DAVIE, Fla. (AP) – As a kid growing up in Central Florida, Mike Gillislee idolized one of his Miami Dolphins predecessors at running back.
“Ricky Williams,” Gillislee said Saturday. “His vision, the way he ran the ball . he was a very tough running back. And I liked that he was humble, he didn’t say very much.
Gillislee now follows in Williams’ cleat marks as a soft-spoken Dolphins rusher. In his only year as a Florida starter, Gillislee last season ran for 1,152 yards (4.7 avg.) to become the Gators’ first 1,000-yard rusher since Ciatrick Fason in 2004.
Gillislee hasn’t gone unnoticed even though veterans Lamar Miller and Daniel Thomas began training camp higher on the Dolphins depth chart.
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