The knee injury Myles Gaskin suffered in last Sunday’s 28-17 win over the Los Angeles Rams got the tailback placed on injured reserve, and the Miami Dolphins are using this week’s practice to determine who will replace him as the team’s starter.
Problem is two of Miami’s other tailbacks - Matt Breida and Patrick Laird - are also nursing injuries that have limited their practice participation, and could hinder their performance in Sunday’s road game against the Arizona Cardinals.
Complicating matters is the fact DeAndre Washington, the tailback Miami acquired in a trade with the Kansas City Chiefs on Tuesday for a swap of 2021 sixth and seventh-round picks, won’t be available for Sunday’s game because of the NFL’s COVID-19 rules, which require five negative tests before a player can join his new team.