Dolphins' Terron Armstead: Avoids major injury

Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Friday that there's optimism Armstead (shoulder) will be back on the field "sooner than later" and has avoided a worst-case scenario injury, Alain Poupart of SI.com reports.

Armstead spent time on and off the field during Thursday night's loss to the Bills before finally leaving for the locker room in the third quarter. The veteran is one of the league's best left tackles when healthy, but injuries have been a recurring issue in his career. It's encouraging that Armstead doesn't seem to be dealing with a season-ending injury, and if he isn't able to play Week 3 versus Seattle, the Dolphins can turn to either Kendall Lamm or rookie Patrick Paul.