Miami Dolphins star cornerback Kader Kohou is out for the season after suffering a knee injury during Saturday’s training-camp practice.
Kohou’s injury, as he is viewed as the leader in the Dolphins’ secondary, only compounds a massive problem for the team, with its anchor in one of its weakest position groups now unavailable until 2026.
Kohou turned a successful Division II football career into a long-standing NFL stay after signing with Miami in 2022 after going undrafted.
Now, the entire Dolphins’ secondary from last season is no longer active with the team.
Jalen Ramsey was traded to the Steelers, Kendall Fuller was released, Kohou is gone for the season, and the duo of Jordan Poyer and Jevon Holland are still free agents.
Miami will now rely on a clean slate of defensive backs in a division where they will play Josh Allen, Drake Maye, and Justin Fields six times this season.
Miami Dolphins star cornerback Kader Kohou is out for the season after suffering a knee injury
Kohou’s injury, as he’s viewed as a leader in for the Dolphins, only compounds a problem
On the roster as a whole, Kohou’s injury is not the first massive hole for Mike McDaniel to fill.
Dolphins offensive lineman Bayron Matos was airlifted to a local medical facility after suffering an injury in the final few minutes of the first practice session of this year’s camp last week. Matos was only released from the hospital on Tuesday.
Kohou’s injury is not the only one for the defensive backs over the last week as well, as veteran cornerback Artie Burns reportedly tore his ACL and is out for the season too.
Among the team’s healthy players, none may be more important than quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and wide receiver Tyreek Hill.
And in another sorrow moment for Miami, they appear to not be on good terms after how Hill ended his 2024 campaign by taking himself out of its season finale against the Jets and saying he was done with the team.
Hill later walked back those comments. However, it is clear for Tagovailoa that not all is forgotten.
Kohou will be a free agent heading into 2026, as he signed a one-year deal with the Dolphins during the offseason.
