MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Dolphins extensive receiver Tyreek Hill is “doing all the pieces attainable” to play Monday in opposition to the Los Angeles Rams after lacking apply Friday with a wrist damage, coach Mike McDaniel mentioned.
Hill’s wrist damage has been “heating up,” McDaniel mentioned Saturday, and the group needs to provide it a possibility to “calm down.”
McDaniel added that he was neither optimistic nor pessimistic that Hill would play Monday, because the Dolphins take issues day-by-day with the extensive receiver.
“Simply attempting to get him to sport day,” McDaniel mentioned. “He is ready, and if his physique lets him, he’ll play, however we’ll see. … I am optimistic that he’ll do all the pieces he can [in order to play].”
Hill leads all Dolphins gamers with 446 receiving yards this season, though it’s his worst statistical begin since being traded to Miami in 2022. His manufacturing has picked up, nonetheless, since quarterback Tua Tagovailoa returned from a four-game absence; Hill has averaged 76 yards over the Dolphins’ previous two video games after averaging 35 within the 4 earlier than that.
If Hill cannot play, Jaylen Waddle would slot in as Miami’s high receiver, with Odell Beckham Jr. and rookie Malik Washington enjoying complementary roles. Veteran receiver River Cracraft may additionally make his return from injured reserve Monday after lacking the primary eight video games with a shoulder damage he picked up through the preseason.
Whereas Hill’s standing stays unsure, the Dolphins will likely be with out beginning proper sort out Austin Jackson, who McDaniel mentioned popped up with a knee damage after their loss to the Buffalo Payments final week. It is unclear, McDaniel mentioned, whether or not Jackson would require surgical procedure, however his damage just isn’t anticipated to be season-ending.
Veteran Kendall Lamm and rookie Patrick Paul are candidates to interchange Jackson at proper sort out.
The two-6 Dolphins will look to snap a three-game shedding streak in opposition to a Rams group that has gained its previous three video games. Miami trails the Denver Broncos by 2.5 video games for the seventh seed within the AFC.
