{"id":2233,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/2233","headline":"Dolphins lose Zach Sieler for season after biceps injury","dek":"The defensive captain ruptured his biceps on the opening play against the Lions but played through the rest of the game before the injury was confirmed as season ending.","body":"Zach Sieler will undergo season-ending surgery for a ruptured biceps, the Dolphins' latest blow to a defense that can't seem to catch a break. The injury happened on the opening play against the Lions, which is about as early as it gets, yet Sieler stayed on the field and finished out the game anyway.\n\nThat kind of toughness is part of why he wears the captain's patch, but it doesn't change the outcome. Miami now has to replace one of its top defensive linemen for the remainder of the season, a significant loss up front for a unit that relies on him to anchor the interior.\n\nNo further details on the surgery timeline or Sieler's recovery have been reported. The Dolphins will need to adjust their defensive line rotation to cover the absence as the season continues.","published_at":"2026-11-10T18:34:37.715460+00:00","source_count":4,"written_from":[{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Dolphins lose captain Zach Sieler for season with ruptured biceps","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/dolphins-zach-sieler-injury-2026/"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Report: Dolphins DT Zach Sieler to have season-ending biceps surgery","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/report-dolphins-dt-zach-sieler-162831286.html"},{"outlet":"Pro Football Talk","publisher":"NBC Sports","title":"Report: Dolphins DT Zach Sieler to have season-ending biceps surgery","url":"https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/report-dolphins-dt-zach-sieler-to-have-season-ending-biceps-surgery"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Dolphins captain to have season-ending surgery after injury vs. Lions","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dolphins-captain-season-ending-surgery-161505200.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Dolphins' Zach Sieler (biceps) out for season: report","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dolphins-zach-sieler-biceps-season-163036047.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Dolphins' Zach Sieler (biceps) out for season: report","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dolphins-zach-sieler-biceps-season-163036246.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Dolphins DT Zach Sieler played entire game vs. Lions with a season-ending injury","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dolphins-dt-zach-sieler-played-172104628.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Dolphins lose veteran defensive tackle Zach Sieler to ruptured biceps, AP source says","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dolphins-lose-veteran-defensive-tackle-172554471.html"},{"outlet":"Fox Sports","publisher":"Fox Sports","title":"NFL Trade Candidate, Dolphins Defensive Leader Reportedly Out For Year","url":"https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/zach-sieler-injury-update-dolphins-nfl-trade-deadline"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Miami Dolphins Lose Veteran Defensive Lineman Zach Sieler to Season-Ending Injury","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/miami-dolphins-lose-veteran-defensive-180342339.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Dolphins' Zach Sieler (biceps) out for season","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dolphins-zach-sieler-biceps-season-185533201.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Zach Sieler out for Season","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/miami-dolphins-defensive-tackle-zach-184652223.html"}],"image":{"url":"https://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/2026/11/10/062f3239-ac12-4e9d-b71a-066313ee2b33/dolphins.jpg","credit":"CBS Sports","width":1920},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}