The fractured orbital suffered by Zach Sieler in practice kept the Miami Dolphins defensive lineman out of action in Week 8. But Mike McDaniel told reporters that Sieler’s injury didn’t require surgery and the head coach didn’t rule out the lineman making his return against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
“I won’t know at all until close to the game,” McDaniel said of Sieler’s availability for Week 9, “He’s doing well. We know him as a player and a person, he desperately wants to play in this game. So he will do everything he can to [play]. If he can’t, it’s because he’s unable to.”
Sieler, 29, is in his sixth season with the Dolphins and earned team captain honors for the first time in his career in September. In six games this season, he has two sacks, three tackles for loss, five quarterback hits, and a fumble recovery.
Without Sieler in the lineup last week, the Dolphins elevated Neil Farrell against the Arizona Cardinals. Miami had arguably its worst defensive showing, recording zero sacks and zero takeaways in a 28-27 loss.
