Jaylen Waddle doubtful, Tyreek Hill questionable vs. 49ers

The Dolphins could be without both Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle on Sunday in their home finale.

The Miami Dolphins’ offense may be without a few keys players Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers.

On Friday, the team listed wide receiver Jaylen Waddle as doubtful and listed wide receiver Tyreek Hill and offensive tackles Terron Armstead and Kendall Lamm as questionable.

Also questionable are linebacker Bradley Chubb and Cameron Goode, who have to be activated from the PUP list this weekend or else their 2024 seasons are officially over.

“I’ll meet with [general manager] Chris [Grier] and talk to both those two individuals,” Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said of Chubb and Goode. “I would say that during the process we had felt that Cam [Goode] was a little ahead, but I would be remiss if I would rule anybody anything for this game. But optimistic we’ll see one or both here when they’re ready and that’s what we’re making sure that we’re communicative and they’re empowered and feel ready to play football.”

Here’s the full injury report for both teams heading into a Week 16 game at Hard Rock Stadium:

Dolphins injury report

Out

  • LS Blake Ferguson (non-football illness)

Doubtful

  • WR Dee Eskridge (knee)
  • WR Jaylen Waddle (knee)

Questionable

  • OT Terron Armstead (knee)
  • LB Bradley Chubb (knee)
  • LB Cameron Goode (knee)
  • WR Tyreek Hill (wrist/personal)
  • OT Kendall Lamm (back)

49ers injury report

Out

  • RB Isaac Guerendo (foot/hamstring)
  • OT Trent Williams (ankle)

Questionable

  • DL Robert Beal Jr. (ankle)
  • DE Nick Bosa (hip/oblique)
  • LB Dre Greenlaw (Achilles/knee)

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Terron Armstead, Kendall Lamm inactive for Week 15 vs. Texans

The Dolphins are digging deep into their offensive line depth chart for a pair of starters at tackle Sunday.

The Miami Dolphins will be without offensive tackles Terron Armstead and Kendall Lamm against the Houston Texans on Sunday, the team announced.

Armstead is no surprise after making an early exit last week against the New York Jets. The veteran was listed as doubtful for Week 15. To also be without Lamm, who was questionable, is a huge blow as the Dolphins will have to dig deep into their depth chart for a pair of starters Sunday.

With Austin Jackson on injured reserve, it’ll be second-round rookie Patrick Paul starting at left tackle. On the right side, it’ll likely be former Bengals lineman Jackson Carman, who was signed to the active roster from the Dolphins practice squad earlier this month. The team also has Isaiah Wynn and Ryan Hayes available.

Undrafted rookie lineman Andrew Meyer is active for the first time in his NFL career.

With kickoff 90 minutes away, here are the players ruled out by each team:

Dolphins inactives

  • RB Jeff Wilson Jr.
  • CB Ethan Bonner
  • OT Kendall Lamm
  • OT Terron Armstead
  • TE Jack Stoll
  • WR Dee Eskridge
  • DT Neil Farrell

Texans inactives

  • DE Jerry Hughes
  • OL Juice Scruggs
  • WR Steven Sims
  • TE Cade Stover
  • DT Kurt Hinish

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Terron Armstead doubtful, 5 Dolphins questionable vs. Texans

One Dolphins starting offensive tackle is doubtful and the other is questionable for a Week 15 game in Houston.

The Miami Dolphins will likely be without left tackle Terron Armstead and may be without right tackle Kendall Lamm, as well, when they take on the Houston Texans in Week 15.

“I am a little pessimistic about [Armstead] this week and we’ve planned accordingly, but we’ll see how the next 48 hours go,” Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel told reporters Friday.

In the event that Armstead is ruled out, second-round rookie Patrick Paul would be in line to make his second NFL start. If both Armstead and Lamm, who is questionable with a back injury, are out, the Dolphins have former Bengals lineman Jackson Carman next up on the depth chart. There’s also Isaiah Wynn, who began his career at tackle before moving to guard with the Dolphins.

Here’s the full injury report for both teams heading into a Week 15 game at NRG Stadium in Houston:

Dolphins injury report

Out

  • WR Dee Eskridge (knee)

Doubtful

  • OT Terron Armstead (knee)

Questionable

  • LB Bradley Chubb (knee)
  • WR Grant DuBose (shoulder)
  • LS Blake Ferguson (non-football illness)
  • LB Cameron Goode (knee)
  • OT Kendall Lamm (back)

Texans injury report

Out

  • OL Juice Scruggs (foot)

Questionable

  • G Nick Broeker (hand)
  • G Kenyon Green (shoulder)
  • LB Christian Harris (calf)
  • LB Jamal Hill (knee)

Earlier in the day Friday, the Texans placed third-year safety Jalen Pitre on the injured reserve.

