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Safeties in the Spotlight Early On

Safety Jevon Holland missed his fourth consecutive game

Alain Poupart

Safeties in the Spotlight Early On
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Jevon Holland was upset about having to miss a fourth consecutive game when the Miami Dolphins faced the Dallas Cowboys at Hard Rock Stadium, but his fellow safeties certainly had his back on Dallas' first drive.

Brandon Jones ended the Cowboys' opening drive after it reached first-and-goal from the 1-yard line when he recovered a fumble that was the result of a muffed handoff between quarterback Dak Prescott and fullback Hunter Luepke.

As the ball laid on the ground, Jones showed great awareness of being able to jump on the loose ball for the fumble recovery.

This came one play after fellow starting safety DeShon Elliott made a spectacular play to keep running back Tony Pollard out of the end zone when it appeared almost a certainty with open space and tight end Jake Ferguson ahead of him.

But Elliott fought off the block and tackled Pollard in a way that kept the football from crossing the plane.

After getting the fumble recovery, the Dolphins took a 3-0 lead on Jason Sanders' 57-yard field goal, which followed a 50-yard completion from Tua to Jaylen Waddle.

HOLLAND FRUSTRATED

Holland was forced to miss a fourth consecutive game because of the iinjury to both knees he sustained in the Black Friday game against the New York Jets.

Holland later indicated he had sustained two sprained MCLs, which usually carry a 3-4-week recovery period.

But Holland clearly isn't happy about having to sit out, as he shared on Twitter.

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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.

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