The Miami Dolphins will move next week's practices to Southern California because of Hurricane Irma.
According to a league source, the Dolphins have decided to prepare for next Sunday's road game against the Los Angeles Chargers by spending the week in California over concerns about Hurricane Irma's impact on South Florida.
Dolphins owner Steve Ross will pay for family members of coaches and players who would like to make the trip.
The Dolphins' season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was canceled because of Hurricane Irma, which is expected to be a Category 4 or 5 storm when it hits landfall on Saturday. The destruction Irma causes in South Florida could take weeks to repair.
The Dolphins, who deflated the team's practice bubble at its Davie facility, hope practicing in California will give the team time to focus on football and will keep the family members who accompany them out of harms way.
The Florida Panthers, South Florida's NHL franchise, is having a charter set to fly 90 players, coaches, family members and other staff from Fort Lauderdale to Boston so they can avoid the storm.
