Miami Dolphins Should Not Draft Todd Gurley with the 14th Overall Selection

April 14, 2015   ·   Richard Santamaria   ·   Jump to comments

The Miami Dolphins hold the 14th overall selection of the 2015 NFL Draft and Georgia running back Todd Gurley is staring right at them.  Omar Kelly of the Sun Sentinel claims Miami general manager Dennis Hickey has a "man crush" on Gurley.  ESPN.com's Todd McShay currently has the junior tailback ranked as his 11th-best prospect for the upcoming draft, comparing him to Marshawn Lynch.  Gurley has separated himself from Wisconsin's Melvin Gordon as this draft's best running back and Miami certainly has a need for a strong inside runner.  While it may seem like a marriage made in heaven, the Dolphins should avoid Gurley on draft day.
First and foremost, Gurley is damaged goods.  On November 15, 2014, the Bulldog rusher tore his left knee's ACL.  A study presented at the 2013 meeting of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine shows that athletes who undergo ACL reconstruction surgery are six times as likely to suffer another injury within tw...

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