Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter had arthroscopic knee surgery last week, and on Tuesday Jeff Darlington of the Miami Herald reports that Porter might not be ready for the regular-season opener on September 9. Coach Cam Cameron on Monday seemed to back off his previous statement that Porter will be ready to go in time for the Dolphins' Week 1 game against the Redskins, saying, ''I think we all need to be careful setting deadlines. . . . [T]here's no way that any of us are going to jump up there and predict when he's going to be healthy."
Even if Porter is healthy in time for the start of the regular season, he'll have missed a lot of practice reps and the entire preseason, which can't help as he tries to get acclimated to defensive coordinator Dom Capers' system. Although Porter played in a similar defense in Pittsburgh, the Dolphins can't like the fact that the man they signed to a contract with $20 million guaranteed is limited to sitting in meetings and riding a stationary bike.
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08-15-2007, 12:25 AM
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