The Sports Xchange

Miami Dolphins coach Joe Philbin said Monday that Pro Bowler Ndamukong Suh didn’t freelance on defense in Sunday’s loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

“There’s a report that Ndamukong Suh was freelancing out there on the field,” Philbin said. “I just watched the entire tape with the entire defensive staff. I didn’t see anything of the sort, so I’m not sure where that came from.”

According to a story in the Miami Herald, Suh freelanced in the middle of the defense and surprised his teammates.

The Dolphins’ defense performed poorly in the 23-20 loss, allowing 396 total yards. Miami also allowed 123 rushing yards and failed to sack Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles.

Suh has just three tackles and no sacks through two games for the 1-1 Dolphins. The defensive tackle, who signed a six-year $114 million contract — $60 million guaranteed — with the Dolphins during free agency, had 8.5 sacks for the Detroit Lions last season.

“A lot of times they’ve been running away from him a lot,” Philbin said. “That’s certainly been the case for a couple of weeks. He was actually, I thought, closer to plays this week than last week. He made some improvements in that area. They’re going to come. I’m positive of that. There will be more plays to be made.”