Miami Dolphins left sort out Terron Armstead is out for the crew’s 1 p.m. kickoff towards the Minnesota Vikings at Hard Rock Stadium.
Armstead, who averages 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 apply coping with his toe harm that has lingered for the reason that opener towards the New England Patriots.
Mostly taking part in by 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 crew 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 apply squad, Brandon Shell and Kion Smith, to arrange for Armstead’s absence.
The Dolphins additionally nonetheless don’t have proper sort out Austin Jackson, who will miss a fifth consecutive recreation on injured reserve with an ankle harm. Without Armstead or Jackson at New York, Miami used Greg Little at proper sort out and Shell at left sort out, however in on Sunday, they have been flipped with Shell at proper sort out and Little at left sort out. Most of Little’s profession expertise is at left sort out, and Shell, earlier than final Sunday at MetLife Stadium, had solely performed proper sort out 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 his restoration from a concussion on Sept. 29.
He and fellow quarterback Teddy Bridgewater cleared concussion protocol on Saturday. Bridgewater, after having restricted apply reps all through the week, is on the market 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 as a result of ataxia witnessed by a spotter, an emphasis below the NFL’s Oct. 8 revision to concussion protocol.
Tight finish Durham Smythe (hamstring) was out Sunday towards the Vikings, however working again Raheem Mostert, who additionally entered questionable with a knee harm, was obtainable 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 taking part in time and three begins up to now, it bought 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 have been working again Myles Gaskin, vast receiver Erik Ezukanma and defensive sort out John Jenkins. Miami defensive again Elijah Campbell, who was questionable with a foot harm, is on the market.
For the Vikings, outdoors linebacker D.J. Wonnum was amongst pregame inactives after getting into Sunday questionable with an sickness. The different Minnesota participant that went in questionable, working again Alexander Mattison, is on the market.
In-game accidents
Aside from Thompson making his early exit, the Dolphins had defensive ends Emmanuel Ogbah and Trey Flowers and cornerbacks Nik Needham and Keion Crossen head to the locker room within the first half.
Needham had a cart come onto the sector to take him off the sector. He has been dominated out.
Ogbah is questionable to return with a again harm.
Flowers has a foot harm and is questionable to return.
Crossen left proper earlier than halftime with a knee harm and can also be questionable to return.
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