JANUARY 1: An MRI confirmed the worst in Chubb’s case. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports he did indeed tear his ACL late in Sunday’s loss, meaning his season is over. Miami’s Week 18 division-deciding matchup against the Bills will leave the team significantly shorthanded along the edge with Chubb and Phillips out of the picture. The Dolphins’ pass rush in the postseason will likewise be notably thin.
DECEMBER 31: The Dolphins may have missed out on an opportunity to move into the driver’s seat for the No. 1 seed in the AFC today in a one-sided loss to the Ravens, but they still have plenty left to play for this year, having qualified for the playoffs and remained in contention to win the AFC East. That’s why it was so disheartening to see a star defender in outside linebacker Bradley Chubb go down with non-contact injury late in the fourth quarter of today’s game. 
The injury occurred during a garbage-time possession late in the team’s decisive loss. With the Ravens’ backups in on offense, Chubb pursued veteran running back Melvin Gordon behind the line of scrimmage. When Gordon performed a juke move in an attempt to evade Chubb, the veteran defender’s momentum seemed to disagree with his foot placement, sending him to the ground, clutching his right knee. The Dolphins’ sideline immediately rushed to his side and eventually carted him off the field.
It was unfortunately a predictable assumption, but word now is that the Dolphins are fearing a torn ACL for Chubb, according to Mike Florio of NBC Sports. As is the normal procedure, Chubb will undergo an MRI tomorrow morning in order to determine the severity of today’s injury. If it is indeed an ACL tear, Chubb will obviously out for the remainder of the Dolphins’ season and their playoff run and could also miss the start of the 2024 NFL season.
Chubb was in the middle of what many considered to be a Pro Bowl-worthy season. After failing to reach double-digit sacks in the four seasons since his rookie year, Chubb had already tallied 11.0 sacks in 2023. He paired that with 11 tackles for loss, 22 quarterback hits, and six forced fumbles, which is a career-high and currently leads the league. If Chubb is unable to play from here on out, Miami will be heading into the playoffs without their top two pass rushers. The Dolphins defense has operated without third-year outside linebacker Jaelan Phillips after the 24-year-old suffered a torn Achilles tendon in a Week 12 win over the Jets. Those are two big blows for a team that has thrived with its pass rush, which ranks second in the league in sacks.
Still, part of the team’s success rushing the passer comes from having multiple contributors to their pass rush. With disruptive interior defenders like Christian Wilkins and Zach Sieler, as well as versatile defenders like Andrew Van Ginkel and Emmanuel Ogbah, the Dolphins should still be able to generate some pressure in the weeks to come.
Sucks when those injuries happen so late in the year. It will make some players rush back for next season start which may lead to another injury. If they don’t they come back out of shape anyways.
Ay, lmao. Wonder what snarky quip mcdaniels has for this one. Nice watch bud
Laughing at a player getting injured? Yikes.
Ya bro big laugh let’s see what Mikey and his 6 figure watch have to quip about it
Umm..okay. good luck with that!
Dolphins are as soft as a pillow. Cold weather no. Tough competition no.
Bills suck but they’ll roll over IVY league coach. Ravens are on another level from Shula mess.
Ravens destroyed the same type of offense in back to back weeks. Without some of their best in Hamilton, Stephens, and Ziegler.
NFL better hope they don’t play the 9ers again. I think it will be the same type of outcome and they likely get Mark Andrews.
He shouldn’t have even been in at that point of the game….
I just happened to be watching that game at that moment and you could hear him screaming from it. They way he was acting, yeah it’s probably more than just an ACL. Spoony is right, he shouldn’t have even been in the game by then.
Frank Clark is available. He must pass through waivers, but I’m guessing he could help fill that void.