Dolphins place RB Achane on injured reserve
FAU’s Herman backs Fla. FB coaches’ push for pay hikes
It’s uncertain exactly when Dolphins running back De’Von Achane was injured, and it’s uncertain when he’ll be back in action. But one point of clarity did come Wednesday when the team placed him on injured reserve, forcing him to miss at least four games.
Coach Mike McDaniel did not elaborate on whether Achane’s injury will require surgery. He also did not classify the exact nature of the injury, such as
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whether it’s a sprain. But McDaniel did say he does expect Achane back this season.
Regarding the decision to take Achane off the active roster, McDaniel said, “It wasn’t like a black-and-white decision where it was obvious.”
Achane’s deactivation comes as the
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Achane, a rookie, is the second-leading rusher in the NFL with 460 yards. He also has scored seven touchdowns.
Achane will miss Sunday’s game against the winless Carolina Panthers at Hard Rock Stadium. Then the schedule gets significantly tougher. The next three games will be at Philadelphia, vs. New England and at Kansas City (in Germany).
High school football coaches in the state are receiving support from more than the Florida Coaches Coalition.
Florida Atlantic University head coach Tom Herman threw his support behind the coaches Tuesday, advocating for higher pay for a group of men who are producing some of the best talent in the country.
“In my 10 months here, I’ve been absolutely flabbergasted at the treatment of those coaches,” Herman told The Palm Beach Post. “We have to do something to keep our good coaches in this state from running to Georgia, to Alabama, to Texas to get paid what most believe is a fair wage.”
According to a 2021 analysis by the USA Today Florida Network, the average supplement for a first-year head football coach in Florida was approximately $4,650 for the 2020-21 school year. In Palm Beach County, the supplement for a head football coach is $4,500 and the average tenure is just more than two years.
Palm Beach County has had at least 45 head football coaching changes in the past three years, with most