The Miami Dolphins have been dealing with COVID-19 running through their running back room in the past week.
Myles Gaskin, Phillip Lindsay, and Salvon Ahmed were all added to the reserve/COVID list, leaving the Dolphins without a healthy running back on their active roster before Duke Johnson was elevated from the practice squad.
Now, the team is getting some good news, as Malcolm Brown is set to return to practice on Wednesday, according to head coach Brian Flores.
Brown suffered a quad injury in the first quarter of Miami’s Week 7 game against the Atlanta Falcons and has been on injured reserve ever since. His return to practice would start his 21-day practice window where the Dolphins would have to either activate him or lose him for the season.
Miami’s running game hasn’t been great this year, in fact, they’ve been the second-worst in the league. However, over their last five games, the Dolphins have shown a commitment to the run game that the coaches don’t want to stop now. If Brown can come back and grab a few carries, that will help.
