It had been a little more than 300 days since James Daniels last suited up in full pads. That day, however, culminated with a ruptured Achilles for the then-Pittsburgh Steelers guard, effectively ending his 2024 season just four games into a contract year.

The offense has been able to count on left tackle Patrick Paul eight practices into the new campaign. The Dolphins have run one-on-one periods each of the three days since the pads came on with Paul hitting for a high batting average in those periods. The 6-7, 327-pound tackle was also creating displacement in the run game.

James Daniels should be able to practice with no restrictions. He suffered a season-ending Achilles tear in Week 4 last season with Pittsburgh.