ORLANDO, Fla. -- It started in training camp as a footnote. Now, it's graduated into a legitimate concern in the preseason.

Miami Dolphins tight end Jordan Cameron is having a drops issue. He's dropped passes in practice. He's dropped passes in two preseason games, including two drops in Thursday night's preseason win against the Atlanta Falcons. Cameron even dropped a pass during pregame warmups while putting in extra work with quarterback Ryan Tannehill.

"I don't even think about it," Jordan Cameron said of his preseason drops. "I think you guys think about it more than I do." Doug Murray/Icon Sportswire

It's a surprising development considering Cameron hasn't had issues with catching the football with the Dolphins last season or throughout his career. It makes you wonder if the drops are more mental than physical.

Currently, Cameron is shrugging off the drops as not a big deal.

"I don't even think about it," Cameron said. "I think you guys think about it more than I do. So I gotta play football and just watch the ball in my hands and the play. It's not something I'm concerned with."

Cameron's first of two drops happened on third down in the first half. Cameron was open on the right sideline and appeared to look away too fast before he secured the ball. The second drop was on a slant -- which Cameron also dropped last week against Dallas -- but it was a bullet pass from Tannehill that made it a challenging play.

"I'm not going to get down on him," Dolphins coach Adam Gase said. "He's done a lot of good things. He's progressed a lot since the spring. He knows what to do offensively, as far as the scheme goes. He'll be fine."

To Cameron's credit, he's made noticeable improvement blocking in the running game. That was an area of weakness last year that Cameron has worked to improve.

However, Cameron was brought to Miami to be a receiving tight end first and a vertical threat in the passing game. Drops issues must be corrected over the next two weeks before the Dolphins take the field against the Seattle Seahawks.

"Tight end is not just catching the ball," Cameron said. "Obviously, I gotta catch the ball. That's what I'm here to do. That's part of my job. But we do a lot of blocking and pass protecting, and I feel I've made strides in that regard."