The Miami Dolphins are an absolute mess right now, falling to 0-4 after a brutal 15-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium. Most players in that locker room probably wanna scrub that Week 4 performance from their memories, but there’s one dude who absolutely balled out despite the team’s continued collapse: linebacker Jacob Rodriguez.
Rodriguez Is Making History, Even While Miami Stumbles
This second-round pick is a certified menace in the middle of that Dolphins defense, and it’s getting harder to ignore. He’s stuffing runs like it’s his job, because it is, and he’s making opposing weapons think twice about trying to cross the middle. On Sunday, Rodriguez racked up an insane 18 tackles. That’s not just a good game, folks. According to Stathead, that’s a brand-new Dolphins rookie record. Seriously. The old record was 16 tackles, set by Zach Thomas way back in 1996 against the Arizona Cardinals. Rodriguez didn’t just break it, he smashed it.
A Rookie Making an Unbelievable Mark Already
Think about this: Rodriguez only has four NFL games under his belt, and he already owns two of the top three single-game tackle efforts by any Dolphins rookie ever. He kicked off his NFL debut in Week 1 with 14 tackles, which was already an incredible start. Now, just three games later, he’s got 18. That’s just wild to think about, a rookie making that kind of impact and etching his name in the team’s history books so early. It’s an incredible stat, especially when you consider the team around him is struggling so much. What a brutal start for Miami. You’ve gotta wonder where they go from here, especially with individual talent like Rodriguez showing up big every single week.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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