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Sep 24, 1996: -- Marino Out 3-4 Weeks --
DOLPHINS NEWS:
The Dolphins announced this afternoon that Dan Marino had
fractured his ankle in the game against the Colts last night and will
be sidelined for 3 to 4 weeks. With the bye week coming up, Marino
will most likely miss the Seattle and Buffalo games.
Originally diagnosed as a sprain, the damage to Marino's foot
was revealed to be a non-displaced fracture by an MRI taken on
Tuesday. Marino will immediately begin a course of rehabilitation and
will most probably be ready for the game against the Eagles in
Philadelphia on October 20th.
Right now, Bernie Kosar is the designated backup to Marino,
but Craig Erickson has considerably more mobility than Kosar and a
stronger arm. Plus, he now has 2 weeks to practice with the offense.
In other news, the Baltimore Ravens announced today that they
have signed tight end Eric Green to a contract for undisclosed terms.
However, rumors have the contract being in the neighborhood of $750K
per year.
My Comments:
If the Dolphins can weather Marino's injury and come out of it
with a 1-1 record, that will be good enough. What will be interesting
to see is if JJ decides to go with Erickson against the Seahawks.
As I noted above, Erickson is more mobile and has a stronger arm that
Kosar. He lacks Bernie's experience, but that experience didn't help
Kosar avoid the Colts' rush on Monday night.
As far as Eric Green is concerned - well, so much for him
wanting to prove something in Miami. He's not work $750 K and the
Ravens will find that out.
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Curt Fennell,
curt@phins.com, DOLFAN in New England
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