MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Dolphins proper sort out Austin Jackson will miss the rest of the season and would require surgical procedure for a knee damage he suffered final week, coach Mike McDaniel mentioned Tuesday.
Jackson was positioned on injured reserve Monday and missed Miami’s win over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 10. Though McDaniel initially did not count on Jackson’s damage to be long run, he mentioned Tuesday that Jackson wouldn’t return this season based mostly upon the timeline of the surgical procedure.
McDaniel mentioned he expects Jackson will probably be prepared for coaching camp subsequent summer time.
Jackson performed eight video games for the Dolphins this season. He suffered a number of accidents in 2022 and missed 15 video games however bounced again final season, enjoying all however one. The Dolphins signed him to a three-year, $36 million extension in December 2023.
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McDaniel additionally confirmed that the workforce claimed linebacker Tyrel Dodson, who was waived by the Seattle Seahawks on Monday.
Dodson recorded 71 tackles in his first season with Seattle and spent the primary 5 years of his profession with the Buffalo Payments.
That familiarity with Dodson’s talent set impressed the Dolphins to put a declare on him, McDaniel mentioned.
“It was a shock that he was on the market,” McDaniel mentioned Tuesday. “[GM] Chris Grier is at all times making an attempt to make the workforce higher, and the extra the merrier, in our opinion.”
The Dolphins host the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 11 however will accomplish that with out beginning cornerback Kendall Fuller, who left Monday night time’s sport with a concussion.
Contemplating it’s Fuller’s second concussion of the season, McDaniel dominated him out for Sunday’s sport in opposition to Las Vegas and mentioned there isn’t any timeline for Fuller’s return.
