The Allen Hurns era in South Florida has been a tough one. The Dolphins wide receiver has seen his fair share of challenges throughout the course of his two years (and counting) with the team; including rebounding from a nasty concussion suffered in 2019, an opt-out of the 2020 season due to concerns around COVID-19 and now wrist surgery before his return to the team could even really get started.
The news broke this afternoon courtesy of ESPN’s Adam Schefter that Hurns has a wrist injury that requires him to go under the knife. And with a three-month recovery window, Hurns may end up being a casualty of the numbers game in Miami’s crowded wide receiver room.
Dolphins’ WR Allen Hurns has a wrist injury that will require surgery and he is expected to miss three months, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 16, 2021
With the lingering injuries to other pass catchers in the room, there may be some twinge of panic among the Dolphins’ faithful — but a handful of the other receivers being held out feel like precautionary steps at this point in time and Hurns was no lock to make the Dolphins’ roster even if he was fully heathy.
We now know that he is not.
And so Hurns is going to have to try to navigate his way onto the Dolphins’ roster some other way, a route most likely coming via one of the injury stash features that NFL teams have at their disposal. But would the Dolphins keep Hurns on the 53-man roster through active cuts and then designate him? Even that feels like a tough sell with how many other options there are in the wide receiver room.
Time will tell Hurns’ fate with Miami — but this blow is just the latest in what has been a tough stretch in the veteran’s six (technically seven) year career.