Dolphins' Jalen Ramsey provides update following knee surgery
Miami Dolphins cornerback Jalen Ramsey provided an update on his condition after undergoing a full meniscus repair in his left knee Friday.
“Surgery went well,” Ramsey tweeted. “To my teammates & fans, thank you for the prayers and support!! I promise I will attack this rehab and be back stronger than ever… this will just part of the greater story down the stretch! Adversity is opportunity! God is so great! FIN5 UP!”
Ramsey, 28, was carted off the field during Thursday’s practice after injuring his knee. Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Ramsey will be sidelined until December. That means that Ramsey, whom Miami acquired earlier this offseason from the Los Angeles Rams, will miss the majority of the 2023 regular season.
Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel praised Ramsey for his attitude in response to the injury.
“What was the most amazing thing about the whole thing was the way Jalen responded. He spoke to the team yesterday and it really moved a lot of people,” McDaniel said Friday, via NFL.com. “He first let everybody know how much he appreciated this team and how this team has accepted him. He’s been in the league for a little bit and he knows what we’re doing here and his opinion is special for his position group not to waver, and exuded all the confidence he has in that position group. One of the things that he said that was real cool for everybody was he told all his teammates not to worry, not to feel sorry for him. He’s going on whatever timeline the doctors give him. He’s going after that timeline and trying to flex that he’ll beat it.
Mike McDaniel comments on significant loss of Jalen Ramsey
“He realistically couldn’t be more committed and excited to join the team again this year, whenever that is. It isn’t really up to him and he knows that, but adversity is not really an issue. It’s an opportunity for a lot of guys to come together and stand up. It was a team moment that was really put together by Jalen and that’s where it stands right now.”
Without Ramsey, the three-time first-team All-Pro, Miami will have to lean on youngsters in its secondary such as 2023 second-round pick Cam Smith and second-year man Kader Kohou among others. McDaniel is confident that the guys they have will be able to get the job done.
“I feel good about the entire crew,” McDaniel said. “We are dealing with some injuries now in that group. But I feel very, very good about the competition there, and the guys that are ready to go see some more opportunities. There’s Pro Bowlers and hungry young guys and everything in between. So it’ll be outstanding work for us moving forward.”