The Patriots believe defensive end Derek Rivers, their top draft pick this year, will miss his rookie season with a knee injury, ESPN reported Friday.
NFL Media later reported an MRI showed Rivers tore the anterior cruciate ligament and sprained the lateral collateral ligament in his left knee.
The Dolphins quarterback jumped at the opportunity to help the team after Ryan Tannehill got hurt and recently told the MMQB that he didn’t prepare for the broadcasting job with Fox he had agreed to take before opting to resume his NFL career.
“I mean, I’d be lying if I said I did,” Cutler replied when asked if he practiced his television skills.
Then again, Cutler doesn’t exactly take his workout routine too seriously, either.
“The good thing is I play quarterback so I don’t have to be in that great cardiovascular shape,” Cutler said at his introductory press conference.
Cutler signed a one-year deal worth $10 million with Miami on Aug. 7 following a season-ending injury to Tannehill and made his preseason debut last week against the Ravens. The former Bears quarterback had retired in May, but was optimistic about joining the offense of Dolphins coach Adam Gase, who served as Cutler’s offensive coordinator in 2015 while they were both with the Bears.