After spending the requisite 4 video games on injured reserve, linebacker Jerome Baker has been activated off of IR by the Miami Dolphins in time for a pivotal Week 18 matchup towards the division rival Buffalo Payments. With Baker’s activation, Miami has now utilized all of their eight allotted IR activations for the 12 months. So as to make room on the lively roster, exterior linebacker Bradley Chubb has formally been moved to IR following last week’s unfortunate ACL tear.
A sixth-year Dolphins linebacker, Baker has been out since suffering an MCL injury in early December. The Dolphins gave Baker a three-year, $37.5M extension in 2021, a deal that runs by means of the 2024 season. Baker has been a starter since his rookie season, making 82 begins for the crew that drafted him within the 2018 third spherical out of Ohio State. Duke Riley had been filling in for Baker throughout his four-week absence. Riley will doubtless come off the bench for Miami on Sunday, maybe enjoying a bit greater than earlier within the season if the Dolphins need to ease Baker in.
Along with the above two roster strikes, the Dolphins have introduced their two normal gameday apply squad elevations for Sunday. The extra noteworthy of the 2 elevations is veteran go rusher Melvin Ingram. At 34 years previous, Ingram has primarily been a nonfactor in his twelfth NFL season, solely being elevated in two video games to this point this 12 months. Maybe with the mixed absences of Chubb and Jaelan Phillips, Ingram might lastly see an honest chunk of enjoying time.
Becoming a member of Ingram off the apply squad for the week shall be cornerback Ethan Bonner. Bonner, an undrafted rookie out of Stanford, will even have the chance to seem in his third sport of the season.
