Dolphins Coach Saban brings rookie Manny Wright to tears

[Champ]

DAVIE -- The first full-pads practice of camp resulted in one Dolphin crying, but not because of any physical contact.

Rookie defensive tackle Manny Wright left the field in tears Tuesday after he was chewed out by coach Nick Saban before the session had even begun.



Wright, who was wearing a red (no-contact) jersey because of a back injury, was confronted by Saban as others began pre-practice stretching.

An animated Saban took off his hat and pointed to his head as trainer Kevin O'Neill approached. Wright began to weep as he returned to the locker room, wiping his face with his jersey.

Wright returned to the practice 30 minutes later and spoke with Saban during a water break.

Wright, who was selected in the fifth round of the supplemental draft this month, received limited snaps the rest of the session.

"He's probably not in as good of shape as he needs to be in," Saban said of the 6-foot-6, 329-pound Wright. "He is having some of the same issues and problems with soreness, tight back and those types of things, so we are trying to work him and manage him through it as best we can.

"As you well know, young players need to develop the kind of mental toughness and attitude that they need to be professionals. So we are trying to help him with that, too.
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1. There's no crying in football. Or is there?