A day after the Miami Dolphins placed cornerback JuJu Brents on injured reserve and poached another defensive back from the Los Angeles Rams’ practice squad, the team once again made a move on the defensive side of the ball.
According to the Miami Dolphins, the team has placed safety Jordan Colbert on injured reserve. The 25-year-old defensive back out of Rhode Island signed with Miami in 2024 as an undrafted free agent.
Earlier this year, Colbert moved to linebacker, a move that linebackers coach and running game coordinator Joe Barry seemed excited about. This is what he said on October 16 during his weekly press conference.
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“(Colbert) has great athleticism. He was always on the bigger side of safeties. And we felt that, with his skill set and his physicality… if he had any future in the National Football League, it was going to be at linebacker.”
Barry continued: “That’s also always one of those guys, Barry (Jackson), that you hope we’re around and he’s around to have a chance to have it in the offseason. Because it’s tough when you move a player during the season, I’m talking about a drastic position change from safety to inside linebacker… that’s tough to do during the season. I think he’s going to make strides… if he becomes an NFL linebacker… he’s going to make strides in the offseason. offseason. That’s an OTA project… “We made the decision to put him out there, get him practice reps every day… every play of the simulated defense that our offense faces every day, he’s playing linebacker, so he’s getting significant reps.”
Colbert has five total tackles in his career, but after re-listening to Joe Barry’s comments, I can’t help but be intrigued to see what he can become IF he is given another chance in Miami AND IF this coaching staff stays in place.
NOTE: Placing Colbert on injured reserve now leaves an open roster spot if the Dolphins plan to return Austin Jackson or another player to injured reserve. ///
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