Byron Jones hasn’t participated in a soccer apply 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.
At least not at this level.
“There is concern with him continuing to progress…. It takes a full commitment each and every day for that to hold true,” Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel stated when requested if Jones could be prepared for the Sept. 11 common season house opener towards the New England Patriots. “Right now we are confident in how he is rehabbing. If there is a setback we will be concerned, but until then we feel pretty 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. But he hasn’t been noticed on the sector since coaching camp started final week for causes which are unclear right now.
It is feasible that Jones, who has began 103 NFL video games throughout his profession, and contributed 58 tackles, one pressured fumble and broke up 10 passes final season, is present process a rehab or therapy session when the Dolphins are on the sector. It’s unclear if he’ll journey with the group to Tampa Bay subsequent week for the joint practices towards the Buccaneers, however extremely unlikely that he’ll apply.
In his absence, Noah Igbinoghene, a 2020 first-round decide, and Trill Williams, a former Syracuse standout who made the group as an undrafted rookie final 12 months, have gotten an in depth seems because the cornerbacks engaged on the boundary with the primary group offense.
It’s possible that these two cornerback will fill in for Jones and cornerback Xavien Howard, who has his snaps restricted throughout apply, as cornerbacks working the boundary throughout Miami’s three preseason video games. The Dolphins additionally acquired Elijah Campbell again from the PUP earlier this week, however he hasn’t participated in a group portion of apply thus far.
Dolphins swap punters
The Dolphins waived rookie punter Tommy Heatherly, who performed his faculty ball at Florida International, and signed punter Sterling Hofrichter, a 2020 seventh-round decide 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 apply 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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Source: www.bostonherald.com