Rookie RB De’Von Achane reportedly a surprise inactive for Dolphins vs. Chargers
INGLEWOOD, CALIF. — It appears Miami Dolphins rookie running back De’Von Achane’s regular-season debut will have to wait.
Achane will reportedly be a surprise healthy inactive for the team’s season opener against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium on Sunday, according to NFL Network.
Achane, although bothered by a shoulder injury in the latter portions of the preseason, did not enter Sunday with an injury designation and practiced in full throughout the week.
Miami will already be without veteran running back Jeff Wilson Jr., who has started the season on injured reserve due to midsection and finger injuries.
With Raheem Mostert set to start, veteran Salvon Ahmed and rookie Chris Brooks are slated to handle backup running back duties behind him. Both are undrafted players and made the team through impressive training camps and preseasons. In 30 career games over the previous three seasons with the Dolphins, Ahmed has run for 532 yards on 141 carries (a 3.8 average).
NFL Network cited remaining rust for Achane, a third-round pick out of Texas A&M, in coming back from the shoulder ailment.
The Dolphins’ official list of inactives will be announced 90 minutes prior to the 4:25 kickoff in Los Angeles.
This story will be updated.