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How Dolphins rookie LB Kyle Louis studies film tells us lots about him

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Miami Dolphins rookie LBs Jacob Rodriguez and Kyle Louis have instincts and ability to diagnose players, plays. It's because of how they watch film.

Dolphins rookie linebacker Kyle Louis played with his Miami classmate, linebacker Jacob Rodriguez , on the National Team at the last Senior Bowl. "I learned how to punch that ball out," Louis told local media in a video call. "(Jacob) was talking about how he was punching the ball out all the time.

And then, you know, he did it like probably three times day two. Just seeing him do it in person, I'm like, yeah, he real with it. He legit with it.

" Miami grabbed Rodriguez in Round 2 and Louis in Round 4 . "It's definitely motivation," Louis said of sliding to Day 3. "And most importantly, it's just, I thank God for humbling me in that way.

So I'm going to come in hungry for sure. " Rodriguez is 6-foot-1, 235 pounds and Louis is 6-foot-2, 200 pounds. Both tackling machines, they used speed, instincts and football smarts to dominate in college.