If a deal on the league’s new drug policy crosses that magical threshold from “close” to “done” this week, several players are set to return to teams with their suspensions shortened or commuted.
But the Dolphins aren’t making plans on having either outside linebacker Dion Jordan or safety Reshad Jones back on the field this week against the Chiefs.
“I haven’t heard anything,” coach Joe Philbin said, via Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. “We’re operating under the premise that the suspensions are going to stand until I hear different.”
Likewise, defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle said he’s not going to spend game-planning time considering someone who isn’t available to him yet.
“Unless we know that they’re practicing, we can’t waste practice time on what ifs,” Coyle said. “We have to go out there and get guys ready to play. When guys haven’t been practicing, generally they don’t play very good when they first come back.”
The Dolphins will have to cut a pair of players to bring Jones and Jordan back into the fold, assuming the deal gets done. Having agreed to an hGH deal three years ago, there’s no telling how long that will be.
