The Miami Dolphins announced two PUP list additions but the real story is the name NOT on the list
The Miami Dolphins added two cornerbacks to the PUP list ahead of training camp but the name NOT on the list is the real story.
The Miami Dolphins placed two players on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list as the opening of training camp nears.
Cornerbacks Storm Duck and Darrell Baker Jr. were both hit with the designation, although that development shouldn’t necessarily surprise. There were signals at the end of minicamp that both players were working their way back into fitness. The biggest takeaway from this move isn’t either player. It’s the name that wasn’t added to the reserve list among them.
Amid two PUP list additions, the real story is the absence of a key starter for the Miami Dolphins
At the end of minicamp, head coach Jeff Hafley fielded a question about both Duck and Baker Jr. and their progress towards returning. So there were clues about these situations. Yesterday’s designations simply confirmed what the tea leaves already suggested.
The player who matters most in the designations is right tackle Austin Jackson. The veteran offensive tackle dealt with a foot injury last season. It that first surfaced in the offseason, then reared its head again in Week 1. Jackson missed a vast majority of the 2025 season before returning for the team’s final stretch after the bye week.
Hafley also faced some questions about Jackson’s participation in the 2026 offseason program, which rendered concern about a key starter along the offensive line and his health for the season ahead. Hafley, to his credit, dismissed the question and said that Jackson was working his way back from a procedure. For a Dolphins offensive line group that has genuine upside if the pieces fall into place, Jackson being ready to roll for the start of training camp is a good development for the Miami Dolphins. Whether he stays healthy through the grind of a full training camp remains the next hurdle, but clearing this first checkpoint is still a win. We’ll take every one we can get in 2026.
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