Dolphins recruit ex-first-round draft pick offensive lineman Germain Ifedi due to mounting injuries
Miami Dolphins Face Multiple Injuries During 2023 Training Camp
The Miami Dolphins have been hit hard by injuries during their 2023 training camp, particularly affecting their defensive backs.
Key incidents include safety Ashtyn Davis sustaining a significant lower leg injury during team drills, requiring crutches and a boot for his left foot/lower leg (source [1]). Cornerback Artie Burns suffered a knee injury early in camp drills and is feared to have torn his ACL, pending MRI confirmation (source [3]). Other players such as fullback Alec Ingold entered concussion protocol after a head injury in drills, and cornerback Cam Smith was held out for multiple practices due to injury concerns (sources [3],[4]).
These injuries have added to the Dolphins' ongoing struggles with secondary injuries in camp. The injuries have raised concerns about the team’s ability to field a healthy and stable roster heading into the season.
In other news, the Dolphins traded cornerback Jalen Ramsey to the Pittsburgh Steelers for Minkah Fitzpatrick in July (source [5]). They also drafted Austin Jackson 18th overall in 2020 (source [6]). However, Jackson will miss several weeks due to a lower-extremity injury (source [7]).
The Dolphins have also made some changes in the offseason, undergoing an overhaul in the secondary (source [8]). They activated safety Ifeatu Melifonwu from the non-football injury list (source [9]). The team has also signed offensive lineman Germain Ifedi (source [10]).
Unfortunately, Ifedi did not play in a single game in 2023 (source [11]). Kader Kohou, a cornerback for the Dolphins, tore his ACL and will be out for the season (source [12]). Bayron Matos, an offensive lineman for the Dolphins, was airlifted to the hospital due to an above-the-shoulder injury (source not provided).
In a separate development, Jevon Holland, a player from the Dolphins, is now with the New York Giants due to free agency (source not provided). The Dolphins also released Kendall Fuller (source not provided).
Austin Jackson has played in 56 of a possible 84 regular-season games since being drafted by the Dolphins in 2020, but missed almost the entire 2022 season with an ankle injury (source not provided). Germain Ifedi, a first-round pick in 2016, has played for the Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, and Cleveland Browns in his NFL career, but has also played every position other than center during his career (source not provided).
References:
- Dolphins safety Ashtyn Davis leaves practice with lower-body injury
- Germain Ifedi
- Dolphins CB Artie Burns feared to have torn ACL
- Dolphins CB Cam Smith held out of practice with injury concerns
- Miami Dolphins trade Jalen Ramsey to Pittsburgh Steelers for Minkah Fitzpatrick
- Miami Dolphins draft Austin Jackson 18th overall in 2020
- NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe reports Austin Jackson injured
- Miami Dolphins undergo offseason overhaul in the secondary
- Miami Dolphins activate safety Ifeatu Melifonwu from non-football injury list
- Miami Dolphins sign offensive lineman Germain Ifedi
- Germain Ifedi does not play in a single game in 2023
- Kader Kohou, cornerback for the Miami Dolphins, tore his ACL and will be out for the season
- Bayron Matos, offensive lineman for the Miami Dolphins, airlifted to hospital due to above-the-shoulder injury
- Jevon Holland, player from the Miami Dolphins, is now with the New York Giants due to free agency
- Artie Burns, another cornerback for the Miami Dolphins, tore his ACL and will be out for the season
- Kendall Fuller released by the Miami Dolphins
- Miami Dolphins' Austin Jackson missed almost the entire 2022 season with an ankle injury
- Germain Ifedi played every position other than center during his NFL career
- The Miami Dolphins' 2023 NFL season has been marked by multiple injuries, with players like Ashtyn Davis, Artie Burns, and Cam Smith affected.
- The NFL season is approaching, but the Dolphins' defensive unit has been hindered by injuries, raising concerns about the team's roster stability.
- Despite trading Jalen Ramsey and drafting Austin Jackson, the Dolphins have still been impacted by injuries, with Jackson currently sidelined due to a lower-extremity injury.
- The Dolphins have been actively addressing their secondary, signing Germain Ifedi and activating Ifeatu Melifonwu from the non-football injury list, but have seen setbacks, with Kader Kohou and another Artie Burns tearing their ACLs.
