Dolphins Kiko Alonso is fine after running to Ravens bench

The Miami Dolphins got a bit of a laugh in last night as linebacker Kiko Alonso gave his teammates something to chide him about for weeks to come.

In the first half of the Dolphins third pre-season game, Kiko Alonso made a tackle and was flipped over. He got up and hustled off of the field right to the Baltimore Ravens bench. For a second he stood there until Ravens head coach John Harbaugh informed he was on the wrong side.

Naturally the first thought was that Alonso may have suffered a head injury. That wasn’t and isn’t the case. He simply got disoriented after the hit from tumbling upside down and ran the wrong way. He laughed about it afterwards and opened his post-game presser with a quick explanation.

"“You don’t need to ask. I don’t have much to say. I did a flip and that’s it. I kind of ran off the field and I was fine. It was just silly.” – Kiko Alonso via MiamiDolphins.com"

Interestingly enough it was Harbaugh who patted him on the shoulder and smiled, pointing him to the right sideline. Interesting because it was the same John Harbaugh who last year was livid and in the face of Alonso following a hard hit to the head of starting quarterback Joe Flacco. You can view that video here.

Alonso went on to say that he would likely have to hear about his little misstep from teammates and that the ribbing will be well deserved. After he made his way to the right sideline, cameras caught him smiling as he walked through the bench area. He was flagged for an illegal substitution.

The Dolphins would go on to lose the game but the first team defense looked a lot better than they have recently but with the season only now two weeks away, there is still a lot of work to be done.