MIAMI GARDENS — The Dolphins positioned beginning proper sort out Austin Jackson on the injured reserve checklist Saturday, which means he’ll must miss a minimum of 4 video games because of the toe harm that he sustained in final week’s season-opening loss at Indianapolis.
Jackson’s prolonged absence is an enormous blow to the proper aspect of the offensive line contemplating proper guard James Daniels, their largest free agent acquisition, is already on IR after sustaining a pectoral harm within the 33-8 loss at Indianapolis. Jackson and Daniels, in fact, shield quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s blind aspect.
The Dolphins (0-1) host New England (0-1) at 1 p.m. Sunday of their residence opener at Laborious Rock Stadium and Patriots linebacker Harold Landry, who normally strains up over the proper sort out, had 2.5 sacks of their season-opening loss to Las Vegas final week and in addition has had 5 sacks in three profession video games towards the Dolphins.
Proper guard Kion Smith and proper sort out Larry Borom will begin instead of Daniels and Jackson, the 2020 first-round choose who has battled harm points for a lot of his profession. In 2022, Jackson missed 15 video games as a result of an ankle harm and final yr he missed 9 video games as a result of a knee harm.
The Dolphins will possible have all eight of their wholesome offensive linemen energetic for Sunday’s 48-man energetic gameday roster. They normally have eight offensive linemen on the energetic recreation day roster, the 5 starters and three reserves. Final week’s reserves had been Smith, Borom and center-guard Daniel Brunskill. With Jackson on injured reserve, they’re right down to eight wholesome offensive linemen on the energetic roster. Other than Borom and Jackson they’ve beginning heart Aaron Brewer, beginning left guard Jonah Savaiinaea and beginning left sort out Patrick Paul. The energetic reserves will possible be Brunskill, sort out Kendall Lamm and newly-signed guard-center Cole Unusual.
In different roster strikes the Dolphins introduced they’ve signed cornerback Cornell Armstrong to the energetic roster from the apply squad and elevated kicker Riley Patterson and operating again Jeff Wilson Jr. from the apply squad.
Armstrong, signed to the apply squad Aug. 27, has nickel/slot cornerback capabilities in addition to particular groups expertise.
Patterson and Wilson are being elevated for the second consecutive week. Each gamers have another elevation earlier than the Dolphins should both place them on the 53-man roster or launch them.
Most certainly Patterson will probably be launched after subsequent week’s Buffalo recreation on Thursday, leaving the Dolphins to accumulate one other kicker. The Dolphins assume kicker Jason Sanders (hip) will probably be again fairly quickly. If not, the Dolphins would have positioned Sanders on the injured reserve checklist, which might imply he’s sidelined for a minimum of 4 video games. Patterson didn’t try a discipline objective or an additional level final week.
Wilson performed two snaps final week however didn’t get any carries. The Dolphins’ solely wholesome operating backs on the 53-man roster are beginning operating again De’Von Achane and rookie Ollie Gordon II. Jaylen Wright is out with a knee harm however he practiced on a restricted foundation final week, indicating he may be prepared to extend his apply participation subsequent week.
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