Cards’ Johnson dislocates wrist
families back, at his expense, when it’s deemed safe.
Other players, however, with team permission, departed for destinations of their choice.
Meanwhile, coaches and staff in Southern California are preparing to have a normal week heading into the Chargers game.
Because of the postponed Tampa Bay opener, the Dolphins won’t play at Hard Rock Stadium until Oct. 8, at the earliest, when they’re scheduled to host Tennessee. The Dolphins visit the New York Jets on Sept. 24 and then play the Saints in London.
The Dolphins, who are hosting Super Bowl LIV in 2020, agreed to play in London this year as part of a NFL resolution that states teams must play an international game within five years of being awarded a Super Bowl.
Ross had more than $500 million of renovation work completed during the offseason and the stadium was said to have been built to withstand a Category 4 hurricane. Irma wasn’t that destructive as it swept across South Florida on Sunday but the stadium still must be inspected.
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If the training facility is damaged, the Dolphins would practice in West Virginia in preparation for their facility in inspected, Sept. 24 game York Jets.
If the Dolphins are forced to practice away from home prior to the Jets game they’d have an early-season odyssey that includes practicing in Southern California, then playing the Chargers in Los Angeles, then traveling to West Virginia for a week, then going to New York to play the Jets, then, hopefully practicing back home in South Florida before traveling to London to face the Saints.
And after all that they’d return home again for what is now the home opener — the Oct. 8 game against Tennessee. at the New
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The Cardinals lost way more than a game in their season opener in Detroit.
All-Pro running back David Johnson dislocated
wrist, Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said Monday, and probably will need surgery.
Arians said Johnson is seeking a second opinion.
While he didn’t give a timetable for Johnson, Arians said Logan is expected to be out eight to 12 weeks.
“It’s always a huge blow to lose a top player but it’s not the end of the world,” Arians said. “We’ve got quality guys on our team. It’s an opportunity for somebody to step up. David Johnson became David Johnson because of somebody’s injury.”
Arians was referring to Johnson’s rookie season, when he took over as starter after Chris Johnson went down with knee injury.
Arians said Monday that the injury occurred late in the third quarter of Sunday’s 35-23 loss to the Lions, when Johnson was hit hard after a catch at the Lions’ 3-yard line. The next and final time Johnson touched the ball, he fumbled at the Cardinals’ 10yard line.
Kerwynn Williams and Andre Ellington are the primary running backs in Johnson’s absence.
The Jaguars confirmed that receiver Allen Robinson will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.
Robinson tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during the team’s 29-7 victory Sunday against the Texans.
Coach Doug Marrone says “it’s obviously a blow.”
Robinson landed awkwardly on his left knee while making a catch in the first quarter.
Robinson, who made the Pro Bowl in 2015 following a 1,400-yard, 14-touchdown campaign, is entering the final year of his rookie contract and looking for a long-term deal. A secondround pick from Penn State in 2014, Robinson has 202 catches for 2,848 yards and 22 touchdowns.
Colts coach Chuck Pagano said Monday that he may consider making a quarterback change this week but acknowledged it would be a tough learning curve for backup Jacoby Brissett.
Scott Tolzien was 9 of 18 with 128 yards and no touchdowns in Sunday’s 46-9 loss to the Rams. He also threw two interceptions, both of which were returned for touchdowns.
Andrew Luck already has been ruled out of this week’s game against the Cardinals.
Brissett joined the Colts on Sept. 2. He went 2 of 3 with 51 yards after relieving Tolzien.
The Bears will place WR Kevin White on IR after the former first-round draft pick fractured his left shoulder blade during Sunday’s 23-17 loss to the Falcons. White, who will miss at least eight weeks and may not return this season, has played in only five games in his career because of injuries . ... The Rams signed three-time Pro Bowl P Johnny Hekker, 27, to a two-year contract extension that runs through the 2022 season. ESPN reported that the deal includes a $10 million guarantee, an NFL record for a punter.