Dolphins' Jordyn Brooks: Good to go vs. New England
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Brooks (hamstring) is active for Sunday's game against the Patriots.
Brooks earned the questionable tag for Week 18 after logging a limited practice Friday. The sixth-year pro has been cleared to play Sunday after going through pregame warmups, and at 174 combined tackles through 16 regular-season games, Brooks will have an opportunity to secure the title as the NFL's leading tackler for 2025.
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Dolphins' Jordyn Brooks: Iffy to play Week 18
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Brooks (hamstring) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Patriots, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
Brooks missed the first two practices of Week 18 prep while tending to a hamstring injury he sustained against the Buccaneers in Week 17. The NFL's leading tackler earned the questionable tag after logging a limited session Friday, and his status will be officially known when the Dolphins announce their list of inactive players approximately 90 minutes before Sunday's 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff. Brooks has yet to miss a game this season, but K.J. Britt and Willie Gay would be poised to start at linebacker if Brooks is unable to play.
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Dolphins' Jordyn Brooks: Officially listed as DNP
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Brooks (hamstring) was listed as a DNP on Wednesday's practice report, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
Brooks sustained a hamstring injury during the Dolphins' Week 17 win over the Buccaneers. The NFL's leading tackler was spotted working with trainers during Wednesday's practice but did not participate in scrimmage reps, per Omar Kelly of the Miami Herald. Brooks will have two more opportunities to return to practice ahead of Sunday's regular-season finale against the Patriots.
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Dolphins' Jordyn Brooks: Working with trainer
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Brooks (hamstring) was spotted working off to the side with a trainer during Wednesday's practice, Omar Kelly of the Miami Herald reports.
Despite sustaining a hamstring injury in the Week 17 win over the Buccaneers, Brooks is fighting to play in Sunday's matchup against the Patriots. The Texas Tech product has had an incredible 2025 campaign for the Dolphins, recording 174 total tackles (most in the NFL), including 3.5 sacks, three passes defensed and one forced fumble across 16 appearances. His practice participation Thursday and Friday will likely provide the best indication of whether he'll be available for Miami's season finale in New England on Sunday.
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Dolphins' Jordyn Brooks: Exits game with hamstring injury
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Brooks (hamstring) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Buccaneers.
Brooks is being evaluated by medical staff to determine whether he can return to Sunday's game. Willie Gay, K.J. Britt and Quinton Bell are candidates for more snaps on defense for as long as Brooks is out of the game.
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Dolphins' Jordyn Brooks: Questionable to play Sunday
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Brooks (foot) is listed as questionable for Sunday's matchup against the Bengals, Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN.com reports.
Brooks participated in practice for the first time this week, Friday, in a limited fashion. He will have a chance to suit up for Sunday's matchup against the Bengals. The 28-year-old has 155 tackles (88 solo), including 3.5 sacks, one pass breakup and one forced fumble in 14 games this season. Willie Gay will likely get more reps behind Tyrel Dodson if Brooks is unable to play.
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Dolphins' Jordyn Brooks: Dealing with foot injury
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Brooks (foot) did not participate at practice Wednesday, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
Brooks recorded 13 tackles including a sack in Week 15 at Pittsburgh, but it appears he may have picked up an injury in the process. He'll have two more chances to practice before Miami releases its last practice report of the week Friday.
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Dolphins' Jordyn Brooks: Team-high 12 tackles in win
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Brooks recorded 12 tackles (six solo) in the Dolphins' win over the Bills on Sunday.
Brooks' dozen tackles easily paced the Dolphins and marked his fifth time this season recording double-digit stops. Brooks entered Week 10 with an NFL-high 93 tackles, and he's now up to 105 tackles (61 solo), including 2.5 sacks, and one fumble recovery across 10 contests.
Brooks recorded 10 total tackles (seven solo), including 1.0 sacks, in Sunday's 34-10 win over the Falcons.
Brooks did it all in Sunday's win, leading the Dolphins' defense in total tackles, tackles for loss (three) and sacks. He didn't play 100 percent of the Dolphins' defensive snaps for the second consecutive week, but that's likely due to the second-half blowout. The veteran linebacker has now logged 85 total tackles (most in the NFL), including 2.5 sacks, over Miami's first eight games this season. He's expected to remain one of the NFL's premier inside linebackers and a viable IDP option in the Week 9 matchup against the Ravens.
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Dolphins' Jordyn Brooks: Agrees to contract restructure
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The Dolphins created $3 million of salary cap space for the 2025 season Thursday by converting a portion of Brooks' base salary into a signing bonus, Field Yates of ESPN reports.
Brooks remains under contract with Miami through the 2026 campaign. The 28-year-old linebacker leads the NFL with 75 total tackles (46 solo), including three tackles for loss (1.5 sacks) across seven regular-season appearances. He also has one forced fumble on the season. Brooks will look to keep up his momentum Sunday on the road against Atlanta's run-heavy attack, led by Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier (hip/knee).
