Mike McDaniel hasn’t offered many hints about when the Miami Dolphins expect to see pass rushers Bradley Chubb and Jaelan Phillips back on the field. Throughout the offseason, the coach has reiterated that the team is placing no timeline on their recoveries from ACL and Achilles tears, respectively.
But McDaniel offered one piece of insight Sunday: no news is good news.
“There’s been no setbacks,” McDaniel told reporters. “There’s partial credit due to the fact there hasn’t been timelines set on them. So they haven’t over-pressed. But I’m very, very proud of them because first and foremost, I spoke at length; the biggest challenge and concern that I have is that they try to get back too soon. And that’s just natural for their competitiveness and how they love football.”
Both Chubb and Phillips are on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list for now, keeping them out of training camp practices. The Dolphins can move the pass rushers from the PUP list to the active roster at any point in time, but if either or both remain on the list at the end of camp, they’ll be forced to miss the first four games of the regular season.
In May, Chubb offered a brief update on his rehab, telling a podcast that recovery was “as good as it can be for this point.” Phillips has posted a few updates on his recovery to social media, from a February video of him on crutches to some sprints earlier this month.
With the duo of pass rushers temporarily out of action, the Dolphins signed Shaquil Barrett earlier this year, but turned to Emmanuel Ogbah after Barrett surprisingly retired ahead of camp. Miami also picked edge rushers Chop Robinson and Mohamed Kamara in the first and fifth rounds, respectively, in the 2024 NFL draft.
