The knee injury suffered by Miami Dolphins pass rusher Jaelan Phillips in the team’s Week 4 loss will require season-ending reconstructive surgery, he announced Wednesday.
Dolphins edge rusher Jaelan Phillips just announced that his knee injury is season ending. pic.twitter.com/vW0GzADufo
— David Furones (@DavidFurones_) October 2, 2024
It’s the second devastating injury in less than a year for Phillips, who tore his Achilles on Nov. 24, 2023 and began training camp this season on injured reserve.
Phillips, 25, appeared to first injure his knee in the second quarter of the Dolphins’ loss to the Tennessee Titans. However, he later returned to the game before eventually exiting for good in the second half.
On Tuesday, Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel told reporters that Phillips would miss the team’s upcoming game against the New England Patriots, but wasn’t sure yet if it would keep the outside linebacker out of action for multiple games.
Phillips recorded one sack in four games this season with two quarterback hits and two pass deflections.
Earlier this year, the Dolphins picked up the fifth-year option on the former first-round pick’s rookie deal. He’s due to count $13,251,000 against Miami’s salary cap in 2025 and become a free agent in 2026.
The Dolphins are currently without Bradley Chubb, who is on the PUP list as he works his way back from an ACL tear suffered in Week 17 last season. The team picked Chop Robinson and Mohamed Kamara in the first and fifth rounds of the 2024 NFL draft and also has veterans Emmanuel Ogbah and Quinton Bell at outside linebacker.
