MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — In dire want of go rushers, the Miami Dolphins are bringing in a four-time Pro Bowl choice for the playoffs.
The Dolphins are bringing in veteran Justin Houston to bolster their protection ahead of their Wildcard weekend matchup towards the Kansas City Chiefs, based on NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo.
Houston, a 13-year NFL veteran, performed the primary seven video games of this season with the Carolina Panthers earlier than he landed on IR with a hamstring damage and was launched in mid-December.
In these seven video games, Houston had half a sack and three QB hits. He missed a while after being positioned on injured reserve with a hamstring damage.
Houston recorded 9.5 sacks in 14 video games with the Baltimore Ravens in 2022.
Houston additionally performed for the Indianapolis Colts after spending his first eight NFL seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, so the Dolphins’ first-round playoff sport at Arrowhead Stadium will function a homecoming for him — in addition to Tyreek Hill.
The Dolphins have been down to 2 pure edge defenders — Melvin Ingram and Emmanuel Ogbah — after Andrew Van Ginkel (foot) and Cameron Goode (knee) each sustained season-ending accidents within the loss towards the Buffalo Bills on Sunday evening.
Starting inside linebacker Jerome Baker may need been an extra go possibility, however he additionally was knocked out with a season-ending damage in that sport, in his case a wrist damage that necessitated surgical procedure.
Ingram and Ogbah seemingly would be the starters towards the Kansas City Chiefs within the first-round playoff sport Saturday evening, however Houston is predicted to get some snaps as effectively.
Kickoff is ready for 8 p.m. at Arrowhead Stadium and the sport will probably be streamed reside solely on Peacock.
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