MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- A fight between two Miami Dolphins players during a sweltering August joint practice session with the Chicago Bears might have looked like a team tearing itself apart. But for people within the organization, it was one of the first positive signs that an important change had taken hold.

During team drills, linebacker Jordyn Brooks took exception to teammate and fellow linebacker Tyrel Dodson for not, in Brooks' view, being physical enough with a Bears offensive player during a particular rep. Ultimately, both players had to be separated as tempers flared.

Afterward, Brooks and Dodson apologized to Dolphins teammates and coach Mike McDaniel for the scuffle. They later gave a joint interview in the locker room after the teams' preseason game that weekend, dow

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