Coach Mike McDaniel isnt worried about former Dolphins player DeShon Elliott questioning the Miamis mental toughness.
Steelers safety DeShon Elliott, appearing on the Punch Line Podcast, called the Dolphins soft as fuck in reference to a 56-20 loss to the Ravens late last season. The Dolphins would have won the AFC East by beating the Ravens but instead ended the regular season with a loss to the Bills, too, to hand the division title to Buffalo.
Elliott left in the offseason to join the Steelers, who play podcast host Marlon Humphreys Ravens on Sunday.
There were some guys who were tough, but the majority of the [Dolphins] were not mentally tough individuals, Elliott told Humphrey on the podcast. So to be on a [Steelers] team with a full team of mentally tough guys going against a mentally tough team . . . this is going to be fun.
McDaniel declined to directly address Elliotts damning claim.
I am supremely only concerned with the 2024 Dolphins, for sure, McDaniel said, via Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN. Our team played a tough-fought game the past three weeks and ended up finding a way to win this past week. Thats not the easiest thing to do.
I just worry about this years team. He said it on a podcast? Cool podcast.
The Steelers and Dolphins do not play during the regular season.
