Legendary Dolphins WR Talks about Hill and Waddle

When Miami Dolphins fans hear the name Mark Clayton, they will never think of the former Baltimore Ravens wide receiver. Nothing against the Ravens’ Clayton, but this Mark Clayton caught 73 balls for 1,389 yards and an NFL-leading 18 touchdowns in 1984. Yes, the 1984 where Dan Marino went absolutely bananas and set passing records that wouldn’t be broken for 20+ years.

That Mark Clayton.

The former 8th-round pick out of Louisville recently went on The Fins Faithful Podcast and was asked what he thought about Dolphins’ wide receivers Jaylen Waddle and Tyreek Hill.

He humbly noted that Waddle’s game reminded him a bit of himself.

“Not that I don’t love Hill’s game as much as Waddle’s, but I love Waddle’s game,” Clayton said. “Waddle’s game reminds me so much of my own with a little more speed, he’s much faster than I was.

“If I’m going to say one of the two, you know, who I think patterns their game after mine, I would have to say Waddle.”

Clayton seems a little hesitant on Tyreek Hill

Hill’s attitude at the end of last year has been noted. He famously made the “I’m out” comment after the season, which he later said was out of frustration.

Still, Clayton said that Hill has some work to do with his teammates.

“Hill is no slouch,” Clayton said. “Your mouth can say anything, but your actions speak louder than words. I think you win your teammates back through your actions, not your words. And, he should remember this at all times as an NFL player: You don’t play for anybody except the 10 other guys out there on the field. You play for them. You don’t play for yourself.”

He’s trying to be nice, but clearly he wants to say ‘knock that nonsense off.’

Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has been open about Hill’s comments and what it will take to repair the relationships.

“So when you say something like that, you don’t just come back from that with, ‘Hey, my bad.’ You’ve got to work that relationship up, you’ve got to build everything up again,” Tagovailoa said. “It’s still a work in progress, not just for me but for everybody. But like I said, he’s working on himself, he’s working on the things he says he wants to get better with and do better on. So that’s the first step to me so I commend him for doing that.”

Clayton is an all-time Miami Dolphin

For those of us of a certain age, Clayton and fellow wide receiver Mark Duper were the 1980’s version of The Greatest Show on Turf. Nicknamed “The Marks Brothers,” they put up pinball machine numbers with the help of Marino. Clayton is second all-time in Dolphins receiving yards behind Duper and first all-time in receptions.

Clayton spent 10 seasons with Miami and then a final season with the Green Bay Packers, where he started 15 games, but no one really cares; he’ll always be a Dolphin.

If you are shirking responsibility at work today, wondering why your friends on Facebook are all at the beach, and you want to kill some time, check this out and get a history lesson on “The Marks Brothers.”