The Splash Zone 3/6/23: Dolphins meet with running backs at NFL Combine

<div> <figure> <img alt="COLLEGE FOOTBALL: DEC 03 Big 12 Championship - TCU vs Kansas State" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/c6GckZ7fOHt85GysXDKyPMd1m7c=/0x0:4467x2978/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72042093/1245617346.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> <p><em>Welcome to the Splash Zone, the quickest way to get your day started off right. We bring you a rundown of Miami Dolphins news from the last 24 hours.</em></p> <figure class="e-image"> <img alt=" " data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/-TUv5uWMvXcKunzf-Hc3hPSss0s=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19038079/new_splash_zone.jpg"> </figure> <p id="dw0Vs2">It should surprise no one that the <a href="https://www.thephinsider.com/">Miami Dolphins</a> are talking to running back prospect at the NFL Combine considering when free agency starts, the team won’t have a running back under contract. The team is open to bringing back Raheem Mostert and Jeff Wilson since they are familiar with the offensive system that Mike McDaniel wants to run. 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