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Dolphins' Jordyn Brooks: Logs nine solo tackles vs. Chargers
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Brooks tallied nine total tackles (all solo) in Sunday's 29-27 loss to the Chargers.
The 2020 first-round pick finished second on the Dolphins in total tackles during Sunday's loss, trailing K.J. Britt's 13-stop performance. Brooks has had an incredible start to his second season in Miami, recording a league-leading 66 total tackles, including 1.5 sacks, through six weeks. He's expected to remain one of fantasy's top IDP options when the Dolphins face the Browns in Week 7.
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Dolphins' Jordyn Brooks: Piles up 18 tackles Monday
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Brooks recorded 18 tackles (15 solo) during Monday's 27-21 win versus the Jets.
Miami's defense and Brooks were only on the field for 57 snaps in Week 4, but that didn't stop him from compiling his best single-game tackle total since Week 18 of the 2021 season (20). He now has 44 tackles (28 solo) through the first four games of the campaign, putting him on a pace to eclipse the 184 total tackles he tallied that same year. He is an elite IDP option going into a Week 5 matchup at Carolina.
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Dolphins' Jordyn Brooks: Four tackles in loss
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Brooks recorded four solo tackles in Thursday's 31-21 loss to the Bills.
Brooks was unable to repeat his elite performance from Week 2, finishing tied for fourth on the team in takedowns against Buffalo. The linebacker has seen his tackle production drop each week this season, but he's now compiled 26 total tackles (13 solo), including 1.0 sacks, to this point in the year.
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Dolphins' Jordyn Brooks: Dominant in loss
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Brooks recorded eight tackles (four solo), including 1.0 sacks, in Miami's loss to the Patriots on Sunday.
Brooks finished second on the team in tackles behind Tyrel Dodson's nine and also recorded one of Miami's three sacks of Drake Maye. Brooks has been one the team's few bright spots across the first two games of the season as he's already racked up 22 tackles (nine solo) and will look to add to his totals during the team's Week 3 matchup versus the Bills.
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Dolphins' Jordyn Brooks: Huge effort in loss
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Brooks recorded 14 tackles (five solo), including one tackle for loss, in Sunday's 33-8 loss to the Colts.
Brooks was one of four Miami defenders to play 100 percent of defensive snaps. His 14 total tackles were his highest total since Week 12 of the 2022 campaign, and he's already well on his way to matching his three double-digit tackle performances of 2024.
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Dolphins' Jordyn Brooks: Fades injury report
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Brooks (undisclosed) was not listed on Wednesday's injury report, Travis Wingfield of the Dolphins' official site reports.
Brooks was dealing with an undisclosed injury that prevented him from playing in the Dolphins' preseason finale against the Jaguars. However, his absence from Wednesday's injury report indicates that he should be available for Sunday's regular-season opener against the Colts, barring any setbacks. The 2020 first-rounder logged 143 tackles (86 solo), including 3.0 sacks, six pass defenses and two fumble recoveries across 17 regular-season games in 2024.
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Dolphins' Jordyn Brooks: Undergoes wrist surgery
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Brooks announced Friday that he had an offseason surgery, which was on his right wrist, according to David Furones of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Brooks dealt with knee and quad issues down the stretch of the season, but he never appeared on the Dolphins' injury report with a wrist injury during this window. The 27-year-old is coming off his first season in Miami, and he finished as the team's leading tackler with 143 over 17 games this year. The exact nature of this procedure and the associated injury is unclear, but undergoing surgery this early in the offseason should give him about six months to recover before the start of Miami's 2025 training camp.
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Dolphins' Jordyn Brooks: Nine tackles vs. Cleveland
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Brooks tallied nine tackles (eight solo) during Sunday's 20-3 win over the Browns.
Brooks finished Sunday's game as the Dolphins' second-leading tackler behind Tyrel Dodson (15). Brooks has logged at least seven combined tackles in 14 of 16 games this season, and on the year he's up to 137 tackles (83 solo), including 3.0 sacks, five pass defenses and two fumble recoveries. He'll look to add to his total in a must-win game against the Jets next Sunday.
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Dolphins' Jordyn Brooks: Estimated as limited participant
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Brooks (quadriceps) was listed as a limited participant in Baltimore's practice estimate Wednesday, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
Brooks' estimation as a limited participant is an encouraging sign that the quadriceps injury he suffered during the team's Week 16 win over the 49ers is not serious. Based on his availability in practice on Thursday and Friday, the 27-year-old should have a chance to play in Sunday's matchup versus the Browns.
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Dolphins' Jordyn Brooks: Optimistic status for Week 17
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Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel is optimistic about Brooks' (quadriceps/knee) status for Sunday's game against the Browns, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports.
Brooks had to exit this past Sunday's game against the 49ers with a pair of injuries, but he did actually re-enter the outing late in the fourth quarter. The fifth-year linebacker is still questionable for Miami's Week 17 matchup, but McDaniel's optimism bodes well for the starter. More information should be revealed on his condition in the coming days as the Dolphins ramp up practice.
