Ahead of the Miami Dolphins’ first joint practice with the Houston Texans, their head coach Mike McDaniel spoke to reporters. In that conversation, he confirmed that Miami’s star defensive tackle Christian Wilkins is skipping team drills while in contract negotiations with the team.
The 27-year-old is looking for some long-term security from the team that drafted him, and thus he is “holding-in” instead of “holding-out” (a move that saves him from being fined) while refusing to take any snaps in 11-on-11 team drills.
“I definitely feel like I’ve done enough and done a lot to earn a new deal and a new contract.