Update: Tyreek Hill is active and will play Sunday.
Tyreek Hill has made frequent appearances on the injury report this season due to a wrist injury suffered in August. But on Friday, he was limited in practice and the Miami Dolphins added “personal” to his reasons for not participating fully in the week’s preparation.
The team listed Hill as questionable for the first time in over a month. Here’s what we know about the receiver’s status:
Tyreek Hill injury update
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Hill plans to play Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers.
There’s no indication that Hill’s wrist injury has gotten worse in recent weeks. Earlier this week, the receiver said he still doesn’t plan on getting surgery any time soon.
“I just know right now in my head I’m not doing it,” Hill said of a surgery. “But if I continue to have conversations and continue to educate myself on it, then obviously I may end up doing it. But right now I’m going to say no because that’s something I don’t want to do.”
He also said he’ll play the remainder of the year, regardless if the Dolphins are in the postseason mix or not.
“I never shut it down,” Hill said. “You only get so many opportunities to play this game and I feel like I’ve got to be able to take advantage of every opportunity that I get because football is not for long.”
Dolphins WR depth chart
Keeping Hill in the lineup is crucial for the Dolphins with Jaylen Waddle expected to miss Week 16. The team’s other wide receivers Sunday will be Malik Washington, River Cracraft, and Erik Ezukanma. The Dolphins also rely heavily on running back De’Von Achane and tight end Jonnu Smith in the pass game.
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