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Dolphins face injury troubles ahead of 49ers matchup
Miami loses rookie safety Kyle Louis to MCL sprain and may need a new long-snapper for Sunday's game in San Francisco.
In brief
Miami loses rookie safety Kyle Louis to MCL sprain and may need a new long-snapper for Sunday's game in San Francisco. The Dolphins' clean injury report from Week 1 has vanished, with rookie safety Kyle Louis out multiple weeks and long-snapper Tucker Addington questionable. Originally reported by Miami Dolphins On SI.
Clean bill of health vanishes
The Dolphins entered their opener fully healthy but will miss at least one player against San Francisco, possibly two.
Kyle Louis out with MCL sprain
The rookie safety suffered an MCL sprain in Sunday's 27-13 loss to Las Vegas. He'll miss this week and possibly longer.
Injured reserve a possibility
Louis is expected to miss a few weeks, making him a candidate for IR. That would force him to sit out four games minimum.
Long-snapper injury complicates things
Tucker Addington hurt his shoulder against the Raiders but stayed in the game. The team nearly had to use linebacker Jacob Rodriguez as emergency replacement.
Veteran long-snapper gets tryout
Miami brought in Cal Adomitis on Tuesday. The four-year NFL veteran has 58 career games and spent training camp with Green Bay.
Practice squad elevation likely
The Dolphins could sign Adomitis to the practice squad and elevate him for Sunday if Addington can't play through his shoulder injury.
Dodson joins Panthers as expected
Tyrel Dodson signed to Carolina's active roster from their practice squad, clarifying why Miami released him before Week 1.
Financial decision behind Dodson cut
His $3 million salary would have become fully guaranteed if he was on the Week 1 roster. Miami saved that cap space for future years.
Rodriguez sealed Dodson's fate
Drafting the linebacker in the second round made Dodson expendable. Rodriguez's strong opener against Las Vegas validated the decision.
The short version
The Dolphins' clean injury report from Week 1 has vanished, with rookie safety Kyle Louis out multiple weeks and long-snapper Tucker Addington questionable.
