Lippett tore his Achilles tendon Monday at practice and will miss the entire 2017 season. Lippett was making big strides in his development but this set back will definitely hurt that progress. He joins a growing list of players that are being hit hard by injury including QB Ryan Tannehill, LB’s Koa Misi and Raekwon McMillan, and left guard Ted Larsen. All but Larsen are out for the year.
What’s worse is the fact that Miami still has almost a month before the start of the regular season. The Dolphins were hoping to challenge New England for the division but at the very least challenge the rest of the AFC for another Wild Card playoff berth.