Dolphins Lose Ogbah for the Season

A terrific day for the Miami Dolphins that featured a fourth consecutive victory and taking up first place within the AFC East additionally included some disappointing information.

Defensive finish Emmanuel Ogbah will miss the remainder of the season due to an damage he sustained within the second quarter of the 39-17 victory in opposition to the Cleveland Browns at Exhausting Rock Stadium on Sunday, in accordance with a league supply.

The Dolphins introduced initially that Ogbah was questionable to return with an elbow damage, then dominated him out because the second half started. A number of reviews indicated the damage really was torn triceps.

ANOTHER BLOW TO THE DOLPHINS DEFENSE

Ogbah turns into the third important participant the Dolphins protection has misplaced to a season-ending damage in 2022.

The primary was cornerback Nik Needham, who sustained an Achilles damage within the Week 6 loss in opposition to the Minnesota Vikings. He was adopted by security Brandon Jones, who sustained a torn ACL the next week within the Sunday night time recreation in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Linebacker Trey Flowers additionally landed on IR after being injured within the Minnesota recreation, although his foot damage was not described as essentially season-ending on the time.

And, after all, the Dolphins have performed all season with out beginning cornerback Byron Jones, who continues to be recovering from offseason leg surgical procedure.

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DIFFICULT SEASON FOR OGBAH

The damage put an disappointing exclamation level on what was a tough yr for Ogbah, who the Dolphins signed to a brand new contract in March simply earlier than the beginning of free company.

After main the Dolphins in sacks in each 2020 and 2021 with 9 every season, Ogbah had just one sack in 9 video games in 2022. It got here within the season opener throughout the 20-7 victory in opposition to the New England Patriots at Exhausting Rock Stadium.

Ogbah was slowed for a few weeks by a again damage that pressured him to overlook that Week 7 Sunday night time recreation in opposition to Pittsburgh.

Head coach Mike McDaniel expressed his confidence Friday that Ogbah was on his approach to turning into an element for the Dolphins protection.

“I’m not frightened in any respect concerning the distinction and any kind of manufacturing due to what he’s proven me in preparation, as he’s gotten again from getting wholesome,” McDaniel stated. “Proper when he had progressed this season, I believed he was enjoying his greatest ball and the stat sheet was going to start out filling up. He had an damage setback that he’s labored his manner again from. The excellent news is I’m seeing a few of the greatest stuff that I’ve seen, together with the stuff from final yr. I’m seeing it in observe. I’m seeing him get again into full well being and full confidence. So it doesn’t trouble me as a result of I can see that the extent of stat sheet manufacturing is a matter of time due to how he’s going about doing his job on a day-in and day-out foundation.”

Sadly, Ogbah now should wait till 2023 to regain the shape he confirmed throughout these sensible first two seasons with the Dolphins.

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