The Miami Dolphins will be without a key member of their team for the foreseeable future.
Head coach Mike McDaniel revealed on Saturday that De’Von Achane will be sidelined with a soft tissue lower-body injury. The news was shared after the Dolphins’ victory over the Detroit Lions in Week 2 of the NFL preseason.
More importantly, Achane faces an undefined timeline for his return. While the coach isn’t concerned about his running back’s Week 1 availability, the nature of soft tissue injuries can certainly complicate things.
Here’s the latest on Achane.
De’Von Achane injury update
Achane has a soft tissue lower-body injury, according to McDaniel.
Achane, who didn’t play on Saturday, doesn’t have a clear timeline for his return to action. McDaniel said the running back is going to be out between ‘days and weeks,’ but he isn’t concerned about Achane’s availability for the regular season opener on Sept. 7.
McDaniel said the injury isn’t severe and Achane shouldn’t be out too long, but the timeline is tricky because of the nature of soft tissue injuries. He later added that the situation would be different if this was the regular season.
The Dolphins will evaluate the running back when they return to Miami. In the meantime, the team has no shortage of running backs that will pick up the slack during Achane’s absence.
Jaylen Wright and Ollie Gordon II figure to be the primary candidates to step in for now.