Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPN
MIAMI — Dolphins vast receiver Tyreek Hill didn’t observe Wednesday on account of a hip shock, casting unsureness on whether or not he’ll be to be had for Sunday’s recreation towards the New England Patriots.
Hill hasn’t neglected a recreation since he was once traded to the Dolphins within the 2022 offseason and is the NFL’s wave chief in receiving yards with 902. He in brief left terminating while’s loss to the Philadelphia Eagles however was once in a position to go back, completing with 88 yards and a landing on 11 catches.
He has gained veteran days off in earlier weeks, however the crew’s preliminary shock document of this while made it cloudless his absence was once shock similar.
“It was a little weird not having someone like Tyreek out there,” quarterback Tua Tagovailoa mentioned upcoming Wednesday’s observe. “His management, his charisma — nevertheless it requires alternative guys to step up. Jaylen [Waddle] had a truly excellent observe as of late, [Cedrick Wilson Jr.] had a really good practice. A lot of guys had good practices today, especially being a Wednesday.
“I don’t suppose any person can emulate what Tyreek does at the garden. His velocity, his cuts out and in of breaks. … If we couldn’t have Tyreek, that will be tricky, however the display is going on. You’ve were given to proceed to play games, and someplace i’m sick the sequence we’re moving to get Tyreek again. And it needs to be a kind of issues the place you by no means carry your substructure off the fuel and also you don’t lose that rhythm as a crew or a unit.”
Waddle, a 2021 first-round pick, is the Dolphins’ second-leading receiver with 30 catches for 359 yards and two touchdowns in six games this season. Asked about the possibility of Hill missing Sunday’s game, Waddle told reporters the decision is “above my pay grade.”
Five Dolphins players in total missed Wednesday’s practice, including Hill, safety Jevon Holland (concussion), fullback Alec Ingold (substructure), offensive lineman Robert Jones (non-public) and operating again Raheem Mostert (ankle).
Cornerbacks Xavien Howard (groin) and Jalen Ramsey (knee) had been each restricted, as was once settingup heart Connor Williams (groin). Not one of the 3 performed in terminating while’s recreation.
