The Dolphins’ first practice for their first playoff game in eight years was commencing Wednesday, and quarterback Ryan Tannehill was back out there, football in hand. He tossed the ball a foot or two in the air a few times, catching it himself. That was the extent of his throwing. He wore shorts and a T-shirt. On the sideline. He did not practice. Later, he ambled through the team’s locker room with no limp evident but with the flexible black brace on his left knee unmistakable.
The coyness from the Miami camp is cute. Tannehill has not yet officially been ruled out of playing this Sunday.