Miami Dolphins' Chop Robinson bulks up, adds seven pounds in offseason
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MIAMI GARDENS ― Miami Dolphins edge rusher Chop Robinson has added seven pounds of muscle as he pledges to improve against the run in 2026.
"I was 258 (pounds) when I finished last season," Robinson said after the first Dolphins mandatory minicamp. "Now I'm at 265 now, so I feel good. I feel fast doing everything."
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Robinson, 23, has 10 sacks in his first two NFL seasons.
But coach Jeff Hafley wants Robinson to become a "complete" edge player, which means improving against the run.
"Just my eyes in the run game because my eyes were affecting everything else," Chop said. "So now that I got my eyes right, I feel like it's my hands and my feet is doing it natural now. So really just my eyes was the main thing."
Robinson was a first-round pick in 2024 and expected to take a giant leap forward in 2025 but it didn't happen.
"Hopefully he becomes an every down player," Hafley said. "I think the easy answer is his pass rush, his get off, his ability to affect the quarterback; but I'm looking for a lot more from Chop. He’s going to play a position where he's going to line up in a 9-technique and play on tight ends and he has to set the edge."
Hafley says Robinson has a good attitude and work ethic. But Hafley also believes there is room to improve in the areas of fundamentals and technique.
"I'm never going to feel like I'm just another guy," Robinson said. "I feel like I'm Chop, but the first round, all that stuff is out the window now. It's just I'm an NFL player now, and I just got to go out there and do my job."
With Jaelan Phillips and Bradley Chubb gone, Miami desperately needs Chop to reach expectations. He has a dynamite first step and explosiveness. That has never been in question.
"You just whip the man in front of you and then that's it," Robinson said. "Make the tackle and everything, so really just line up and just play."
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