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Dolphins' star RB De'Von Achane ruled out after suffering knee injury vs. Chiefs

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Reynolds, T. (2026, September 27). Dolphins' star RB De'Von Achane ruled out after suffering knee injury vs. Chiefs. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/dolphins-star-rb-de-von-achane-heads-to-locker-room-with-knee-injury/article_03c6830d-4ebc-5b1a-b2c6-46550b7aa811.html

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De’Von Achane, Miami Dolphins' star running back and one of the team’s most crucial offensive players, was ruled out for Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs due to an apparent knee injury sustained in the first quarter. The severity of the injury remains unclear as no initial findings were provided by the team. With Achane sidelined, Ollie Gordon filled in but also left the game later with a cramping issue, leaving the Dolphins without their usual running back depth.

Written by AI on 2026-09-27, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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De'Von Achane, Miami Dolphins star running back, suffered a season-ending knee injury during their game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. The 24-year-old left with what later turned out to be a torn ACL, which he sustained after being tackled early in the first quarter. His absence significantly impacted the Dolphins' performance; they lost 24-10 and now sit at 0-3 for the season. Achane, who signed a four-year, $64 million extension earlier this year with $32 million guaranteed, was instrumental to the team's rebuilding phase. His injury leaves Miami heavily reliant on backups like Ollie Gordon and Jaylen Wright, as he is seventh on the Dolphins' all-time rushing list despite only playing in 47 games prior to his latest setback.

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Topics

Dolphins Fla. Kansas City MIAMI GARDENS Miami

Subjects

Achane PERSON · 7× Dolphins ORG · 7× Miami ORG · 3× Gordon PERSON · 2× De’Von Achane PERSON · 1× Fla. GPE · 1× Kansas City GPE · 1× MIAMI GARDENS GPE · 1× Malik Washington PERSON · 1× Ollie Gordon PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Achane — who agreed to a four-year, $64 million extension earlier this year with $32 million guaranteed — is generally considered to be a huge part of the Dolphins’ plans in their current rebuilding phase.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-27

🔮 The Dolphins later announced that he would not return to the game, without announcing severity of the injury or any initial findings.

2026-09-27 · Toronto Star

Dolphins' star RB De'Von Achane ruled out after suffering knee injury vs. Chiefs · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 0 hedged)

Miami running back De’Von Achane, perhaps the team’s most important offensive player, limped off the field in the first quarter of the Dolphins’ game against Kansas City on Sunday with a knee injury. asserted

Achane → limp → injury

The Dolphins later announced that he would not return to the game, without announcing severity of the injury or any initial findings. asserted

he → announce → injury

Ollie Gordon replaced Achane and had a career-high 14 carries by the midpoint of the third quarter, before he also had to leave the game because of what the Dolphins said was a cramping issue. asserted

Dolphins → replace → game

Gordon was the only other running back the Dolphins had on their active roster Sunday. asserted

Dolphins → have → roster

Wide receiver Malik Washington had a carry in the fourth quarter before Gordon returned to the game. asserted

Gordon → have → game

who → agree → phase

He’s seventh on the team’s all-time rushing list despite playing only 47 games and led the NFL with an average of 5.7 yards per carry last season. asserted

He → ’ → carry

Achane was either the ballcarrier or intended receiver on four of Miami’s first five plays Sunday before getting hurt. asserted

Achane → get → plays

He suffered the injury on what was an 11-yard run to the left side. asserted

what → suffer → side

Achane got up quickly after the tackle on the play where he got injured, then simply stood still while flanked by a couple of teammates. asserted

he → get → teammates

He eventually walked to the Miami sideline under his own power, albeit slowly and appearing to favor his left leg before going into the team’s injury tent. asserted

He → walk → tent

He went to the locker room a few minutes later. asserted

He → go → room

The Dolphins announced that he wouldn’t return during the third quarter, and Achane was back on the sideline at that point. asserted

Achane → announce → point

Achane entered Sunday with 31 carries for 110 yards this season; the rest of the Dolphins, combined, had 16 carries for 66 yards. Achane rushed for a career-high 1,350 yards on 238 carries in 2025. asserted

Achane → enter → 2025

He had eight rushing touchdowns and four receiving scores a year ago and ranked fourth among running backs with 488 yards receiving. asserted

He → have → yards