Miami Dolphins cornerback Byron Jones remains to be not able to get activated off the reserve/physically-unable-to-perform record or start training because the workforce prepares for a street sport in opposition to the New York Jets on Sunday.
“We’re still going to take our time with it,” Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel stated Wednesday of Jones’ offseason restoration from decrease left leg surgical procedure. “It’s not progressing as fast as we obviously had hoped from the spring into the summer, but there hasn’t been a major setback or anything. I won’t put a dude on the field unless he has complete stability, and there’s too many other risks that can happen.”
Because the prolonged restoration time from Jones’ surgical procedure in March hasn’t been the results of a setback, McDaniel remained hopeful that he can return to observe quickly. Jones can stay on PUP for as many as 21 days as soon as he begins training.
“That could change at anytime day by day, week by week,” McDaniel stated earlier than Wednesday’s drills.
This is the primary week Jones is eligible to be activated. Once he started the season on PUP after lacking coaching camp and the preseason, he needed to be held out a minimal of 4 weeks.
Meanwhile, McDaniel referred to as three-time Pro Bowl and one-time All-Pro cornerback Xavien Howard day-to-day as he continues to take care of his groin harm that has affected him however didn’t preserve him off the sector in Thursday evening’s loss to the Cincinnati Bengals or the 2 prior wins in opposition to the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens.
“He’s going to do everything in his power to play against the Jets on Sunday,” McDaniel stated after Howard missed the workforce’s Monday observe, coming off the mini-bye of taking part in final Thursday.
The Dolphins might be in hassle concerning cornerback depth once more as they go to an upstart Jets receiving corps that features standout rookie Garrett Wilson (20 receptions, 255 yards, two touchdowns), Corey Davis (15 catches, 261 yards, two touchdowns) and second-year playmaker Elijah Moore (15 receptions, 192 yards), a St. Thomas Aquinas alum.
In addition to the workforce’s prime two cornerbacks, Miami had Keion Crossen acquired consideration from trainers at Monday drills.
“He’s got a little thing that he’s getting treatment for that, I believe, is on his upper leg, lower glute-type area,” McDaniel stated Wednesday. “Nothing that will be severely serious, but something that he has to get treatment on. We’ll continue to work with him as the week goes to see if he can be ready for Sunday.”
The Dolphins will lean on Nik Needham, undrafted rookie Kader Kohou within the secondary, and third-year cornerback Noah Igbinoghene, a 2020 first-round choose, might be in line for his first defensive snaps of the season ought to Miami be excessively shorthanded within the secondary. The workforce may also play versatile defensive again Elijah Campbell or particular teamer Justin Bethel at cornerback. Rotational security Eric Rowe is a former NFL starter at cornerback.
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