Jake Long was placed on injured reserve today after suffering a left triceps injury Sunday against New England.
This means his 2012 season is officially over. And, unfortunately, his career as a Miami Dolphin could be effectively over as well. Long will be a free agent this offseason and the team has yet to say whether or not he will be resigned.
This is a huge blow to an already shaky Miami offensive line, especially when they have the 49ers coming up, who pose one of the strongest defensive units in the NFL.
Short term, you have to imagine rookie Jonathan Martin will take over for Long at LT. That's where Martin played at all of his college career until this season, when he moved over to the right side.
Long term? Who knows. Long could be resigned to a long term deal. The Dolphins could place the franchise tag on him for a year. Or, what I fear most, they could let him walk.
Only time will tell.
In other news, the Fins did sign offensive tackle Patrick Brown and safety Tyrone Culver today. Culver, as you might remember, was a member of the team for the past three seasons. The Fins also cut CB Anderson Russell today.
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