Following a worrying injury report for wide receiver Tyreek Hill, the Miami Dolphins’ 2024 season hasn’t gotten any better.
Head coach Mike McDaniel revealed that Hill (wrist) would only participate in the “Monday Night Football” game against the Rams “if his body lets him,” according to ESPN Dolphins writer Marcel Louis-Jacques.
According to Louis-Jacques, the team wanted to give Hill’s wrist injury some time to “cool down” because it was “heating up.”
After missing Friday’s practice, Hill—who has 3,955 receiving yards, the highest in the league since being traded to the Dolphins in 2022—appeared on the injured report.
Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa missed four games after suffering a concussion in Week 2.
Miami (2-6) is currently 31st in scoring with only 15.5 points per game, a major drop from last season when they were second in scoring with 29.2 points per game. While the offense has improved since Tagovailoa returned in Week 8 against the Cardinals, the Dolphins lost both games by just four points, with a combined score of 58-54.
The Dolphins entered the season with high hopes, being one of the 10 teams predicted to win 10 or more games and ranking 12th in preseason Super Bowl odds at +2500.
Instead of being a Super Bowl contender, Miami is now 4.5 games behind the Bills (7-2) for first place in the AFC East and ranked 12th in the conference.
The situation could get worse if Hill isn’t able to play against the Rams (4-4).
Given how disappointing the season has been for the Dolphins so far, this latest setback might not be a huge surprise to them.
