Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill. Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports

Dolphins remove ping pong table from locker room to focus on Vikings

By Eric Smithling | Last updated 10/12/22

Team captains for the Miami Dolphins leaned into the NFL mockingly being referred to as the "No Fun League" when they removed a ping pong table from their locker room.

McDaniel said Tyreek Hill and the rest of the team captains decided to take the Dolphins' ping pong table out of the locker room -- in an effort to focus more intently on their upcoming opponent
— Marcel Louis-Jacques (@Marcel_LJ) October 12, 2022

Following a two-game losing streak and gearing up for a different starting quarterback for the third week in a row, the team is removing all distractions as they attempt to get back on track.

The Dolphins began 3-0 but dropped their past two. In those two games, quarterbacks Tua Tagovailoa and Teddy Bridgewater both suffered concussions. Third-string quarterback Skylar Thompson finished the team's Week 5 loss to the New York Jets and is in line to start in Week 6 against the Minnesota Vikings.

Players are always looking for a way to get an edge. If the Dolphins win on Sunday, it won't be because they took out a ping-pong table on a Wednesday. But if Miami is carved up by Justin Jefferson, they might need the distraction.

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