Florida’s Miami Gardens — On Tuesday, the Miami Dolphins made two roster changes. On the physically unable to perform list, they activated cornerback Nik Needham, and they placed left guard Isaiah Wynn on injured reserve.
Given that the secondary is missing two of its best players due to injuries, Needham’s promotion to the active roster is a positive development (Xavien Howard and Jevon Holland).
However, of the two, the Wynn move is far more important. Not only does it eliminate another offensive line starter, but it also increases the likelihood that a teammate’s season will end, regardless of how healthy the teammate becomes.
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By going on IR with a quadriceps injury, Wynn will be out until at least Week 13, when the Dolphins visit the Washington Commanders.
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel on Monday hinted at that possibility, saying that “it wasn’t a bump or a bruise. We’ll gather more for specificity, but it doesn’t look like we’ll be seeing him for weeks.”
That impacts the Dolphins in both the short and long terms.
The immediate concern is deciding on his replacement. Lester Cotton was uneven in fill-in duty Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, but based on McDaniel’s comments Monday, Cotton is still in line to start over Rob Jones and (potentially) Liam Eichenberg against the New England Patriots in Week 8.
