their first-team linebacker group.
Baker replaced Stephone Anthony, who wasn’t a factor in limited snaps against Tampa Bay on Sunday.
“It was very exciting,” Baker said after opening with the starters in team drills for the first time in 12 training camp practices.
Though Baker played both strongside and weakside linebacker in Sunday’s session, he opened playing strongside alongside weakside linebacker Kiko Alonso and middle linebacker Raekwon McMillan.