Miami Dolphins left deal with Terron Armstead was out for the staff’s sport Sunday in opposition to the Minnesota Vikings at Hard Rock Stadium.
Armstead, who has averaged greater than 5 video games missed over the previous six seasons, was inactive for the primary time since signing with the Dolphins within the offseason. He simply missed one other full week of follow coping with his toe damage that has lingered because the opener in opposition to the New England Patriots.
Mostly enjoying by way of the ailment, he made an early exit in final week on the New York Jets, after eight offensive performs. He didn’t journey again with the staff on Oct. 9 to see a foot specialist within the New York/New Jersey space earlier than returning to South Florida.
Miami, on Saturday, elevated two offensive tackles from the follow squad, Brandon Shell and Kion Smith, to arrange for Armstead’s absence.
The Dolphins additionally nonetheless don’t have proper deal with Austin Jackson, who will miss a fifth consecutive sport on injured reserve with an ankle damage. Without Armstead or Jackson at New York, Miami used Greg Little at proper deal with and Shell at left deal with, however in on Sunday, they had been flipped with Shell at proper deal with and Little at left deal with. Most of Little’s profession expertise is at left deal with, and Shell, earlier than final Sunday at MetLife Stadium, had solely performed proper deal with in his profession.
Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was additionally among the many Dolphins’ seven pregame inactives, which was anticipated after he was dominated out by coach Mike McDaniel early within the week by way of his restoration from a concussion on Sept. 29.
He and fellow quarterback Teddy Bridgewater cleared concussion protocol on Saturday. Bridgewater, after having restricted follow reps all through the week, was accessible as a backup to rookie starter Skylar Thompson and ended up having to come back in. Bridgewater was within the protocol regardless of not being recognized with a concussion however being pressured to exit resulting from ataxia witnessed by a spotter, an emphasis beneath the NFL’s Oct. 8 revision to concussion protocol.
Tight finish Durham Smythe (hamstring) was out Sunday in opposition to the Vikings, however working again Raheem Mostert, who additionally entered questionable with a knee damage, was accessible and receiving a bulk of Miami carries.
Cornerback Kader Kohou, who was already uncertain with an indirect ailment was inactive. While Miami was minus Kohou, the undrafted rookie that has seen important enjoying time and three begins up to now, it received All-Pro Xavien Howard again after he missed the loss to the Jets. With Byron Jones nonetheless on the physically-unable-to-perform listing, the Dolphins began Howard and Nik Needham.
Healthy Dolphins inactives had been working again Myles Gaskin, extensive receiver Erik Ezukanma and defensive deal with John Jenkins. Miami defensive again Elijah Campbell, who was questionable with a foot damage, is offered.
For the Vikings, outdoors linebacker D.J. Wonnum was amongst pregame inactives after coming into Sunday questionable with an sickness. The different Minnesota participant that went in questionable, working again Alexander Mattison, is offered.
In-game accidents
Aside from Thompson making his early exit, the Dolphins had defensive ends Emmanuel Ogbah and Trey Flowers and Needham and Keion Crossen head to the locker room within the first half.
Needham had a cart come onto the sphere to take him off the sphere. He has been dominated out.
Ogbah had a again damage however returned within the second half.
Flowers, who sustained a foot damage, and Crossen, who left proper earlier than halftime with a knee damage, had been each dominated out to start out the second half.
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