MIAMI GARDENS — An NFL record passed from one South Florida legend to the hands of a blossoming young star on Sunday in Hard Rock Stadium.
Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle set the NFL rookie receptions record on Miami's opening drive against the New England Patriots, catching passes on three of the Dolphins' first four plays from scrimmage.
After hitting Waddle on back-to-back passes to tie the record on the game's first two plays, Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa soon found Waddle for the record-breaker: a 5-yard crossing route to move Miami to midfield.