The Miami Dolphins have dealt with a number of injuries on their offensive line, as only right tackle Austin Jackson has played in every game so far this season.
Prior to the bye week, right guard Robert Hunt missed a game for the first time in his NFL career due to a hamstring injury that he suffered against the New England Patriots.
On Wednesday, Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel was asked to provide an update on Hunt’s health.
“If you’ve talked to Rob in the last week, you want to talk about a cat being in water,” McDaniel said. “He hasn’t ever missed a game. We’re feeling that out. That’s why, for me, I’m a little more gray with it because this is uncharted territory for even our training staff, in terms of, nothing’s black and white… Nothing’s been bad. I’m saying week-to-week because that’s how I feel.
“You’re nervous about guys saying ‘I’m sick of not playing,’ and then going out there when it’s 75%, but they’re telling you it’s 95%. We’re feeling that process out. He’s doing well. There hasn’t been a setback. I could see him playing in this game. I could see him playing in the next game. I could see if we pulled back because, if we can help it, if we can control it, we’re not going to make this a more extensive injury. That’s our mindset because he’s playing some of his best ball, and guess what? We need him to play his best ball down the stretch, at a very important position.”
It’s evident that Hunt wants to get back out there, but Miami has been extremely cautious with injuries since McDaniel took over last season. So, they will likely make sure that he’s 100% before he gets back on the field. Whether that’s this week or another is completely up in the air at this point.