Paddy Andrews is set to miss Dublin's Leinster SFC opener against Laois on Saturday night.
The St Brigid's clubman has been struggling with a back problem and missed the national football league final victory over Kerry at Croke Park.
While he is making progress and expects to make a return to action in the not-too-distant future, The Irish Daily Mirror reports that this weekend's provincial quarter-final in Nowlan Park will come too soon for Andrews.