MIAMI (AP) — Jalen Ramsey, established for surgery on Friday, tackled his Miami Dolphins teammates a working day before about the injuries and instructed them not to worry or experience sorry for him.
The six-time Pro Bowl cornerback endured a torn meniscus in his remaining knee at the finish of Thursday’s exercise and is envisioned to miss out on the get started of the typical season. But he vowed — bragged a minimal — that he could beat whichever timeline for return doctors give him.
“It genuinely moved a large amount of men and women,” Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel mentioned Friday. “He initially enable all people know how significantly he appreciated this staff, how this crew has accepted him, how he has been in the league a minor little bit and how he understands what we’re performing listed here, in his impression, is exclusive, for his position group not to waiver, and exuded all the self-confidence that he experienced in that posture team.”
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McDaniel said Ramsey will have surgical treatment Friday afternoon to maintenance the tear and his timeline for return is not going to be acknowledged right up until the process is entire.
The personal injury took place for the duration of an 11-on-11 drill during Miami’s next practice of coaching camp. McDaniel explained it was a non-speak to damage that happened while he was matched up against receiver Tyreek Hill. Ramsey and Hill collided on the participate in, but the damage, McDaniel clarified, happened prior to the make contact with.
“That conclusion of the time force (will) be famous!” Ramsey tweeted Thursday night time.
Miami obtained the All-Professional cornerback Ramsey in a trade with the Los Angeles Rams in March.
When veteran players claimed to education camp on Monday, Ramsey spoke of the prospective of the Dolphins protection, which is adjusting to a new plan less than defensive coordinator Vic Fangio.
“I’ve been a part of his protection for the past 3 several years so I variety of know how to engage in it,” Ramsey stated. “I know what is actually wanted to participate in this defense and be a single of the most effective defenses in the league and be elite. And we bought all the pieces — edge rushers to the secondary. We even got the linebackers and all that. Like I explained, I really don’t evaluate, but I look at other teams I’ve been a component of and I truly feel like we, on paper, we stack up effectively. But the work arrives 1st.”
The Dolphins dealt with many injuries at the cornerback place previous time. Veteran cornerback Xavien Howard played by means of groin accidents all year.
Byron Jones skipped the full season after obtaining surgical treatment on his Achilles tendon. The Dolphins slice him before this 12 months in a price-reducing move.
Trill Williams tore the ACL in his remaining knee for the duration of the preseason. Nik Needham tore his Achilles last October.
Williams and security Brandon Jones are nonetheless doing the job their way again from their respective period-ending accidents.
McDaniel explained he’s self-assured in the team’s cornerback room, which also incorporates Kader Kohou, who experienced a breakout 2022 time as an undrafted rookie free of charge agent, Keion Crossen and 2020 initially-spherical select Noah Igbinoghene.
Before this 7 days, Howard pointed to Kohou as a participant to observe as camp opened.
“My boy, Kader. Dude is a straight dawg,” Howard stated. “His mentality he has, just becoming an undrafted dude, I keep on to see him develop and get greater on the discipline.”
Miami also drafted cornerback Cam Smith in the next round in April to incorporate a lot more depth. Smith’s function will likely improve in Ramsey’s absence.
“I truly feel excellent about the whole crew,” McDaniel claimed. “We are dealing with some accidents now in that team, but I sense really, really, really very good about the levels of competition there and the guys that are completely ready to go see some a lot more possibilities.”
With the cornerback space not at comprehensive power, McDaniel said the workforce will get the job done out a cornerback before long for “depth functions.”
Notes: McDaniel reported linebacker Jaelan Phillips was “stepped on” in the course of the initially exercise of teaching camp. McDaniel reported the staff is not apprehensive about the personal injury, but it would “not be healed” if he proceeds training with it. Phillips did not exercise Thursday. … Crossen has an undisclosed injuries and will not follow Friday. … McDaniel mentioned he’s delighted with Miami’s working back team as the Dolphins continue to be connected to Professional Bowl functioning again Dalvin Prepare dinner.
