The fourth week of the preseason often is a time for longtime NFL veterans to rest their bodies and prepare for the regular season.
However, that won’t be the case for new Miami Dolphins middle linebacker Rey Maualuga.
The nine-year veteran has a lot of ground to make up after signing with the Dolphins last week. He missed all of training camp and has yet to play in the preseason. That might change Thursday when Miami travels to play the Minnesota Vikings in its preseason finale.
Maualuga, who played his previous eight seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, must get back in football shape after joining the Dolphins overweight.