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10 things we learned from NFL minicamps

Welcome to NFL summer vacation. With mandatory minicamps wrapping up, players now head out on break until July 22, when the first of the training camps begin.

In the meantime, here are 10 things we learned from the latest round of off-season practices.

Miami coach Adam Gase said during a radio interview in May that he wants Ajayi to handle “between 22 and 25” carries per game this season. Perhaps that doesn't sound like a massive number, but in terms of an NFL running back's workload it is huge. An average of 25 attempts stretched over a 16-game schedule would put Ajayi right at 400 rushes for the season—just five backs in NFL history (Larry Johnson, Jamal Anderson, James Wilder, Eric Dickerson and Eddie George) have hit that number.