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DAVIE Ben Banogu Jersey , Fla. (AP) — led several teammates on a training trip to Nebraska and returned to find the NFL’s national anthem debate again at peak volume.“We’ve got to clean up how things are looking,” Stills said following the Dolphins’ first training camp practice Thursday.The sixth-year pro is part of the debate because he kneeled during the anthem the past two seasons and has been vocal discussing social injustice issues that inspired the protest.Stills would prefer the league had no anthem policy so players could do as they wished, and said he’ll wait until a policy is set to decide what he’ll do during the anthem this season.“At some point before the season starts, the league and the players association are going to come to an agreement,” he said. “And at that point I’ll have a better idea what I’ll be doing.”Last week the league and union issued a joint statement saying the two sides are still working on a resolution. Their statement came hours after The Associated Press reported Dolphins players who protest on the field during the anthem could be suspended for up to four games under a team policy issued last week.More Miami Dolphins newsDolphins sign hometown WR Allen Hurns to 1-year contractNew Dolphins coach Brian Flores has his own daily workout at training campDolphins assistant coach Jim Caldwell takes leave of absence to address health issuesTwo-time Pro Bowl safety Reshad Jones rejoins Dolphins after skipping voluntary practicesDolphins QBs Josh Rosen, Ryan Fitzpatrick embrace battle for No. 1 jobThe Dolphins subsequently issued a statement saying all options regarding the team’s policy remain open.On Thursday, coach Adam Gase said he doubted a Miami player would be suspended for protesting during the anthem.“I mean, if anybody knew actual rules in the NFL, good luck suspending somebody,” Gase said. “It takes about 5,000 things before anybody can get suspended by a club.”Gase said he doesn’t see anthem issue as potentially divisive for his team.“I think they do a good job of when issues come up Parris Campbell Jersey , they get together and hammer it out,” Gase said. “These guys aren’t shy about speaking up. They’ve done a good job of making sure, as a group, they talk through things.”Three-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Jurrell Casey also plans to continue protesting, but wants people to quit seeing this as an anthem issue. The Tennessee Titans lineman said he will continue protesting by raising his fist at the end of the anthem.“The biggest thing that we have right now is the way the justice system is set up for minorities,” said Casey, whose wife is an attorney. “And that’s just what the whole battle is about, trying to bring light to enlighten the things that’s going on around the minority community.”The league hasn’t been able to reach an agreement. On Wednesday, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he’ll insist his players stand for the anthem.Stills’ reaction to Jones’ comments?“I wouldn’t expect anything different,” Stills said.Stills said he hadn’t spoken much with Dolphins owner Stephen Ross about the issue since last year. Ross didn’t attend the first day of training camp.Stills tuned out the anthem debate this offseason by traveling to Victoria Falls, Kruger National Park and Cape Town, where he learned about African culture Bobby Okereke Jersey , went on safaris and tried bungee jumping. More recently, he spent time in Lincoln, Nebraska, with other Dolphins wideouts and a receivers coach he has known since he was in the 10th grade.“The anthem stuff was becoming a really quiet, quiet topic,” Stills said.No more. Defensive end Robert Quinn, who protested during the anthem while with the Rams last year, was asked following his first Dolphins practice what the league should do about a policy.“I’ll just say one thing: It’s called freedom of speech,” he said. “Simple as that.”Quinn, Stills and others have been targets of criticism for their protests, which they believe have been misconstrued as unpatriotic.But Stills was nominated by teammates last year for the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, a reflection of his standing in locker room. His latest community project is with the nationwide OK Program Khari Willis Jersey , which mentors young black men.“I think I’ve done a good job of trying to figure out ways to continue to use my voice and platform for the right things,” Stills said, “and put the messaging back in the right direction.” JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Nick Foles walked off the practice field, paused briefly to take off his jersey and started sprinted to the locker room. He wanted to get home as quickly as possible.Foles spent the last two days practicing with the Jacksonville Jaguars and trying to recover from a gut-wrenching personal loss.Foles’ wife, Tori, had a miscarriage last weekend. Foles spoke publicly for the first time following organized team activities Friday and said his wife urged him to return sooner than many expected.“She knows how important family is to me, but she also wanted me to be here to be with the team,” Foles said. “It was really up to her, and she wanted me to come here and be with the team for a little bit. …“If my wife needed me at home right now, I’d be at home. That’s just me being honest.”Tori Foles was 15 weeks pregnant with the couple’s second child when she went into sudden labor Sunday and knew something was wrong. She later found out she had an infection of pneumonia in her blood that caused her to go into premature labor and endure a full delivery.“I know there are a lot of people that go through this,” Nick Foles said. “It’s difficult. It’s really difficult. It will always be emotional Josh Allen Jersey , but ultimately we trust the Lord in this process. We get home to our beautiful baby girl and we hug her even tighter. … Tori’s going through a lot right now. I’m here. The team’s been awesome, but when I’m done here, get home to them so we can continue to heal with one another.”Foles raved about his wife’s resilience. A volleyball player at Arizona, Tori Foles was out of college and working at Nike in 2013 when she was diagnosed with dysautonomia, which affects blood flow through the body and often causes lightheadedness, fainting, blurred vision and an increased heartbeat when standing up. There is no cure.“She was bedridden, hospitals,” he said. “She battles that every single day. Obviously, we’ve gone so much these last couple of years. We’re going through this now. But she’s so strong. She’s unbelievable.”Tori returned home earlier this week and is taking antibiotics to fight the infection. She is getting help from family members and friends, which helped make it easier for Nick to leave the house, attend practices and continue installing the team’s new offense.“She’s the one who said Jawaan Taylor Jersey , ‘Go, the team needs you right now,'” he said. “She knows I’m coming home right away. So that’s her. It really is as simple as that. … It’s never going to be, ‘Poor me’ or anything. It’s never that way. She goes through something every day with a chronic illness and she’s never going to do that. She’s tough. She fights through everything.“Right now she’s continuing to do what she can. She probably moves around too much right now. I know she’s going through so many emotions, but that’s something we get to go through, and in our relationship and our marriage. It allows us to grow closer and closer together.”