{"id":53040,"date":"2025-06-03T03:08:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T03:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53040"},"modified":"2025-06-03T03:08:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T03:08:41","slug":"jaelan-phillips-is-testing-fate-again-and-dolphins-fans-should-worry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53040","title":{"rendered":"Jaelan Phillips is testing fate again and Dolphins fans should worry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">They need to save him from himself.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex items-center justify-between text-darkGrey font-group-bigger\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Miami Dolphins pass rusher Jaelan Phillips\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_282,y_205,w_1522,h_856\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/62\/01jwne546s0pw60pvkb5.jpg\" alt=\"Miami Dolphins pass rusher Jaelan Phillips\" width=\"1522\" height=\"856\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Miami Dolphins pass rusher Jaelan Phillips\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Miami Dolphins pass rusher Jaelan Phillips | Megan Briggs\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"hidden md:block md:mx-4 hidden md:block\" data-testid=\"share-menu\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-20 mb-3\" data-testid=\"share-menu-inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<figure class=\"player-wrapper relative aspect-video mb-[18px] bg-grey rounded-md hidden player-wrapper-lg md:block\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Miami Dolphins are in the middle of OTAs, which is a good thing. Turnout has been nearly perfect, but Jalen Ramsey&#8217;s absence doesn&#8217;t count. One player who is there probably shouldn&#8217;t be.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, the Dolphins were rolling everyone over on their way to the postseason. The injury bug\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/phinphanatic.com\/5-reasons-the-miami-dolphins-will-fall-apart-in-2025-01jkrpfrb8xt\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/phinphanatic.com\/5-reasons-the-miami-dolphins-will-fall-apart-in-2025-01jkrpfrb8xt\">d<\/a>ecided to spread its wings\u00a0and bite down hard on the linebacker unit. Jaelan Phillips went down with an Achilles, Bradley Chubb followed with an ACL, and Jerome Baker went down not once, but twice. Andrew Van Ginkel also got bit. It was a mess.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">2024 saw AVG head out of Miami in free agency while Phillips managed to\u00a0claw his way through rehab quickly enough\u00a0to make the season opener. Chubb wasn&#8217;t able to return at all from his ACL. In Week 4 last season, Phillips\u00a0tore his ACL\u00a0and was lost for the year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_1_4\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Here we are heading into 2025, watching Phillips don an orange leadership jersey during OTAs. Another quick return to the field after his second serious injury.<\/p>\n<p>Phillips is a workhorse, a gym rat football player who doesn&#8217;t stop working out. His return from the Achilles injury was incredible; his return from the ACL doesn&#8217;t fall short of that, but is he back too soon?<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Miami Dolphins may be letting Jaelan Phillips return to the field too soon, yet again<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">You have to respect and even love the way Phillips puts in the work. As soon as he is cleared for rehab work, he begins it. The mental focus of Phillips is incredible, I wish I had 1\/8 of that drive. There is also going too hard, too soon, and that is where Phillips sends up the red flags on radar.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_1_5\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Phillips doesn&#8217;t need to be doing agility drills, or pass rush drills, or one-on-one hand drills. He needs to be trotting up and down the field, working on his conditioning and strength. He needs to be off the main field.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The injury history for Phillips is a long one. The Dolphins need him to be available this year, given the status of their secondary. Pressure up front will be a key factor in the defense&#8217;s success, but without Phillips on the field, it will be a lot harder.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Miami loves his energy and drive: they absolutely should, but if he goes down in meaningless OTAs because his body isn&#8217;t ready for it, that&#8217;s on the coaching staff and trainers. It&#8217;s ironic and funny when you think about it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_1_6\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The trainers will sideline Tua Tagovailoa for two weeks because he has a twinge in his hip, but they don&#8217;t have a problem letting Phillips back on the practice field eight months after an ACL injury. Boggles the mind sometimes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They need to save him from himself. 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