The Miami Dolphins had their first live tackling practice on Monday. With any contact sport, injuries are to be expected. Running back Jay “J-Train” Ajayi is no exception.
The crazy part is that Ajayi wasn’t hurt during the live tackling portion of practice. He was injured during the two minute drills by safety T.J. McDonald. McDonald didn’t bring Ajayi down to the ground, instead it was a bump hit as Ajayi was catching the ball. The Dolphins said the concussion is a mild one and Ajayi will miss at least a week of practice.
With Ajayi missing a weeks’ worth of practices, this will cause RB Kenyan Drake and RB Damien Williams to get more reps, as well as cause quarterback Ryan Tannehill to throw the ball more.