Tyreek Hill returns to Dolphins’ facility, speaks to crew

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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Dolphins gamers received a shock visitor speaker throughout Friday’s assembly: extensive receiver Tyreek Hill.

Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel stated Hill attended Friday’s assembly three days after present process season-ending surgical procedure on a dislocated left knee. Hill had been hospitalized since struggling the damage in Monday evening’s win over the New York Jets however was in a position to return to the ability to supply his teammates phrases of encouragement.

“Tyreek was within the constructing at present,” McDaniel stated. “He got here into the crew assembly and made certain that the blokes have been persevering with to remain motivated to have complementary soccer with 11 gamers enjoying as one in three phases over the course of the sport.”

The Dolphins enter comparatively uncharted territory beginning with this week’s recreation towards the Carolina Panthers. Since buying and selling for Hill in 2022, they’ve solely performed one recreation with out him — a 30-0 win over the Jets in 2023.

Broad receiver Jaylen Waddle, who signed a three-year, $84.75 million extension in Could 2024, steps into Hill’s position because the Dolphins’ lead receiver. McDaniel, nonetheless, stated Miami has all the time seen Waddle as a No. 1 receiver, and Waddle stated the idea is extra of a media creation than an precise position.

“We by no means have a look at it like receiver 1 or 1A-1B,” Waddle stated Thursday. “I believe that is extra like a media factor or one thing that provides one thing for the media to speak about. All of us go on the market, make performs and simply attempt to assist our crew win. It isn’t a receiver 1, receiver 2, kind of factor. It is having the ability to go on the market contribute and assist your crew get a W.”

Since getting into the NFL in 2021, Waddle ranks fifteenth in receiving yards and tenth in yards per catch. His seven receptions of fifty or extra yards are tied for eighth most in that span.

Miami can even look to 2024 sixth-round decide Malik Washington for an elevated position within the passing recreation, in addition to tight finish Darren Waller, who caught two landing passes in his Dolphins debut final week.

McDaniel stated Waller nonetheless doubtless will not see a full workload after enjoying 16 of Miami’s 58 offensive snaps in Week 4, however he has “earned” extra snaps towards the Panthers.

The Dolphins coach additionally stated he would not anticipate to overcompensate for Hill’s absence.

“I believe we have now numerous succesful soccer gamers that I am very assured in,” McDaniel stated. “I believe once you lose gamers of that magnitude, it is by no means finished with one human being. It is the execution of the general group in any respect positions that make up the distinction. And I’ve a bunch of motivated soccer gamers.

“The place there’s adversity, there’s alternative. I believe that is type of our pace.”

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