Breaking Down the First Miami Dolphins Week 9 Injury Report

The Miami Dolphins had a lengthy injury report to start their week against the Buffalo Bills.
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) runs with the ball during the first half against the Tennessee Titans at Hard Rock Stadium.
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) runs with the ball during the first half against the Tennessee Titans at Hard Rock Stadium. / Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images
In this story:

The Miami Dolphins had quite a long list of players who didn't practice Wednesday, as revealed on their first injury report of the week, though there was more veteran rest than usual.

That includes wide receiver Tyreek Hill, whose absence was speculated to have been related to the foot injury he sustained in practice last week when it's actually all about rest on the injury report.

Tackle Terron Armstead had his customary Wednesday rest day. Still, there was an added designation of a knee issue on the injury report, so his situation will have to be monitored closely.

The other two players who didn't practice because of a rest day were DT Calais Campbell, who always rests on Wednesdays, and S Jordan Poyer.

The Dolphins had six other players miss practice because of injuries:

  • CB Storm Duck (ankle)
  • TE Julian Hill (shoulder)
  • S Jevon Holland (hand/knee)
  • CB Kader Kohou (neck)
  • LB Emmanuel Ogbah (bicep/illness)
  • DT Zach Sieler (eye)

Duck, Kohou, and Sieler didn't play against the Arizona Cardinals last Sunday, while Hill was injured on the Dolphins' first offensive possession, and Holland was injured in the second half. Ogbah was on the injury report last week.

Wide receiver River Cracraft (shoulder) was listed as a limited participant in his return to practice after spending the first eight weeks of the regular season on injured reserve.

Also listed as limited were DT Benito Jones (knee) and LB Jordyn Brooks (hamstring/wrist).

Lastly, LB Tyus Bowser (knee), OL Robert Jones (knee), and TE Jonnu Smith (finger) were listed as full participants.


BILLS INJURY REPORT

On their first injury report of the week, the Bills had 16 more players than the Dolphins, but the big difference is that they had only one player who didn't practice.

That was OL Alec Anderson, who missed practice for personal reasons.

Four Buffalo players were listed as limited participants:

  • LB Terrel Bernard (ankle/pectoral)
  • WR Amari Cooper (wrist)
  • FB Reggie Gilliam (hip)
  • WR Curtis Samuel (pectoral)

The Bills had a whopping 12 players listed as full participants, including QB Josh Allen (left hand).

Also listed as full participants:

  • CB Christian Benford (wrist)
  • OL Spencer Brown (wrist)
  • KR Brandon Codrington (hip)
  • S Damar Hamlin (ankle)
  • WR Mack Hollins (shoulder)
  • CB Taron Johnson (forearm)
  • DT Da'Quan Jones (foot)
  • TE Dalton Kincaid (collarbone/knee)
  • TE Dawson Knox (ankle)
  • TE Quintin Morris (shoulder)
  • S Taylor Rapp (foot)
  • DE Dawuane Smoot (groin)
  • LB Dorian Williams (knee)

Published |Modified
Alain Poupart
ALAIN POUPART

Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of All Dolphins and co-host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press, the Dolphins team website, and the Fan Nation Network (part of Sports Illustrated). In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls (for NFL.com, Football News and the Montreal Gazette), the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.