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The Miami Dolphins have placed running back Ronnie Brown on injured reserve (IR), which ends his season.

For the second time in the past three years, Brown will play less than ten games in a season.

When Brown played only seven games in 2007, he was playing as well as any running back in the league. In his final five games of that season, Brown had 850 combined rushing and receiving yards during that span.

After a down (but full) year in 2008, Brown was playing well in 2009 before suffering a season-ending injury to his right foot last week.

On the season, Brown had 648 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns in nine games.

Last week, Ricky Williams rushed 20 times for 102 yards and he will be expected to carry the load for the Dolphins. Lex Hilliard will move into the back-up role.

This week, the Dolphins play the Carolina Panthers, who have allowed the 25th-most rushing yards in the NFL.