Bayron Matos injury update: Miami Dolphins release statement after OL taken to hospital via helicopter

The Miami Dolphins went through a very scary incident early in training camp. Earlier in the week, offensive lineman Bayron Matos suffered a seemingly severe injury, forcing him to be transported to the hospital. Now, the team has released a statement updating his status.

“Bayron Matos sustained an injury at the end of Wednesday’s practice and was transported to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he remained overnight for evaluation and testing. He has movement in all extremities and is in stable condition,” the statement reads. “He will remain in the care of doctors for continued observation.”

The injury occurred later during practice on Wednesday. Miami hasn’t shared the exact nature of the injury or how it occurred. However, it was a scary enough moment that it did end practice early for the Dolphins.

Matos would be transported to the hospital by helicopter. Once he got to that local hospital, the team had already been reporting that he was in stable condition.

Bayron Matos is a former basketball player who has since proven himself as an offensive lineman. A native of the Dominican Republic, Matos went to high school in Tennessee before attending college at New Mexico and later USF. In the 2024 NFL Draft, he would go undrafted and would spend last season on the Dolphins’ practice squad.

Prior to making the move to the NFL, Matos had been in the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program, which looks to help provide opportunities for international players. At his pro day, he would then run a 4.88-second 40-yard dash, which would have been the best among offensive linemen at the NFL Combine that season.

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The focus for many at Miami Dolphins training camp has been the relationship between quarterback  Tua Tagovailoa and wide receiver  Tyreek Hill. That’s something that has fallen under the microscope and has been described as “a work in progress.” This comes after Hill ended the 2024 season with cryptic comments about his future.

“When you say something like that you don’t just come back with ‘My bad.’ You gotta work that relationship up,” Tagovailoa said, via Wolfe. “He is working on himself.”

The Miami Dolphins will have three preseason games, starting on August 10th against the Chicago Bears. They’ll later begin the regular season on September 7th with a road trip to Indianapolis to take on the Colts. Their first home game will come a week later against the New England Patriots.