MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Dolphins cornerback Artie Burns will miss the entire 2025 season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during the team’s first day of training camp. A source revealed that the player will be out of action for the entire year. An MRI confirmed the fears of the Dolphins’ medical staff on Thursday, after Burns was injured shortly after the start of Wednesday’s practice. Burns fell to the ground after getting tangled with a teammate during position drills and hit his helmet in frustration. Later, he was seen leaving the field with crutches. Burns signed a one-year contract with the Dolphins this offseason, after spending the last three seasons with the Seahawks. He hasn’t been a full-time starter since 2017, but he had the opportunity to compete for a starting position in Miami, where an already thin position is now even more problematic.
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Wednesday that while the team is confident in its current group of cornerbacks, it will always look to improve. A day after Burns’ injury, the Dolphins signed veteran cornerback Cornell Armstrong, whom they originally selected in the sixth round of the 2018 draft. Armstrong was not on an NFL roster last season and spent the 2023 season on the Raiders’ practice squad.If you have youth in a position that is developing and you are developing it and you have confidence in it, you are going to have confidence in it before the people who haven’t seen it.
Mike McDaniel, Dolphins coach
