Monday Dolphins Notebook: Injury Update, Ingold’s Rare Feat, Home Streak, and More

The Miami Dolphins might have a difficulty at deal with developed in gentle of the damage sustained by Austin Jackson within the 20-7 victory in opposition to the New England Patriots at Onerous Rock Stadium on Sunday.

Head coach Mike McDaniel mentioned Jackson can be present process extra analysis for the obvious ankle/foot damage that knocked him out of the sport within the second quarter.

Jackson truly reached down and grabbed his decrease proper leg on the play earlier than he left the sport.

“He was powerful,” McDaniel mentioned Monday. “He stayed in uniform and will have gone again in if in an emergency state of affairs, but it surely’s severe sufficient that we’re getting some extra eyes on it. And so we’ll be persevering with alongside the method to have the very best medical data on him transferring ahead. So to be decided.”

With Jackson out, Greg Little took over at proper deal with, although he additionally left the sport, however just for one play when he was changed by Robert Jones.

Michael Deiter is the one different backup offensive lineman on the roster, although the Dolphins have Larnel Coleman and Kion Smith on the follow squad.

Tight finish Cethan Carter, in the meantime, is within the concussion protocol after being injured on a kickoff return.

PRACTICE SQUAD REVERSIONS

For bookkeeping functions, huge receiver River Cracraft and security Verone McKinley III reverted to the follow squad Monday after being elevated for the sport in opposition to New England.

The Dolphins can convey them every up two extra occasions in the course of the common season.

McDaniel defined Monday the way it was that Cracraft ended up being lively as an alternative of rookie fourth-fourth choose Erik Ezukanma.

“It was powerful as a result of you already know that Erik could make performs, however on the identical time, we had been anticipating some place versatility that we would have liked and having River come up, he could make a ton of performs, too,” McDaniel mentioned. “I feel that’s one thing that it’s powerful when you’ve gotten a number of gamers that you just’re assured in, however on the identical time, you embrace these selections on a weekly foundation as a result of it’s not what you’re left with, it’s who provides you the very best alternative within the given recreation plan.

“So I used to be completely satisfied for River to get in and get some performs and I instructed Erik that it’s additionally a possibility for him. Any time you’re not lively on the lively roster, the tendency for gamers to do is to is to – it sucks for them and so they wish to disguise from the second. I simply instructed him, ‘No, that is one thing that you just use to your benefit transferring ahead. You’re taking within the atmosphere. You’re taking within the performs that you just suppose you could possibly make on the market, and you employ that as motivation transferring ahead to be additional detailed in your recreation plan.’ And as quickly as he simply provides the remainder of his staff the boldness that he can personal recreation plans week-in, week-out from a number of positions, he gained’t have that drawback anymore, which he understood and he’s going to maneuver ahead amicably.”

DOLPHINS PICTURE WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

As is the custom with the Dolphins, the elevators within the staff places of work at Onerous Rock Stadium featured one of many key photographs from the sport, although technically this one befell after the sport.

In a becoming tribute to move coach Mike McDaniel getting his first win as an NFL head coach, he was the one featured on the elevator door.

A FULLBACK FIRST FOR INGOLD

After sitting out the whole preseason, fullback Alec Ingold made his Dolphins debut in opposition to New England — and it was a memorable one.

After catching an 8-yard move on the opening drive, Ingold transformed a third-and-1 within the second quarter when he took an inside handoff and gained 2 yards. It was the form of play not seen in a decade by the Dolphins, who had not had a speeding try by a fullback since 2012.

Sure, Ingold was the primary fullback (not a participant at one other place lining up at fullback however a real fullback) in 10 years to hold the ball since Jorvorskie Lane did it 13 occasions in that 2012 season.

Taking it a step additional, the Dolphins did not also have a fullback on the roster final season after Chandler Cox was waived simply earlier than the 2020 season finale.

DOLPHINS AND THEIR HOME STREAK

The Dolphins prolonged a novel streak Sunday with their twenty fifth consecutive residence victory when main at halftime.

The streak started in 2015 after they pounced on the Houston Texans to steer 41-0 on the half and ended up successful 44-26.

Since then, the Dolphins gained two extra residence video games when main on the half in 2015, 4 in 2016, three in 2017, 4 in 2018, two in 2019, three in 2020 and 5 in 2021 — in opposition to the Houston Texans, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, New York Giants and New England.

The final time the Dolphins misplaced a house recreation after main at halftime was the 2014 season finale when noticed the New York Jets overcome a 17-14 deficit to win 37-24 — regardless of Lamar Miller’s Dolphins-record 97-yard landing run early within the third quarter.

BETHEL DELIVERS ON THE FIELD, NOT IN THE PLAYBOOK

The thought of getting secrets and techniques from the opposite facet after signing a participant just lately lower by an upcoming opponent is in style, and we heard about it heading into the sport at Onerous Rock Stadium each with Lynn Bowden Jr. now in New England and with Justin Bethel now with the Dolphins.

However Bethel mentioned the 9 days main as much as the season opener had been all about studying his new function with the Dolphins, not sharing details about the Patriots.

“I do know each time any individual just like the Pats choose up any individual from the Dolphins or the Dolphins choose up any individual from the Pats, they’re like, ‘Oh, they received him to allow them to inform him the entire secrets and techniques,’ ” Bethel mentioned Monday. “You’ve received different guys who’ve performed there. You’ve received coaches who’ve performed there. Actually, once you’re speaking a few division opponent, they play one another a lot that there’s lots they already know. They didn’t actually ask me something. It was form of that is what we do, that is how we run issues and attempting to get me acclimated to the way it’s going to be right here. We simply form of went from there.”

Bethel tied for team-high honors (with Duke Riley) with 15 particular groups snaps in opposition to New England and had one deal with within the kicking recreation.

ANOTHER TOUGH BREAK FOR JA’WUAN

There might be no reunion between 2014 Dolphins first-round choose Ja’Wuan James and his former staff at M&T Financial institution Stadium on Sunday as a result of James’ run of unhealthy luck simply will not finish.

Beginning at left deal with for the Ravens of their opener in opposition to the New York Jets after lacking all of final season with torn Achilles tendon, James sustained the identical damage in the course of the 24-9 victory and once more was misplaced for the season.

Since leaving the Dolphins within the spring of 2019, James has performed a complete of 4 video games on account of a knee damage in 2019, opting out due to COVID in 2020 after which struggling an Achilles damage whereas understanding in 2021.