Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill ‘doing all the things attainable’ to play vs. Rams

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Dolphins huge receiver Tyreek Hill is “doing all the things attainable” to play Monday in opposition to the Los Angeles Rams after lacking follow Friday with a wrist harm, coach Mike McDaniel mentioned.

Hill’s wrist harm has been “heating up,” McDaniel mentioned, and the workforce needs to offer it a possibility to “calm down.”

McDaniel added that he is neither optimistic nor pessimistic that Hill performs Monday, because the Dolphins take issues day-by-day with the receiver.

“Simply making an attempt to get him to sport day,” he 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 things 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, nevertheless, since quarterback Tua Tagovailoa returned from a four-game absence; he is averaged 76 yards per sport over the Dolphins’ previous two video games after averaging 35 of their earlier 4.

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 harm he picked up in the course of the preseason.

Whereas Hill’s standing stays unsure, the Dolphins will probably be with out beginning proper deal with Austin Jackson, who McDaniel mentioned popped up with a knee harm after their loss to the Buffalo Payments final week. It is unclear, McDaniel mentioned, whether or not Jackson would require surgical procedure, however his harm will not be anticipated to be season-ending.

Veteran Kendall Lamm and rookie Patrick Paul are candidates to interchange Jackson at proper deal with.

The two-6 Dolphins will look to snap a three-game dropping streak in opposition to a Rams workforce that has received its previous three video games. Miami trails the Denver Broncos by 2.5 video games for the seventh seed within the AFC.