Miami Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel confirms suspicion regarding former Tennessee Vols standout Jaylen Wright as preseason comes to a conclusion
The VFL had a tough setback this week.
Current Miami Dolphins running back and former Tennessee Vols standout Jaylen Wright hasn’t had the best month of August thus far. A pedestrian performance in the preseason compared to a strong one from Oklahoma State rookie Ollie Gordon II has some on social media calling for the latter to take over as the team’s primary backup to starter De’Von Achane.
Things took a turn for the worse this past week during joint practices with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Wright hobbled off the field with an apparent leg injury and didn’t return. It was also enough to keep him on the sideline of the Dolphins’ 14-6 win against the Jaguars on Saturday night in the team’s final preseason game.
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel was asked about Wright’s status and said Wright is “week to week” after the game.
Wright’s injury appeared to be more than just a minor tweak or something a player can shake off and keep practicing. Miami Dolphins beat writer Omar Kelly noted that it “didn’t look good” when Wright left the field on Thursday. A week-to-week prognosis could result in an injured reserve situation to start the season, which we’ll know soon enough since the Dolphins must cut their roster to 53 players by Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. ET. If Wright heads to injured reserve, a decision must be made by then.
It’s an unfortunate update on a player who could have used some momentum at the end of the preseason heading to the start of the regular season. Now, it appears possible he might not even be in uniform for that.
