The Miami Dolphins are optimistic the ankle damage proper deal with Austin Jackson sustained within the second quarter of Sunday’s 20-7 win over the New England Patriots isn’t too severe, however they’ll take a cautious strategy monitoring it this week.
“Serious enough that we’re getting some more eyes on it,” coach Mike McDaniel mentioned Monday night. “We’ll be continuing along the process to have the best medical information on him moving forward.”
Jackson, who gave the impression to be limping on his proper leg within the locker room after the sport, appeared to get rolled up early within the second quarter on a 2-yard run by fullback Alec Ingold. Jackson was gradual to stand up and reached for his proper foot/ankle earlier than becoming a member of the huddle.
He performed yet another play, a Raheem Mostert 3-yard run, then grabbed once more at his decrease proper leg and signaled for a substitution. He walked to the sideline beneath his personal energy however was escorted by medical workers earlier than coming again out to the sideline with out re-entering.
“He was tough,” McDaniel mentioned. “He stayed in uniform and could’ve gone back in, in an emergency situation.”
Dolphins tight finish and particular teamer Cethan Carter is in concussion protocol, McDaniel mentioned on Monday. Carter left Sunday’s sport with a head damage on a kickoff return within the second quarter.
In the protocol, Carter now should bear a five-step course of that features being granted clearance by a staff doctor and unbiased neurological guide.
“That is, of all things, the most case-by-case basis,” McDaniel mentioned. “We’ll be taking it as such moving forward.”
Jackson’s damage led to an abundance of shuffling on the offensive line all through Sunday’s sport. First, Greg Little entered for him at proper deal with. Little went down momentarily, so Robert Jones went in at proper guard with Robert Hunt going to deal with. Later, with Little now again, Terron Armstead went to the sideline, and Jones was sprung again into motion at left guard, with Liam Eichenberg kicking out to Armstead’s left deal with submit.
“We all get paid to do what we do,” Hunt mentioned Monday. “We got a room full of guys that are capable of playing any position. Guys did a really good job of being ready when their name was called.”
Said Little on Sunday: “If a guy goes down somebody’s got to step up. That’s pretty much what happened. People went down so you’ve got to step up.”
Gesicki’s minimal function
McDaniel mentioned it wasn’t by design to have tight finish Mike Gesicki whole only one reception on one goal for 1 yard over 25 snaps in Sunday’s win.
“I would’ve expected, by the end of the game, by our game plan, for him to have more pass-game production,” he mentioned. “That’s one of the things that happens through the course of a game. … That doesn’t necessarily reflect the exact game plan at all. I would’ve expected him to have more, but that’s just how the ball bounces sometimes.”
McDaniel added he additionally anticipated to get the ball extra to huge receiver Jaylen Waddle, in addition to discovering extra touches for working again Raheem Mostert.
McDaniel, the gambler
Dolphins gamers have been understandably fired up about McDaniel’s determination to go for it on fourth-and-7 from the Patriots’ 42-yard line, and the ensuing landing cross from quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to huge receiver Jaylen Waddle. But it wasn’t the one time McDaniel was going for it on fourth down — apparently.
Recall New England drawing a five-yard penalty for a impartial zone infraction within the first quarter on fourth-and-1 from the 50. Of course, there’s an opportunity the Dolphins have been on the lookout for the penalty and free first down.
Whatever the case, the drive resulted in a 43-yard subject purpose from Jason Sanders and a 3-0 lead as a substitute of a punt.
The Waddle, Year 2
Waddle did his trademark “Waddle” after scoring on the dramatic 42-yard landing. He was requested Sunday whether or not the celebration is right here on a everlasting foundation for his second NFL season. In a twist, he indicated fan demand is likely to be too sturdy to maintain it going.
“I don’t know,” he mentioned. “It gets kind of crazy when I see people out, they try to tell me to dance and stuff.”
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