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USA Today
24-07-2025
- Health
- USA Today
Dolphins provide encouraging update on OT who was airlifted to hospital
A day after Bayron Matos was airlifted to a local hospital following the Miami Dolphins' first training camp practice, the team offered an encouraging update about the offensive tackle's condition. "Bayron Matos sustained an injury at the end of Wednesday's practice and was transported to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he remained overnight for evaluation and testing," a team statement read. "He has movement in all extremities and is in stable condition. He will remain in the care of doctors for continued observation." The circumstances that led to Matos being hospitalized haven't been revealed, although one report said that the lineman "suffered loss of feeling to his right side" after a collision. Matos, 24, joined the Dolphins last year as an undrafted free agent as part of the NFL's International Player Pathway Program. The Dominican Republic-native was a college basketball player at New Mexico and South Florida before walking on to the football team at USF. The 6'7, 334-pound offensive tackle spent his entire rookie season on the Dolphins' practice squad.
USA Today
23-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Dolphins OT airlifted to hospital, in stable condition after training camp practice
Miami Dolphins second-year offensive tackle Bayron Matos was transported via helicopter to the hospital and is in stable condition after suffering an injury in a Wednesday training camp practice, the team told reporters. Details of the injury and the circumstances that caused it aren't yet known. Matos, 24, is a Dominican Republic-native who joined the Dolphins last year as part of the NFL's International Player Pathway Program. The 6'7 lineman played collegiate basketball for New Mexico and South Florida. During his time at USF, Matos walked on to the football team, but played just 22 total snaps with the team. But Matos caught the eye of NFL scouts last spring when the 313-pound tackle ran a 4.88 40-yard dash. After joining the Dolphins as an undrafted free agent, Matos spent his entire rookie season on the team's practice squad. While the Dolphins have a pair of starting offensive tackles in Patrick Paul and Austin Jackson, Matos is one of several linemen, along with Larry Borom, Jackson Carman, and Kion Smith competing for reserve roles at tackle.
