The Miami Dolphins’ star duo of receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle didn’t play at all in the preseason due, in part, to minor injuries suffered in training camp. On Monday, head coach Mike McDaniel said both players will be on the practice field ahead of a Week 1 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
“They’ll be practicing today and no setbacks to relate as of yet, so they’ll be back on the field today,” McDaniel said.
Hill was spotted with a brace on his hand after suffering a thumb injury in August. While the receiver practiced only on a limited basis with the injury, McDaniel said the team was just letting “something cool down so you don’t have something happen at the expense of regular season games.”
He was similarly dismissive of Waddle’s injury, which has been undisclosed by the team but kept the receiver out for about two weeks in camp. When asked about the lack of healthy receivers in August, McDaniel said it only looked that way because the team was being extra cautious with some of the players.
“Are we approaching Jaylen Waddle the same way we would in season? The answer is no,” McDaniel said.
The Dolphins’ first injury report of the season is on the way Wednesday, which may reveal the nature of Waddle’s injury. There’s little indication that Hill or Waddle are in jeopardy of missing Week 1, though.
