Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Bayron Matos remained beneath remark on the Ryder Trauma Care Heart at Jackson Memorial Hospital on Thursday, someday after he was transported there by helicopter from coaching camp with an undisclosed harm.
The Dolphins stated in an announcement that Matos “has motion in all extremities and is in steady situation,” however they didn’t present another particulars of his harm. The workforce additionally didn’t say how lengthy Matos could be beneath the care of medical doctors.
“It’s a very heartbreaking a part of the sport,” fellow Dolphins offensive lineman Austin Jackson stated of the harm, which occurred within the remaining minutes of Day 1 of coaching camp. “Very powerful.”
The 24-year-old Matos was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and performed his school soccer at New Mexico and South Florida. He was undrafted in 2024 and signed with the Dolphins as a free agent by the NFL’s Worldwide Participant Pathway Program, an initiative that provides athletes from international locations exterior the U.S. an opportunity to play within the league.
Matos, who signed a reserve/future contract in January, had hung out with Miami’s apply squad over the previous yr.
Matos solely began taking part in soccer just a few years in the past. He grew up taking part in baseball and basketball, and after shifting to Tennessee for highschool, popped up on the radar of hoops coaches. Matos wound up redshirting and taking part in one season for New Mexico earlier than transferring to South Florida, the place he continued taking part in basketball and walked onto the soccer workforce.
The 6-foot-7, 334-pound Matos began off as a defensive lineman and particular groups participant earlier than switching to offensive line.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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