Dolphins running back Jaylen Wright won’t be on the field for Week 1 and Miami is also shopping for a kicker with Jason Sanders hurt, coach Mike McDaniel said Monday.
Wright has a leg injury and could return soon after the Dolphins begin the regular season at Indianapolis, McDaniel said, which makes sixth-round rookie Ollie Gordon II the likely backup to De’Von Achane to start the regular season.
Gordon led the Dolphins in rushing in the preseason with 126 yards on 26 carries. Wright had 13 carries for 19 yards. He was third on the team with 68 carries for 249 yards in 2024.
Punter Jake Bailey handled kickoff and field goal duties on Saturday when Sanders returned to the locker room and wasn’t available in the preseason finale against the Jaguars.
Sanders has a hip injury but will not need surgery, McDaniel said. He added the Dolphins plan to host tryouts for veteran kickers this week.
Bailey’s 51-yard field goal attempt in the second quarter fell well short.
Sanders made 37 of 41 field-goal attempts last season. He drilled 27 consecutive FGs to end the season and finished eighth in the NFL with 137 points.
A return date isn’t clear for Sanders. A seventh-round pick in 2018, Sanders has never missed a game in his NFL career, playing only for the Dolphins.
