Miami Dolphins linebacker Jaelan Phillips suffered an Achilles injury during the team’s 34-13 win over the New York Jets on Thursday night.
“It’s his Achilles — doesn’t look great, but we’ll find out more tomorrow,” Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said in his latest update on Phillips. “Yeah, I don’t want to get ahead of myself, but not fired up about it.”
Phillips went down during the fourth quarter with a non-contact lower leg injury. The television replay indicated that his left calf was firing, which is a telling sign of a ruptured Achilles tendon. Unable to rise, Phillips was carted off the field in an emotional state.
Phillips took to X to spread a message of hope to his fans in the face of his injury. Should Phillips be unavailable for an extended period, Andrew van Ginkel and defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah would be expected to play a bigger role in the team going forward.
