The Dolphins will place running back Myles Gaskin on injured reserve, according to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport (on Twitter). Per league rules, Gaskin will be out for the next three games. On the plus side, head coach Brian Flores doesn’t anticipate that he’ll miss more than that.
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The Dolphins anticipated that Gaskin would need time to recover from his sprained MCL, which is why they traded for Chiefs running back DeAndre Washington just prior to the deadline. Meanwhile, Matt Breida is still working his way through a hamstring injury, so Washington could see a larger-than-anticipated role against the Cardinals on Sunday. In a worst case scenario, Jordan Howard still figures to lead the way in touches, with support from Patrick Laird and Salvon Ahmed.
Gaskin, 23, has averaged 3.9 yards per carry through seven games. He’s been more of a contributor as a pass-catcher — so far, he’s registered 30 catches for 198 yards. With or without Gaskin, the Dolphins could use some improvement out of their ground game. The Dolphins have one of the league’s weakest rushing offenses with an average of just 98 yards per contest.
DeAndre Washington isn’t eligible to play until next week because of COVID protocols.
Jordan Howard could be the feature back this week and this might be his last chance to show what he can do.
Why aren’t we expecting the most common outcomes for both of these guys. Breida was always injured in SF and still ended up putting up monster games when he was expected to miss or be limited. Meanwhile, Howard will somehow end up with 90% of the carries inside the 10 and get two stupid short yardage touchdowns. You’re welcome.