McMillan’s wait might be worth it

Linebacker’s drop to second round hurt, but he’ll get a chance immediately with Dolphins.

How could Pro Bowl running back Jay Ajayi become even more dangerous in 2017? Joe Schad breaks it down in the “Daily Dolphin” blog. DAVIE — In reality, Raekwon McMillan didn’t wait that long to be picked in last week’s

draft. But to him, it felt like forever. He put together an exceptional three years at Ohio State, good enough to make leaving early an easy choice, and believed he made a convincing case to any team looking for linebacker help. McMillan thought of himself as a fifirst-rounder — despite some projections having him going in the third round — and struggled to stay patient as he

In a story that could crush the romantic notion of the Dolphins’ 17-0 Perfect Season, Sports Illustrated is publishing a report this week revealing the debilit ating health of Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti, for whom the simplest task of putting on a T-shirt is a challenge.

Although Buoniconti’s exact issues have not been diagnosed, the story reveals he has an “increasingly useless left hand,” diffifficulty going to the bathroom alone, has required emergency-room visits and fell backward down stairs, bleeding and later telling wife Lynn, “I should just kill myself ! It doesn’t matter!”

Compounding matters, Peter King wrote that Buoniconti, 76, brought the story to Sports Illustrated rather than the other way around. Buoniconti apparently hopes to pressure the NFL to improve health benefifits for retired players.

The report includes a video, which the family wants public, SI says. In it, Buoniconti, his bathing trunks

FILE As recently as two years ago, Nick Buoniconti appeared fifine. With the Sports Illustrated story, he’s trying to improve health benefifits for retired players.

Ohio State linebacker Raekwon McMillan’s anger turned into tears of joy when the Dolphins drafted him 54th overall.