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Dolphins K Sturgis injures quad
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Miami Dolphins kicker Caleb Sturgis is sidelined during the team’s voluntary workouts this week because of a quadriceps injury.
The left leg injury was not sustained during Organized Team Activities (OTA) but is preventing the kicker from taking the field. The severity of the injury was not released by the team.
Sturgis was the lone kicker in training camp with the Dolphins by the mid-August but he is being pushed this summer from Andrew Franks.
The Dolphins were ranked 12th in the Dallas Morning News’ noted special teams rankings last season.
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Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk
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