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The Miami Dolphins will be without their kicker to begin the 2025 regular season as Jason Sanders will miss 4-5 weeks due to a hip injury, according to ESPN.
On Monday, Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel told reporters that Sanders would miss time as a result of the injury, but wouldn’t need surgery. With Sanders set to miss at least the first month of the season, the veteran kicker could be a candidate to be placed on injured reserve.Â
Meanwhile, the Dolphins will need to sign a free agent kicker to fill in while Sanders is sidelined. Cade York, Eddy Piñeiro, Zane Gonzalez and Greg Zuerlein are among the top free agent kickers available.
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Sanders didn’t play in Miami’s final preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday. Punter Jake Bailey handled kickoff duties and the Dolphins attempted two-point conversions on each of their two touchdown drives.
Sanders has spent his entire seven-year career with the Dolphins after the team selected him in the seventh round of the 2018 NFL Draft. In 2024, Sanders converted 37 of 41 field goal attempts (90.2%) with his longest coming from 57 yards out.
The Dolphins will face the Indianapolis Colts on the road on Sept. 7 to begin the 2025 campaign.