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Team announces its first training camp practice will be held on July 26.

DAVIE – The Miami Dolphins, who are trying to bounce back from a disappointing 6-10 season, will have their first training camp practice July 26 at their facility in Davie. Rookies report for training camp July 18; veterans, July 25.

The Dolphins concluded organized team activities and minicamp workouts June 14. The Dolphins did not specify whether the first practice would be open to the public, although typically many of the early practices are open to fans.

Quarterback Ryan Tannehill, who last year sustained a season-ending injury to his left knee Aug. 3 during training camp, made it through offseason workouts without incident. He’s expected to go through the full complement of training camp workouts.

Tannehill didn’t wear a brace on his left knee during OTAs and minicamp. It’s believed he’ll occasionally wear a brace during training camp.

It’s unclear when the Dolphins will wear pads for the first time during training camp, but the NFL’s Collective Bargaining Agreement prevents teams from wearing pads before the fourth day of training camp.

Coach Adam Gase said the main things the team accomplished during OTAs and training camp were “probably fine-tuning a lot of things, working through some mistakes from earlier practices and we’re seeing a little more consistency and less mental errors, and see guys playing faster.”

Miami was trying to acclimate a number of new faces during offseason workouts, among them wide receivers Danny Amendola and Albert Wilson, center Daniel Kilgore, guard Josh Sitton, defensive end Robert Quinn, defensive tackle Akeem Spence and rookie safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, the first-round pick from Alabama, rookie tight ends Mike Gesicki and Durham Smythe, and rookie linebacker Jerome Baker.

Miami, which uses offseason workouts to primarily work on the passing game under Gase (he thinks running plays are a greater injury risk), plans on implementing an uptempo offense.

Gase said he thought players were able to process information more quickly on both sides of the ball than a year ago.

“I really think there has been a big difference,” he said. “We’ve thrown a lot of things at them. Guys have been able to take it from the meeting room to the practice field and execute it, play at a really good rate. That’s been a big improvement for us.”

The Dolphins open preseason Aug. 9 against Tampa Bay at Hard Rock Stadium and open the regular season Sept. 9 against Tennessee at Hard Rock Stadium.