Fins rookies get their first taste of life in the NFL

The Dolphins’ first day of rookie minicamp gave four draft picks and about 30 long shots a chance to learn before the work gets even more serious.

Inside linebacker Channing Tindall is from South Carolina and had heard about the dreaded South Florida humidity. So he thought he was well-prepared ahead of his first practice as a Dolphins rookie.

But after the hour-long session, he smiled as he recalled his thoughts on his initial practice in the NFL.

“It was hot. It was hot outside,” said Tindall, the team’s third-round pick out of Georgia.

“It was a little breezy today,” he added, “so I know it’s going to get worse. But just getting back into the feel of everything, taking time with coach Camp” — linebackers coach Anthony Campanile — “it was a good experience.”

The Dolphins’ first day of rookie minicamp Friday served as an introduction to the NFL for the approximately three dozen newcomers. Tindall and the team’s other three draft picks took part in practice, along with 14 undrafted rookies who signed deals and undrafted free agents and veterans there on a tryout basis.

Dolphins rookies have been studying the team’s playbook, but their first practice focused mainly on fundamentals, similar to the work the team’s veterans have done during the offseason workout program. Rookies quickly