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Dolphins Lose Tony Lippett For The Season

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The Dolphins have suffered another big injury as the team will be without Tony Lippett this year. Lippett will miss the 2017 season with a torn Achilles, which was a non-contact injury on Monday.

#Dolphins CB Tony Lippett tore his Achilles tendon in practice Monday and is out for the season, coach Adam Gase told reporters.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 15, 2017

Lippett was a 13 game starter last season and flashed the potential to battle for a starting position. That was not going to be the case this season as Byron Maxwell and Xavien Howard were penciled in as the starters.