Dolphins’ Jackson to miss at least four games. An update on where offensive line stands

The Dolphins are placing right tackle Austin Jackson on injured reserve with an ankle injury, which will sideline him for at least four games.

Meanwhile, left tackle Terron Armstead is limited again in Friday’s practice with a toe injury and will be listed as questionable for Sunday’s 1 p.m. game at Baltimore, coach Mike McDaniel said Friday morning.

Does McDaniel believe Armstead will play?

“If he can, he will,” McDaniel said. “He has a high pain tolerance. He loves playing games. He’s played games with worse injuries. But what we don’t want to do is set stuff back further along in the season.

“I don’t think he will be in a position where his mobility will be too restricted. He has all those veteran tricks; if you can’t move as far, how to balance it out. If he’s able to go, it will be full speed ahead with him.”

As for the decision to put Jackson on injured reserve, “it was close,” McDaniel said. “What we wanted to avoid after we took all this into consideration is we don’t want it to linger the whole season. We like the work he’s gotten done.”

Jackson sustained the ankle injury in the second quarter of the Patriots game.

Greg Little will play right tackle in his absence. Little logged 45 snaps at that position after Jackson left the Patriots game.

“Very confident in him,” McDaniel said of Little. “He did a great job getting in there. He’s made the most of all his reps. The guys are confident in him and the coaching staff is. Will be great opportunity in him.”

MORE INJURIES

Christian Wilkins (back) and Brandon Jones (hip) popped up on the Thursday injury report for the first time, leaving them limited for the game. McDaniel suggested both would be listed as questionable.

Is McDaniel optimistic they will play?

“You’re hoping for the best but of the mindset of preparing for the worst,” McDaniel said. “Both are very dependable and the only way they wouldn’t play is if they thought they would let the team down. We’re hoping it’s not a big deal and hoping it doesn’t involve Sunday.”

TUA TALK

McDaniel noticed this week that Tua Tagovailoa told the media that he works in practice on finding passing lanes because he’s not very tall.

“It’s very normal, but it’s not something a lot of people are willing to talk about,” McDaniel said of admitting something like that. “Honesty, and being secure in yourself to admit stuff, gives you the best chance to maximize yourself. Most quarterbacks don’t admit it.

“When he says he didn’t see something, I know he means it. “

When coaches ask some quarterbacks why they didn’t see a receiver, some will say, ‘I don’t know,” McDaniel said. But not Tagovailoa.

“That’s not him which is why he’s been able to make all the growth and steps in his game in this offense in one offseason,” McDaniel said.

The Dolphins list Tagovailoa at 6-foot-1.