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Terron Armstead, 5 other Dolphins sit out Wednesday practice

Offensive tackles Terron Armstead and Kendall Lamm weren’t on the practice field Wednesday.

The Miami Dolphins kept six players off the practice field Wednesday, including offensive tackles Terron Armstead and Kendall Lamm.

Armstead has missed all practices in recent weeks, but has played through his knee injury. However, he exited early in the team’s Week 14 game against the New York Jets and was replaced in the lineup by second-round rookie Patrick Paul.

Earlier this week, Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said the injury for Armstead needs rest “to cool down a little bit.”

Wednesday participation

DNP

  • OT Terron Armstead (knee)
  • WR Odell Beckham Jr. (personal)
  • DT Calais Campbell (rest)
  • WR Dee Eskridge (knee)
  • OT Kendall Lamm (back)
  • S Jordan Poyer (rest)

Limited

  • LB Bradley Chubb (knee)
  • WR Grant DuBose (shoulder)
  • LB Cameron Goode (knee)
  • WR Tyreek Hill (wrist)
  • FB Alec Ingold (ankle)
  • RB Raheem Mostert (hip)
  • WR Jaylen Waddle (hamstring)

Full

  • LS Blake Ferguson (non-football illness)
  • LB Anthony Walker Jr. (hamstring)

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Terron Armstead injury just needs rest, says Mike McDaniel

The Dolphins will let Terron Armstead’s knee “cool down a little bit,” says Mike McDaniel.

The knee injury that sidelined Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Terron Armstead for almost all of the team’s 32-26 win against the New York Jets doesn’t need surgery, coach Mike McDaniel told reporters Monday.

“It’s a rest thing,” McDaniel said of Armstead. “You might have seen his frustration level to try to contribute in this particular game and it’s something he can’t control. I’ve been very proud of how he’s handled all of it because he’s probably at a new level of maturity to to handle these these type of things. I think we’ll let it cool down a little bit.

“He was trying to will himself [to compete]. I just made it very clear that don’t waste your time trying to be a superhero.”

Armstead, 33, played only five snaps Sunday before he was replaced in the lineup by second-round rookie Patrick Paul. The CBS broadcast showed Armstead sitting on the bench seemingly on the verge of tears.

The Dolphins have withheld Armstead from practices for several weeks now and he’s been listed as questionable for the team’s last four games. However, he’s been in the starting lineup for all four and hardly missed any time before his early exit Sunday.

Despite the injury, Armstead has continued to play at a high level on the field. Pro Football Focus has credited him with allowing only one sack in 394 pass blocking snaps and he’s one of only three offensive tackles in the NFL with a grade above 90.

Paul was credited with allowing two pressures in 49 pass blocking snaps Sunday against the Jets. The Dolphins didn’t allow any sacks.

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Raheem Mostert, 5 other Dolphins inactive for Week 14 vs. Jets

The Dolphins ruled out veterans Raheem Mostert and River Cracraft against the Jets.

The Miami Dolphins officially ruled out running back Raheem Mostert, along with five other players for a Week 14 game against the New York Jets.

Mostert was listed as questionable for the contest with a hip injury, but reports earlier Sunday indicated he wasn’t going to be able to play. But Mostert was one of four Dolphins players who entered game day as questionable and the other three — offensive tackle Terron Armstead, cornerback Kader Kohou, and linebacker Anthony Walker Jr. — are all active and in the lineup.

Instead, it’s veteran wide receiver River Cracraft who is the relatively surprising active scratch for Miami.

With kickoff 90 minutes away, here are the players ruled out by each team:

Dolphins inactives

  • QB Skylar Thompson (3rd QB)
  • CB Ethan Bonner
  • RB Raheem Mostert
  • OL Andrew Meyer
  • TE Jack Stoll
  • WR River Cracraft

Jets inactives

  • RB Breece Hall
  • WR Malachi Corley
  • OL Xavier Newman
  • CB Qwan’Tez Stiggers
  • EDGE Braiden McGregor
  • CB Sauce Gardner

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7 Dolphins listed as questionable vs. Jets in Week 14

The Dolphins haven’t ruled anyone out for Sunday, but seven players have their status in the air.

The Miami Dolphins didn’t rule out any players for a Week 14 game against the New York Jets, but they listed seven as questionable.

Among the list of players with their status up in the air are linebackers Bradley Chubb and Cameron Goode, who are both still on the PUP list but returned to practice field this week, as well as long snapper Blake Ferguson, who is on injured reserve and also had his practice window opened this week.

Cornerback Kendall Fuller, who missed the last three games due to a concussion, cleared the protocol and is good to go for Sunday.

