Tag: Emmanuel Ogbah

Dolphins officially place DE Emmanuel Ogbah on IR

Ogbah is just the most recent member of the defense to be shut down for the year.

Injury issues have plagued the Miami Dolphins throughout the 2022 campaign, especially on the defensive side of the ball.

On Monday, the team announced that they’ve placed defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah on injured reserve, ending his season after 10 weeks. Ogbah will have surgery on his torn triceps and, hopefully, be ready to go for the start of the 2023 year.

Ogbah joins Brandon Jones, Nik Needham, Trill Williams and Trey Flowers as defenders on injured reserve. While it’s unclear whether or not Flowers will return this season, head coach Mike McDaniel confirmed that he’ll be sidelined for the foreseeable future.

In the meantime, Miami will have to get more from Melvin Ingram, Jaelan Phillips, Bradley Chubb and Andrew Van Ginkel on the outside to make up for Ogbah’s absence.

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Dolphins DE Emmanuel Ogbah suffers season-ending injury

He has a torn triceps.

The Miami Dolphins continue to get bit by the injury bug, as they’ve lost another defensive starter for the remainder of the season.

Defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah, who left Sunday’s game in the second quarter with an injury, reportedly has a torn triceps and will miss the rest of the year, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Ogbah joins safety Brandon Jones and cornerbacks Nik Needham and Trill Williams as defensive contributors that have been ruled out.

Miami has some solid depth on the edge with guys like Zach Sieler, Christian Wilkins, Melvin Ingram, Jaelan Phillips, Andrew Van Ginkel and Bradley Chubb with the ability to go against offensive tackles.

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Dolphins DE Emmanuel Ogbah leaves game vs. Browns with injury

He headed back to the locker room in the second quarter.

The Miami Dolphins are continuing to have injury issues on defense, with another impact player leaving a contest early.

In the second quarter of their battle with the Cleveland Browns, Dolphins defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah left the field, escorted by trainers, with an elbow injury. He was evaluated in the blue medical tent on the sidelines before heading back to the locker room.

The team announced on social media that his return is questionable.

Ogbah had been dealing with a back injury earlier in the season that caused him to miss Week 7.

Luckily, edge rusher is a position where Miami is pretty deep right now.

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News, notes ahead of Dolphins-Browns matchup

Things to note prior to Miami’s Week 10 battle.

The Dolphins return to the friendly confines of Hard Rock Stadium this Sunday on the heels of a successful pair of consecutive road games and their second three-game winning streak of the season.

Miami sits at 6-3, as the Cleveland Browns head to South Florida at 3-5, led by former Miami Dolphins quarterback Jacoby Brissett.

The man Brissett backed up during his tenure, is putting on an MVP-level 2022 campaign. Tua Tagovailoa is 6-0 when starting and completing games this season and 12-2 overall in his last 14 games.

Tagovailoa has been incredible on the road this season, completing 94 of his 130 attempts (72.3%) for 1,263 yards, 12 touchdowns, three interceptions and a 124 passer rating.

Heading into Week 10, the Dolphins are second in the league in yards per play (6.33), with the first being the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs just behind Miami.

News, notes ahead of Dolphins-Bears matchup

Some important things to know for Sunday.

The 5-3 Miami Dolphins head back to the mid-west, traveling to the Windy City to take on the 3-5 Chicago Bears. This game falls days following the NFL trade deadline, in which the Dolphins made a splash with a surf-and-turf combo of entrees.

Now former Denver Bronco Bradley Chubb and San Francisco 49er Jeff Wilson Jr. already have a couple practices under their belt. Chubb, an elite pass-rusher with the third-best rush-win rate in the NFL wasted no time inking an extension in Miami. Thursday morning began with the news of Miami and Chubb agreeing to a five-year, extension that includes $63.2 million guaranteed.

Wilson, who spent his entire career in San Fransisco, along with Mike McDaniel prior to this season, is reunited with his coach. Not only that, he can again call fellow running back Raheem Mostert a teammate, as Wilson will plug-and-play right away in Week 9 with his knowledge of McDaniel’s scheme and playbook.

“I know he, Mike and Raheem were all hugging and having their kumbaya moment together, being back together, but it’s cool,” said general manager and architect Chris Grier.

With the Dolphins essentially performing a running back switcheroo, sending Chase Edmonds out to Denver in the Chubb deal and bringing Wilson in another deal, they’re heavy at outside linebacker now, adding to a talented front seven rotation.

