Per source, reason Dolphins acquired RB today is Myles Gaskin has sprained MCL and expected to miss three games.

Related players: DeAndre Washington, Matt Breida, Jordan Howard, Patrick Laird

Howard has been a healthy scratch as of late but he could see work with Gaskin out and Washington needing time to catch up. The obvious choice to lead the backfield in touches is Breida, but he has really underachieved after being traded to the Dolphins in the offseason. Washington was acquired via trade from the Chiefs today before we learned of Gaskin's injury.

Myles Gaskin appeared in 39 (of 62 possible) snaps, while Matt Brieda played 14 snaps, Howard nine and Patrick Laird four. Gaskin finished with nine carries for 40 yards. Breida had five carries for 22 yards, and Jordan Howard struggled to find any rhythm, mustering just 7 yards on eight rushes. The emergence of Gaskin is an interesting development, but his efforts weren’t nearly enough.

The story said Gaskin worked hard this offseason and was clearly rewarded with a bulk of the snaps vs. the other backs who were expected to be ahead of him. Because of the struggles by the Miami offense, it may not mean Gaskin is a sure thing, though, so proceed with caution.

Myles Gaskin led Miami with nine carries for 40 yards, trying to provide a spark for an offense that relied heavily on Fitzpatrick passing the football. When Miami used two-back sets, it was Gaskin and fellow second-year back Patrick Laird in the package instead of Matt Breida.

Related players: Jordan Howard

Howard had a TD but only managed seven yards on eight carries. Perhaps the biggest thing to take away was Breida surprisingly had a lesser workload than expected, with just five carries for 22 yards on the day. The Dolphins were unable to get Brieda, one of the NFL’s fastest players, involved in the offense, the story said.