The Miami Dolphins will have to replace their entire starting secondary from last year after Cornerback Kader Kohou suffered a partially torn ACL that will keep him sidelined for the entire 2025 season. Head Coach Mike McDaniel said Wednesday that the Dolphins will place Kohou on injured reserve.
Miami Dolphins Lose Another Cornerback
This is the second Miami Dolphins cornerback injury in training camp when Artie Burns went down last week with a torn ACL injury, and now Kohou went down Saturday with a season-ending ACL injury. The Miami Dolphins traded with the Pittsburgh Steelers to get Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick in exchange for Tight End Jonnu Smith and Cornerback Jalen Ramsey. Kohou was expected to resume his role as Miami’s starting nickelback this season and was the lone returner in an otherwise completely rebuilt secondary.
McDaniel suggested Wednesday that the Dolphins would tap back into the veteran free agent market for another cornerback, but said he is looking at their current group “critically and focusing on them.” Miami’s injuries aren’t limited to the cornerback position. Among the team’s safeties, Ifeatu Melifonwu remains on the non-football injury list, and rookie Dante Trader Jr. hasn’t practiced this week.
Miami signed veteran Cornerbacks Cornell Armstrong, Jack Jones, and Mike Hilton over the past week to compete with returners such as Cam Smith, Ethan Bonner, and Storm Duck.
Final Thoughts
The Miami Dolphins have not even started the new 2025 NFL season and have a laundry list of injuries that are season-ending that were potential starters to start the season. ESPN’s Steven A Smith says the Dolphins cannot be considered the second-best team in the AFC East anymore due to struggles. The Dolphins will have to regroup and look into the free agency pool to see who is left that can step in for the season and hopefully not get hurt with another season-ending injury.
