MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- The Miami Dolphins placed starting right tackle Austin Jackson on injured reserve Saturday, making him the second starting offensive lineman they've placed on IR this week.
Jackson suffered a toe injury in last week's 33-8 loss to the Indianapolis Colts and did not return. Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Monday he expected Larry Borom to start in Jackson's place in Week 2, but as the week progressed it became clear Jackson's injury would take multiple weeks to return from.
"What you don't want to do is put someone on IR and then find out a half week later that they could've been back two games before that," McDaniel said Friday. "You're measuring the inexact science of medicine or whatever, and you're trying to figure out if you can help your roster in th