Chubb joins a core group that includes sophomore sensation Jaelan Phillips, Emmanuel Ogbah, Melvin Ingram and Andrew Van Ginkel when focusing on edge rushers. Mixing in this pot of pass rushers are outstanding interior linemen in Christian Wilkins and Zach Sieler. Raekwon Davis provides defensive tackle depth, as does John Jenkins, while the linebacking group is massively improved with the addition of Chubb.

More importantly than helping the front seven, Chubb and a momentum-fueled Phillips could start to make life easier on the Dolphins’ secondary. While a major improvement occurred during the second half of last week’s victory over the Detroit Lions, the defensive backfield has been riddled with injuries.

Chubb and Phillips are both within the top 10 in best pass-rush win rates in the league, and if Ogbah, Ingram and Van Ginkel heat up as the overall national weather cools, this team is set for a deep playoff run.

Wilson is a “thumper” so to speak, and the perfect type of back to spell Mostert, and he can pick up those tough short-yardage situations that have plagued Miami for quite some time. In 92 rushing attempts with the 49ers this season, Wilson has averaged 5.1 yards per carry, and with Mostert at 4.9 over the course of the last four games, this Dolphins’ rushing attack could be headed for dominant days.

Sunday in Chicago would be a good place to start, with the Bears currently 31st in the league in rushing defense, giving up 156 yards on the ground per game.

A win against the Bears would give the Dolphins multiple three-game win streaks in the same season for the first time since 2016. They could also improve to 6-3 for just the second time since 2001.

The Dolphins lead this all-time series 9-4, winners of the last two contests, and four of the last five since 2002.

Here are more stats, news and notes heading into the Dolphins-Bears Week 9 matchup:

Dolphins Emmanuel Ogbah questionable to return with back injury

He’s the second edge rusher to go down in this matchup.

The Miami Dolphins are struggling to keep their players on the field in 2022.

After losing Trey Flowers during their Week 6 matchup with the Minnesota Vikings, Dolphins defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah also left the game, and the team has announced that the injury is to his back. His return is questionable.

Ogbah is a huge part of Miami’s defensive game plan, as he’s played 68% of their snaps.

Jaelan Phillips, Melvin Ingram and Andrew Van Ginkel will have to step up more without Flowers and Ogbah on the field.

UPDATE: Ogbah returned to the game in the second half.

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News and notes ahead of Dolphins-Jets matchup

Miami and New York will face off for the first of two matchups.

As the first quarter of the season comes to a close, the 3-1 Miami Dolphins currently sit atop the AFC, yet it comes with heavy cost and controversy. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is already ruled out for Sunday’s game against the New York Jets, and that comes with little or no surprise.

Miami’s last two games, which came with just three full days in between, saw Tagovailoa knocked out from the game. Back in Week 3 against the Bills, Tagovailoa was hit, landed on his back and it was noticeable that his head bounced off the ground.

Noticeably woozy, as we all saw, he lost his balance upon getting up and needed to be helped off the field, as he looked obviously shaken up from the hit. Following a thrilling win, he later told media that it was a back and ankle injury that caused his stumble, as the speculation of a concussion was everyone’s first guess.

Just days later, in a primetime game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Tagaovailoa was sacked and tossed backward during the tackle, causing another head hit to the ground, this time, with shocking and scary results that the country and parts of the world witnessed in real-time.

Tagovailoa had a terrifying reaction to the hit and trauma to the head, which caused what experts referred to as fencing, posturing of sorts when the body responds to a neurological injury.

It’s uncertain when he’ll return to the field, but positive signs started with his release from a Cincinnati trauma center that very night, and he was able to travel home with his teammates.

As important as this issue is, the Dolphins would be wise to take time in bringing Tagovailoa back to let him heal and literally get his mind right. From a football sense, Miami spent top-dollar on the backup position for a reason, as veteran Teddy Bridgewater will now be tasked with keeping the Dolphins’ seasons afloat as leaders in the division and the conference.

His first start with Miami will come against the AFC East rival New York Jets at MetLife Stadium, where a #MetLifeTakeover is heading to New Jersey.

How the Dolphins can beat the Bengals on Thursday Night Football

A gameplan for Miami to move to 4-0.

Thursday is game day for the Miami Dolphins and the Cincinnati Bengals in an early-season AFC battle. The 3-0 Dolphins traveled to Ohio and held a walk-through at the University of Cincinnati Wednesday, which was actually recorded play-by-play by an amateur with a Twitter account.

