Jul 23, 2025; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Miami Dolphins guard Austin Jackson (73) speaks to reporters throughout coaching camp at Baptist Well being Coaching Advanced. Obligatory Credit score: Sam Navarro-Imagn Photographs
The Miami Dolphins endured a tough few days on the follow area as they ramp up for his or her preseason opener subsequent week.
Proper sort out Austin Jackson sustained a decrease leg damage on Friday, knocking him out for a matter of weeks, and fullback Alec Ingold wound up in concussion protocol after getting harm in follow on Sunday.
Jackson missed greater than half of the 2024 season because of a knee damage, however coach Mike McDaniel emphasised on Sunday that the newest ailment is unrelated.
“He received the (new) damage enjoying soccer and received stepped on. It has nothing to do with something however that,” McDaniel stated Sunday. “And with Austin, the underside line for me the place he is at … he knocked some rust off, he received again and, for my part, exceeded the place he was enjoying earlier than. So we’re lucky that that timetable (for his absence) does not appear to be into the common season.”
Jackson, 25, has began 54 of his 56 NFL video games for the Dolphins since they chose him with the 18th total decide within the 2020 draft out of Southern California.
The Dolphins added to their offensive line depth on Sunday by signing Germain Ifedi. A primary-round decide of Seattle in 2016, he has performed for the Seahawks (2016-19), the Chicago Bears (2020-21), the Atlanta Falcons (2022) and the Cleveland Browns (2024). Final 12 months, he appeared in 15 video games and made 5 begins.
Ingold, 29, performed three seasons with the Raiders earlier than spending the previous three years in Miami, together with a Professional Bowl season in 2023. Final 12 months, he had 10 carries for 17 yards and a landing to go along with 11 receptions for 96 yards.
Miami’s exhibition opener is at Chicago on Aug. 10. The Dolphins start the common season at Indianapolis on Sept. 7.
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