Jalen Ramsey won’t be in the defensive backfield when the Miami Dolphins take the field against the New England Patriots in the 2023 season.
The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported on Friday that the six-time Pro Bowl cornerback would be out until December after undergoing a full meniscus repair.
There’s obviously nothing positive about an injury, and the hope is that Ramsey recovers and comes back to being the great player that he’s shown throughout his NFL career. But from a Patriots perspective, it does help them to not face both Ramsey and Xavien Howard when they run into the Dolphins in Week 2 and Week 8 in the regular season.
#Dolphins star Jalen Ramsey did, in fact, undergo a full meniscus repair this morning, sources say, knocking him out until December.
While it takes him off the field for the first half of 2023, it is the best long-term health option for Ramsey. It likely lengthens his career. pic.twitter.com/i6j7OUhIZl
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 28, 2023
Of course, the Dolphins have bedeviled the Patriots in the past, while Ramsey played elsewhere. So this isn’t exactly some huge shift in advantage for New England.
Howard and company will cause enough problems for the Patriots’ struggling offense. That’s never a good thing when having to keep pace with a Dolphins team with seemingly endless weapons at the skilled positions.
