Miami Dolphins tight end Dustin Keller suffered a right knee injury in the second quarter of Saturday's preseason game against the Houston Texans in Reliant Stadium.
At the very end of a 14-yard reception from QB Ryan Tannehill, rookie Texans safety D.J. Swearinger came up to make the hit on Keller, whose leg bent awkwardly as he went to the ground.
The AP's Tim Reynolds captured the ominous image below:
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From Ian Rapoport of NFL.com:
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From ESPN's Adam Schefter:
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From Alex Marvez of Fox Sports:
Deepi Sidhu of HoustonTexans.com has the latest from D.J. Swearinger, who also took to Twitter to wish Keller the best following the game:
"You know, I never go hit somebody to injure them at all, so I told him good luck after the hit, but I was just playing within the rules,"Swearinger said after the game. "I wish him all the luck and I wish him a speedy recovery."
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Armando Salguero of theMiami Herald has the latest from Joe Philbinon Dustin Keller:
Dolphins coach Joe Philbin, who has a curious habit of not even fielding questions about injuries, had no choice late Saturday but answer questions about the right knee injury to tight end Dustin Keller.
Philbin said it is too early to determine the seriousness of Keller's injury, although sources within the team are fearing the worst. Philbin said he's hopeful the club gets Keller back sooner rather than later.
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NFL.com provides video of Keller's injury (Warning: video contains gruesome footage):
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From ESPN's Adam Schefter:
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Jeff Darlington of the NFL Network noted that Keller was carted off the field and that his teammates were all out there to support him:
In leaving the AFC East division rival New York Jets andsigningwith the Dolphins this offseason, Keller was presented with an opportunity to face his former team twice during 2013.
Unfortunately, it looks as though his year could be prematurely cut short, which has to be even more frustrating considering he missed eight games due to injury a season ago.
When healthy, the former first-round pick is a dynamic pass-catcher at the tight end position. In his last full season in 2011, the 28-year-old Keller posted career bests with 65 catches and 815 yards, while also matching his previous high of five touchdowns.
Keller was one of the several notable acquisitions made by GM Jeff Ireland to revamp the Dolphins roster.
With a young, developing quarterback in Tannehill entering his second year, Ireland provided his new face of the franchise with a plethora of playmakers consisting of Keller and wide receivers Brandon Gibson andMike Wallace.
It appears that Tannehill and Co. are jelling, as he exited Saturday's game having completed 10 of 15 passes for 141 yards and a touchdown.
Keller's potential absence is a huge loss for Miami. He has the athletic ability and reliable hands to stretch the middle of the field, and his backups on the Dolphinsdepth chartare Charles Clay and Michael Egnew.
Clay has caught a combined 34 passes over the past two seasons, while Egnew is a speedy, intriguing athlete but has been a bit of a disappointment as a 2012 third-round selection. Egnew appeared in only two games as a rookie and didn't catch a pass.
Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1741777-dustin-keller-injury-updates-on-dolphins-tes-leg
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