Miami standout pass-rusher Bradley Chubb tore his right ACL in the final minutes of the Dolphins’ blowout loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, ESPN and NFL Network reported.

An MRI on Monday confirmed what the team feared. Chubb, the team leader in sacks with 11, is now done for the playoffs and a big chunk of the 2024 season.

Chubb, inexplicably still on the field, suffered the injury with just 3:10 remaining in the Ravens’ 56-19 win over the Dolphins. The Dolphins already lost edge rusher Jaelan Phillips to a torn Achilles the day after Thanksgiving.

In addition to his 74 tackles and 22 quarterback hits, Chubb also led the NFL with six forced fumbles, recovering two.

The Dolphins (11-5) have already clinched a postseason berth but must beat Buffalo (10-6) this Sunday night in order to win the AFC East and secure the No. 2 seed in the AFC.

The Dolphins acquired Chubb from the Denver Broncos on Nov. 1, 2022. He has 39.5 career sacks in 73 games (72 starts) with the Dolphins and Broncos, who selected him No. 5 overall in the 2018 draft.

Chubb, 27, suffered a torn left ACL with Denver in 2019 and missed 10 games in 2021 with an ankle injury.

–Field Level Media

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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa exited with an injury to his throwing shoulder during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 56-19 loss at the Baltimore Ravens.

Tagovailoa was injured while sliding on a fourth-down scramble that fell four yards short of a first down with 7:55 left. He collided with Baltimore linebacker Patrick Queen with other Ravens also converging and he indicated discomfort in the left shoulder as he left the field.

Tagovailoa completed 22 of 38 passes for 237 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.

When Miami next had the ball, backup quarterback Mike White took the field instead of Tagovailoa with 4:11 left and the Dolphins down by 30.

Miami star linebacker Bradley Chubb was carted off with a potentially serious knee injury with 3:05 remaining.

The Dolphins were without running back Raheem Mostert (knee, ankle) and wideout Jaylen Waddle (ankle). Standout safety Kyle Hamilton (knee) sat out for the Ravens.

–Field Level Media

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The Denver Broncos added five more players to the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday as they deal with an outbreak ahead of their Week 17 game at the Los Angeles Chargers.

Wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, defensive lineman McTelvin Agim and linebackers Bradley Chubb, Jonathon Cooper and Baron Browning were placed on the list.

Jeudy, Chubb and Browning are starters. Denver coach Vic Fangio told reporters that those three, plus Agim, tested positive.

Other Broncos on the list that numbers 16 include wide receiver Tim Patrick, running back Mike Boone and cornerbacks Bryce Callahan and Mike Ford. But the Broncos aren’t concerned they will be too short-handed to play.

“I’m zeroed in on a Sunday kickoff,” Fangio told reporters. “Until I’m told otherwise, I’m ready for a 1:05 (p.m.) kickoff West Coast time.

The Broncos called up four players from the practice squad as COVID-19 replacements, including Travis Fulgham, who led the Philadelphia Eagles in receiving last season.

Jeudy has hauled in 36 catches for 437 yards this season, his second in the NFL, over nine games (five starts). Chubb has started all six of his appearances in 2021; both players, former first-round draft picks, have missed time due to injuries.

Also, starting receiver Courtland Sutton’s testing results haven’t been confirmed and he could be added to the list. The team held Sutton out of Friday’s walkthrough practice.

Defensive line coach Bill Kollar is also on the reserve/COVID-19 list, the only Denver coach in protocol as of Friday.

–Field Level Media

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Denver Broncos pass rusher Bradley Chubb will miss the remainder of the season after tearing his ACL in Week 4, and the injury hit him very hard.

Speaking to media on Tuesday, Chubb admitted that he cried his eyes out to his mom, dad and brother, per James Palmer of NFL Network.

That’s understandable. All season-ending injuries are brutal. But a big reason this injury was so tough on him is that Chubb tore the ACL in this same leg seven years ago to the date, on September 29th of 2012 when he was in high school.

He also said that this injury “sucks right now, but it’s going to make me a better person.”

While initially the Broncos said that Chubb would undergo surgery to repair his ACL, he said Tuesday that he will seek a second and third opinion before going under the knife.

Chubb was the No. 5 overall pick last year and had a phenomenal rookie season, tallying 12 sacks. In his final game of this season, he tallied seven tackles, a sack and a forced fumble.

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The Denver Broncos won’t have second-year pass rusher Bradley Chubb for the rest of the year after he tore his ACL in Week 4.

Chubb exited Sunday’s game against Jacksonville in the second half and went straight into the locker room. However, he did return and played on that injured knee, which is remarkable. He had tallied a sack and forced fumble, along with seven tackles, in Sunday’s game.

Prior to Week 4, Chubb and teammate Von Miller had both struggled to bring pressure to opposing quarterbacks. His one sack in Week 4 was his only sack of the year.

Now a struggling Broncos defense will have its work cut out to replace the 2018 first-round pick. Denver enters Week 5 with a record of 0-4.

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