Emmanuel Ogbah misses Colts game because of biceps injury

The Miami Dolphins will sit one of the team’s starting edge rushers for Sunday’s road game against the Indianapolis Colts because of a biceps injury that limited his practice participation all week.

Emmanuel Ogbah, who has started 32 games for the Dolphins the past five seasons, has contributed 18 tackles, two sacks, one interception and one pass breakup this season.

His main role is not only to be one of Miami’s two primarily pass rushers, but he’s also an edge setter against the run, and that’s an area the Dolphins have struggled with this season, allowing 125.8 yards per game (ranks 18th) and 4.7 yards per carry (ranks 23rd).

That’s 5 yards more than the NFL averages, and .17 yards more per carry than the rest of the NFL.

Ogbah’s absence on the defensive front is troubling because edge rusher happens to be Miami’s thinnest position, and that was before Jaelan Phillips suffered his season-ending knee injury two weeks ago.

The Dolphins claimed Tyus Bowser off Seattle’s practice squad two weeks ago, and he’s expected to play a prominent role on defense, maybe even start in Ogbah’s place.

Chop Robinson, the Dolphins’ 2024 first-round pick, and Quinton Bell are also viable starting options for the other side. Both youngsters are expected to play significant roles. And Mohamed Kamara, a Colorado State standout who was a fifth-round pick in the 2024 NFL draft, is active for his first game of the season.

Poyer makes his return

Starting free safety Jevon Holland, who broke his left hand two weeks ago in Miami’s 15-10 win over the New England Patriots, won’t play against the Colts. He practiced all week but the Dolphins seemingly felt Holland’s inability to use both hands meant he’d benefit from another week of rest and healing.

However, the Dolphins are getting back starting strong safety Jordan Poyer, who missed the Patriots game because of the shin injury he suffered in Miami’s loss to the Tennessee Titans three weeks ago.

Poyer, who has 19 tackles in the four games he’s played, practiced all week on a limited basis, and will likely be paired with Marcus Maye as Miami’s starting safety duo.

The Dolphins will also have Odell Beckham Jr. playing in his second game with the team. Beckham, who began this season on the Physically Unable to Perform list because of a knee he had surgically repaired this offseason, missed Friday’s practice because of a hamstring injury.

Dolphins have new long snapper

Miami will also be utilizing a new long snapper because Blake Ferguson, the Dolphins’ long snapper on special teams for the past five seasons, has been placed on the reserve/non-football illness list.

Ferguson, who botched a snap two weeks ago against the Patriots, surfaced on the injury report Friday when he was listed as a limited participant because of a personal issue.

By being placed on NFI, Ferguson will have to miss at least the next four games — today against the Colts, Arizona Cardinals next week, Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Rams — and his first eligible game back being against the Las Vegas Raiders on Nov. 17.

Miami signed veteran long-snapper Matt Overton to the practice squad and he’ll handle the field goal, punt and extra point snaps against the Colts.

Overton has a ton of NFL experience with 139 games in 10 seasons, though he hasn’t played since 2022 when he was with the Dallas Cowboys.

Coincidentally, Overton’s career included five seasons (2012-16) with the Colts.