The Miami Dolphins were playing out the final minutes of a particularly distasteful defeat Sunday when things went from bad to worse.
The first-string defense had already been humbled and beaten by the Baltimore Ravens when star linebacker Bradley Chubb dropped to the ground, flat on his back and unable to move because of a knee injury, feared to be an ACL tear, as reported by ESPN. A while later, the team’s sack leader was lifted onto a cart and driven into the tunnel.
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel lamented his decision to keep Chubb on the field in the waning minutes of what became a 56-19 loss.
‘In hindsight, I would have absolutely not wanted him out there if I knew he was going to get hurt, for sure,’ McDaniel said. ‘That’s a known part of the job that I understand fully. It doesn’t look very smart at all.’
While it appears unlikely that the sixth-year pro will return to play this season, McDaniel grimaced and held out hope for a favorable diagnosis.
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