The Miami Dolphins didn't use their starters in Saturday's preseason game. De'Von Achane wouldn't have played anyway due to injury.
His status for Week 1 is the more important question.
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Achane has a lower body soft tissue injury that will keep him out “between days and weeks," according to Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN's NFL Nation. McDaniel also said the team isn't concerned about Achane's availability for Week 1, via Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network.
It's hard to reconcile McDaniel throwing in "weeks" into the answer and then having no concern about Achane being available for the opener, which is three weeks from Sunday. Defensive tackle Zach Sieler, who recently signed a three-year, $67.75 million deal, has a similar timeline in recovery from an injury, Wolfe and Louis-Jacques reported.
The Dolphins' offense is fairly thin and that's with a healthy Achane. If Achane does miss any time during the season, Jaylen Wright and rookie Ollie Gordon II would fill in. Wright has only 19 yards on 13 carries through two preseason games.
Achane had 907 yards rushing and added 592 receiving yards on 78 catches last season. McDaniel seems unconcerned about his Week 1 availability. For the sake of the Dolphins' offense, that assessment needs to be correct.
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