Dolphins name six captains for 2025, Hill left out

The Miami Dolphins on Monday named six captains for the 2025 season, announcing quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, center Aaron Brewer, fullback Alec Ingold, linebacker Jordyn Brooks, defensive lineman Zach Sieler and edge rusher Bradley Chubb will wear the captaincy patch this year. The decision, made as the team begins training camp, leaves out wide receiver Tyreek Hill, who had been a Dolphins captain each of his first three seasons in Miami.

Tagovailoa, Ingold and Sieler return as repeat captains, with Tagovailoa entering his fourth season as a team captain and Ingold his third. Brewer, Brooks and Chubb are captains with the Dolphins for the first time; Chubb previously served as a captain with the Denver Broncos in 2022 and Brewer was a Tennessee Titans captain in 2023. Coach Mike McDaniel said the vote was unified and reflected players rewarding teammates who "had earned it each and every day," adding that the team chose leaders it wanted to be led by.

Hill’s absence from the group was widely expected after a tumultuous finish to the 2024 season and a frank assessment from the receiver himself. In May, Hill told reporters he did not feel he deserved a captaincy and must "prove...