Spygate 2.0 aside, the Dolphins put their five-game primetime winning streak and unblemished 2022 record on the line tonight, as they look for their third straight win against the Bengals over the last four seasons.

Heading into the game, the Dolphins have a number of key players listed as questionable, including quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (back/ankle), who’s not dealing with a head injury. The other Dolphins with that questionable designation are left tackle Terron Armstead (toe) cornerback Xavien Howard (groin/glute), safety Brandon Jones (chest), defensive tackle Raekwon Davis (knee) and wide receivers Jaylen Waddle (groin) and Cedrick Wilson Jr. (ribs/toe).

Despite the pending announcement around 90 minutes prior to the 8:15 kickoff, here are the five ways Miami can beat Cincinnati on Thursday night.

News, notes ahead of Dolphins-Bengals matchup

A few things to know before the TNF battle.

Four days after an emotionally and physically draining AFC East slugfest at Hard Rock Stadium, the Miami Dolphins will take their 3-0 record on the road to face off against the 1-2 Cincinnati Bengals.

The Dolphins beat the Buffalo Bills to stay unbeaten through their opening three games for the first time since 2018. The 21-19 victory certainly left the Dolphins banged up, including quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who left the game in the second quarter after a roughing the passer hit sent him landing hard on his back. It also looked like his head hit hard on the ground following the fall.

However, despite what many speculated, it’s a back injury that Tagovailoa confirmed was the cause of his stumble immediately following said hit. It was a scary moment, as it appeared he was concussed. He enters this week, not in concussion protocol but listed with a back/ankle on the team’s Tuesday injury report.

The Dolphins also had a laundry list of players who were limited Tuesday, and while a Monday injury report was produced due to league mandate, the Dolphins didn’t practice the day after their game. They held a walk-through on Tuesday in which Terron Armstead, Hunter Long and Raekwon Davis didn’t participate in.

Among the key players limited were Xavien Howard (groin/glute), Robert Hunt (shin), Brandon Jones (chest), Zach Sieler (hand), Jaylen Waddle (groin), and Kader Kohou (ankle). Jevon Holland and Greg Little were listed as limited Monday but were upgraded to full participants Tuesday.

A mix of the short turnaround time, the traveling training room heading to Cincinnati and travel plans to avoid a hurricane that adds to the plate of rookie head coach Mike McDaniel.

An early candidate for Coach of the Year, McDaniel has a pair of Super Bowl-winning coaches that he’s defeated, as well as one contender just a few days ago. His next opponent is last season’s AFC representative in the Super Bowl.

It’s those Bengals that the Dolphins have had recent success against, winning the last two matchups from 2019 and 2020. Ironically, it was that 2019 victory late in the season that all but solidified the Bengals’ ability to finish last and win the Joe Burrow bounty for the subsequent NFL draft in 2020.

At this point, it’s very fair to say that everything happens for a reason, and both fan bases are more than content, at the moment, with how history unfolded.

In terms of franchise series history, Miami leads this matchup 18-7. The Dolphins are 3-2 in their last five matchups, including a pair of overtime victories. The most notable was the 2013 Halloween Thursday night game in Miami, when Cameron Wake’s walk-off sack and safety gave the Dolphins a 22-20 victory. The other overtime game could be considered a win for each franchise, as that was the 2019 contest.

From a primetime standpoint, Miami has seen recent success, winning five straight games under the lights, while their overall record on Thursday Night Football is 5-6. They have a chance to even up that record with a win.

Here are some news and notes heading into Week 4.

Secret Superstars for Week 3 of the 2022 NFL season

From Jacoby Brissett to Khalil Herbert to Christian Darrisaw to Jevon Holland, here’s Doug Farrar’s Secret Superstars for Week 3 of the NFL season.

There are all kinds of reasons that NFL players are underrated and unsung.

Perhaps they’re in systems that don’t best show their skills. Maybe they’re buried on a depth chart. Or, they’re in somebody’s doghouse, and their coaches can’t see their potential. Sometimes, young players haven’t quite put it all together, but there are enough flashes to make you sit up and take notice, and when it does work, it’s all good.

Week 3 of the 2022 regular season featured players at just about every position who showed up and showed out despite their underrated statuses, and here at Touchdown Wire, it’s our job to point them out.

Here are the Secret Superstars for Week 3 of the 2022 NFL season.