HOUSTON – The Miami Dolphins positioned vast receiver Grant DuBose on injured reserve Tuesday, ending his season.
The workforce acknowledged that DuBose remained hospitalized in Houston as of Monday after sustaining a head damage throughout Sunday’s recreation towards the Texans.
The Dolphins posted on their X account that DuBose stayed in a single day for analysis however “has movement in all extremities, and initial tests have yielded positive results.” They mentioned he’s below the care of docs for continued commentary.
Here’s what Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel and working again De’Von Achane informed reporters Monday in regard to Dubose’s restoration:
The damage occurred within the third quarter when DuBose tried to catch a move and was struck within the head by rookie Calen Bullock.
After the helmet-to-helmet collision, DuBose’s head hit the turf violently, and he displayed what gave the impression to be a “fencing response,” typically related to traumatic mind accidents. Medical personnel rushed to the sphere as DuBose lay immobile, and he was attended to for over 10 minutes.
Bullock was flagged for pointless roughness for hitting a defenseless receiver. Reflecting on the play, Bullock mentioned, “I was praying that he would be OK. I wasn’t trying to go out there and hurt nobody.”
The Dolphins gathered in a prayer circle as emergency responders labored to stabilize DuBose, putting him in a neck brace and securing him to a backbone board earlier than transporting him off the sphere. The emotional second was marked by an embrace between McDaniel and Texans coach DeMeco Ryans.
“It’s very tough to have seen live,” mentioned Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. “I just feel bad that I even put him in that situation to have gotten hit. It was tough to move on after that happened.”
Tagovailoa, who has skilled related accidents in his profession, together with a high-profile concussion that left him hospitalized in 2022, expressed empathy for his teammate.
“We all know that I’ve gone through something similar, and that’s no fun. You never want to be put in any of those situations,” he mentioned.
McDaniel acknowledged the emotional impression of the incident on the workforce.
“There’s nothing that I can say or anything,” he mentioned. “It’s unfortunately something you have to go through once in awhile in the game. It’s not easy.”
DuBose, a seventh-round decide final season, returned to motion Sunday after lacking time earlier within the season as a consequence of a shoulder damage.
The Dolphins and Texans, together with followers and gamers throughout the league, proceed to hope for a full restoration for the younger receiver.
The Dolphins additionally confirmed that they’ve additionally signed vast receiver Isaiah McKenzie and quarterback Skylar Thompson to its follow squad.
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