The Phinsider
The Miami Dolphins and Los Angeles Chargers are closing in on a Week 6 matchup in South Florida. Both teams have finished their week’s practice schedule and released their respective final injury reports for the game, with six players ruled out of the contest.
For once, it seems like the Dolphins are on the good end of the injury report after weeks of seeing player after player sit out with various injuries. The team still has 14 players on the injured reserve list and one on the physically unable to perform list, but those on the active roster seem to be getting healthier.
For Miami, defensive back Elijah Campbell and linebacker Tyrel Dodson are both out of the game. Campbell has a quadriceps injury that limited him in practice on Wednesday, and he did not participate in workouts on Thursday or Friday. Dodson sustained a concussion during last week’s game and is still awaiting clearance to return to full work, being a non-participant in the first two days of practice, then limited on Friday. Head coach Mike McDaniel announced they would be ruled out during his media availability earlier on Friday, explaining, “Yeah, they’ll be out. Realistically, we’re just making sure ‘T. Dot’ (Tyrel Dodson) gets better each day so he can get through the protocol.”
Los Angeles ruled out four players, including some key members of the roster. The team will be without both starting tackles. Left tackle Joe Alt was ruled out with an ankle injury and right tackle Trey Pipkins has a knee issue. Both players were unable to practice during the week.
Also ruled out were former Dolphins defensive lineman Da’Shawn Hand and wide receiver Derius Davis. Hand has a groin issue and Davis has a knee problem. Like Alt and Pipkins, neither player practiced this week.
Center Aaron Brewer and cornerback Storm Duck were both listed as questionable for Sunday’s game. “I think based upon physically that would be unknown,” McDaniel said of Brewer’s availability due to an injury to his pectoral muscle. “I would say I’m hopeful just based upon the captain leader that he is but that will be to be determined. We’ll see how it progresses.”
McDaniel also updated the status of Duck, who has an ankle injury, along with wide receiver Cedrick Wilson, Jr., who has been dealing with a knee injury since signing with Miami a couple of weeks ago, but did not have a game designation this week, indicating he will be available. McDaniel stated, “Going into the game, I think we’ll end up having Storm as questionable. He hasn’t had any setbacks so we’ll see how that goes, and ‘Ced’ will be available.”
The good news for Miami on the injury report was the lack of a designation for quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who was limited on Wednesday...
