MIAMI GARDENS — Every now and then, I bow to the mind of Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel. Wednesday, the first day media was allowed in the locker room, was one of those days.

I’m always fascinated by the Dolphins’ locker room seating arrangement. It’s unique. McDaniel puts thought into it.

“I have a great time with it just because it’s nuanced,” McDaniel said.

Most NFL locker rooms seat defensive linemen with defensive linemen, wide receivers with wide receivers, and so on. Consequently, players never get to know their other teammates, especially those on the other side of the ball. McDaniel does it differently. He mixes everyone according to who he thinks would be interesting combinations. He encourages players who normally wouldn’t socialize with each other to bond.

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