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Dolphins’ Jaelan Phillips says he suffered a season-ending knee injury
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Dolphins’ Jaelan Phillips says he suffered a season-ending knee injury

Miami Dolphins linebacker Jaelan Phillips announced Wednesday that the knee injury he suffered Monday night will end his season.

Phillips announced in a statement posted on Instagram that the injury to his knee “will require reconstructive surgery.”

This is the second year in a row that his season ended early due to injury. He suffered a season-ending Achilles tendon injury in a game against the New York Jets last November.

“I bleed for this game and my team. I’m devastated to miss another season, but my determination has never been stronger… I’ll be back,” Phillips wrote in his Instagram post that accompanied his statement.

Phillips first injured his knee in the second quarter of the Dolphins’ 31-12 loss to the Tennessee Titans and left the game. He spent a short time in the medical tent, but quickly left and eventually got back into the game. But the injury appeared to worsen in the third quarter when he hit his hand on the turf several times in frustration.

Phillips, who was selected 18th overall by the Dolphins in the 2021 draft, has one sack in four games this season. He recorded 23 sacks in four seasons for the Dolphins.

He is under contract through the 2025 season after the Dolphins picked up a fifth-year option on his rookie contract in April.

ESPN’s Marcel Louis-Jacques contributed to this report.

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