Byron Jones hasn’t participated in a soccer follow in months due to a left ankle process he underwent in March, however the Miami Dolphins don’t appear involved that the beginning cornerback will miss the beginning of the common season.
Not less than not at this level.
“There may be concern with him persevering with to progress…. It takes a full dedication every day for that to carry true,” Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel stated when requested if Jones could be prepared for the Sept. 11 common season residence opener in opposition to the New England Patriots. “Proper now we're assured in how he's rehabbing. If there's a setback we can be involved, however till then we really feel fairly good about it.”
Jones, who started camp on the bodily unable to carry out listing, participated in on-the-field work through the offseason program. However he hasn’t been noticed on the sector since coaching camp started final week for causes which are unclear presently.
It's doable that Jones, who has began 103 NFL video games throughout his profession, and contributed 58 tackles, one compelled fumble and broke up 10 passes final season, is present process a rehab or remedy session when the Dolphins are on the sector. It’s unclear if he’ll journey with the staff to Tampa Bay subsequent week for the joint practices in opposition to the Buccaneers, however extremely unlikely that he’ll follow.
In his absence, Noah Igbinoghene, a 2020 first-round choose, and Trill Williams, a former Syracuse standout who made the staff as an undrafted rookie final yr, have gotten an in depth appears to be like because the cornerbacks engaged on the boundary with the primary staff offense.
It’s doubtless that these two cornerback will fill in for Jones and cornerback Xavien Howard, who has his snaps restricted throughout follow, as cornerbacks working the boundary throughout Miami’s three preseason video games. The Dolphins additionally received Elijah Campbell again from the PUP earlier this week, however he hasn’t participated in a staff portion of follow thus far.
Workforce not targeted on NFL punishment for proprietor
When requested to handle the fines and lack of draft picks the Dolphins obtained this week after an NFL investigation decided that Miami tampered by making an attempt to lure quarterback Tom Brady and coach Sean Payton whereas they had been members of different groups, McDaniel sidestepped the query by stating the penalties and punishment have little affect on the 2022 staff.
“We've an unbelievable problem in entrance of us because the 2022 Dolphins. I believe the gamers are owed full and utter give attention to that,” McDaniel stated. “I believe there’s energy in not giving legs to one thing that doesn’t actually have an effect on these 2022 gamers that actually deserve full and undivided consideration.”
As a penalty for tampering, proprietor Steve Ross can be away from the staff for the primary six weeks of the common season and was fined $1.5 million. Additionally, the staff was penalized a 2023 first-round draft choose, and a 2024 third-round choice.
Dolphins swap punters
The Dolphins waived rookie punter Tommy Heatherly, who performed his faculty ball at Florida Worldwide, and signed punter Sterling Hofrichter, a 2020 seventh-round choose who spent all of that season enjoying for the Atlanta Falcons.
Hofrichter, who will compete with Thomas Morstead, a 14-year veteran, averaged 42.5 yards on his 56 punts in 2020. He spent a part of final season on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers follow squad and appeared in two video games, averaging 37.8 yards per punt. He additionally dealt with 14 of the Buccaneers’ kickoffs, six of which went for touchbacks.
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