Two days after Miami Dolphins wide receiver Grant DuBose suffered a serious injury in a Week 15 game against the Houston Texans, he was placed on the injured reserve Tuesday.
DuBose, 23, was stretchered off the field at NRG Stadium after a helmet-to-helmet hit left him motionless. A medical team removed his facemask and cut off his jersey before eventually taking him to a local hospital. On Monday, the Dolphins said “tests have revealed positive results” and DuBose has movement in all of his extremities.
While the Dolphins could technically bring back DuBose from the injured reserve for a second time — he was removed from IR on Saturday — he’s required to miss at least four games, which almost certainly ends his year. In three games with the Dolphins, DuBose caught two passes for 11 yards.
Replacing the receiver on the active roster is long snapper Jack McQuaide. The Dolphins have had a steady rotation of long snappers since placing veteran Blake Ferguson on the non-football illness list, elevating players from the practice squad rather than keeping a long snapper on the active roster.
Ferguson returned to practice earlier this month, but will be done for the remainder of the season if he isn’t activated for the Dolphins’ Week 16 game against the San Francisco 49ers.
