As the Miami Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown has been ruled out for Thursday night’s game against the Carolina Panthers, his injured right foot also made his status for the rest of the regular season uncertain.
According to Coach Tony Sparano, the team’s leader rusher needed to see a specialist for further evaluation, and it is hard to say when he could wear back his Dolphins jersey. Ricky Williams will start at running back in Brown’s absence. Then the Thursday’s game will be Brown’s first missed game since his season-ending knee injury in 2007, and Williams’ first start for this season.
And 32-year-old Williams is the right replacement to Brown, as the 1998 Heisman Trophy winner and 2002 NFL rushing champion has rushed for 558 yards and is averaging a career-best 5.3 yards per carry. Also, he is confident that he will do the starting job well on Thursday.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
Dolphins RB Brown will stay on crutches for quite a few days
The Miami Dolphins did not become the second team being beaten by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but they won Sunday’s game at the cost of running back Ronnie Brown, who injured his right ankle in the third quarter of Sunday’s game.
Brown watched the end of Dolphins’ 25-23 win in the locker room after limping off the field with assistance from teammates. He might feel fortunate that his lost fumble before leaving field did not result in significant drop. But not being part of the winning team was still something frustrating.
“I kind of rolled my foot to the inside,” he said. “It’s tough coming out of the game. Fortunately we were able to get a W. I just don’t like being on the sidelines.”
He was replaced by Ricky Williams who ran for a season-high 102 yards for the remaining of the game. And Brown ran for 82 yards and a touchdown before leaving field still wearing his Dolphins jersey. The Dolphins’ leading rusher this season will have some tests to determine how long he will have to stay on crutches.
Brown watched the end of Dolphins’ 25-23 win in the locker room after limping off the field with assistance from teammates. He might feel fortunate that his lost fumble before leaving field did not result in significant drop. But not being part of the winning team was still something frustrating.
“I kind of rolled my foot to the inside,” he said. “It’s tough coming out of the game. Fortunately we were able to get a W. I just don’t like being on the sidelines.”
He was replaced by Ricky Williams who ran for a season-high 102 yards for the remaining of the game. And Brown ran for 82 yards and a touchdown before leaving field still wearing his Dolphins jersey. The Dolphins’ leading rusher this season will have some tests to determine how long he will have to stay on crutches.
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