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New era of Dolphins football begins with opener in Vegas against Raiders

MIAMI GARDENS — There will be a lot of firsts when the Miami Dolphins kick off the 2026 season against the Las Vegas Raiders . It’s new coach Jeff Hafley’s first game as an NFL head coach. It’s the debut of new general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan’s first roster — or at least the one he could put together amid nearly $182 million in dead cap undoing the errors of previous GM Chris Grier. It’s the first start for quarterback Malik Willis as “the guy” for a franchise. For up to 12 rookies on the active roster, it’s their professional regular-season debuts.

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Scoop News DeskVegas · Published Sunday, September 13, 2026 at 8:48 AM UTCUpdated Monday, September 14, 2026 at 1:21 PM UTC

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I just want to go in there and have some fun and obviously do what I can to make sure that our team is successful and we go out there and execute.” The roster is the youngest in the NFL, with an average age of 25 years, 166 days, according to CBS, which also counted just 608 combined starts on the roster, the fewest for a team on the opening week since at least 2000.

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