Here’s the full injury report for both teams heading into a Week 14 game at Hard Rock Stadium:

Dolphins injury report

Questionable

  • OT Terron Armstead (knee)
  • LB Bradley Chubb (knee)
  • LS Blake Ferguson (non-football illness)
  • LB Cameron Goode (knee)
  • CB Kader Kohou (back)
  • RB Raheem Mostert (hip)
  • LB Anthony Walker Jr. (hamstring)

Jets injury report

Out

  • LB C.J. Mosley (neck)

Doubtful

  • CB Sauce Gardner (hamstring)
  • RB Breece Hall (knee)

Questionable

  • OL Olu Fashanu (toe)
  • OL Morgan Moses (knee/shoulder)
  • OL Xavier Newman (groin)
  • CB Qwan’Tez Stiggers (illness)
  • OL Alijah Vera-Tucker (ankle)

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Mike McDaniel ‘optimistic’ 5 injured Dolphins will play in Week 14

The Dolphins may have a pretty healthy lineup Sunday against the Jets.

The Miami Dolphins had a positive injury report Thursday with only one player absent from their session, and head coach Mike McDaniel provided even more good news at his Friday press conference.

According to McDaniel, he expects very few of the team’s injured players to be unavailable Sunday against the New York Jets. He’s feeling good about the likelihood that cornerbacks Kendall Fuller and Kader Kohou, offensive linemen Terron Armstead and Kendall Lamm, and linebacker Anthony Walker Jr. are all ready to go in Week 14.

“Hopeful that he’ll be through [the concussion protocol] this afternoon,” McDaniel said of Fuller. “So we’ll wait and see on that.”

“I’m optimistic about both [Kohou and Walker],” McDaniel said. “But that’s assuming there’s no setbacks and how they feel after [practice], but it’s been positive for them this week.”

“We’ll make sure that he’s feeling good and I’m not going to put him out there if he’s not capable, but I feel optimistic about it,” McDaniel said of Armstead.

“Kendall Lamm has had a good week in terms of getting his body right,” McDaniel said. “I feel optimistic about him too.”

The Dolphins were without both Fuller and Walker during their Thanksgiving game against the Green Bay Packers, and both Kohou and Lamm exited early with injuries. Armstead has been consistently absent from practices, but has played through his knee injury on a weekly basis.

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Only one Dolphins player sits out Thursday practice

All but one Dolphins player were on the practice field Thursday.

The Miami Dolphins had one of their healthiest practices in a long time Thursday with all but one player participating Thursday.

Only left tackle Terron Armstead, who has missed a long string of practices due to a knee injury, was absent. Despite his lack of practice time and frequent questionable status, Armstead has played through the injury in recent weeks.

Miami did, however, have nine players were limited participants, including wide receiver Tyreek Hill and pass rusher Bradley Chubb.

Thursday participation

DNP

  • OT Terron Armstead (knee)

Limited

  • LB Bradley Chubb (knee)
  • LB Cameron Goode (knee)
  • WR Tyreek Hill (wrist/rest)
  • DT Benito Jones (shoulder/back)
  • CB Kader Kohou (back)
  • OT Kendall Lamm (back/elbow)
  • RB Raheem Mostert (hip)
  • LB Anthony Walker Jr. (hamstring)
  • G Isaiah Wynn (quad/knee)

Full

  • LS Blake Ferguson (non-football illness)
  • CB Kendall Fuller (concussion)
  • FB Alec Ingold (calf)
  • S Jordan Poyer (rest/finger)

Calais Campbell, who was listed Wednesday as a non-participant for rest, was removed from the report altogether Thursday.

Full participation for Fuller is a positive development for the Dolphins, as the cornerback appears set to clear concussion protocol and make his return to the starting lineup after three games on the sideline. The return of Walker, who missed last week, to the practice field is another good sign for Miami.

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Tyreek Hill, 4 other Dolphins sit out Wednesday practice

The Dolphins had Bradley Chubb, Cameron Goode, and Blake Ferguson all back on the practice field Wednesday.

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was one of five players to sit out the team’s Wednesday practice ahead of a Week 14 game against the New York Jets.

Hill was listed as “rest/wrist” meaning there likely wasn’t a setback that forced the receiver out of action. The eight-time Pro Bowler has been dealing with a wrist injury all season and his latest absence is likely the team giving the veteran a day off with the season winding down.

Also out of action, as is usually the case on Wednesdays, were veterans Calais Campbell and Terron Armstead. They were joined by offensive tackle Kendall Lamm and linebacker Anthony Walker Jr.

Wednesday participation

DNP

  • OT Terron Armstead (knee)
  • DT Calais Campbell (rest)
  • WR Tyreek Hill (wrist/rest)
  • OT Kendall Lamm (back/elbow)
  • LB Anthony Walker Jr. (hamstring)

Limited

  • LB Bradley Chubb (knee)
  • CB Kendall Fuller (concussion)
  • LB Cameron Goode (knee)
  • DT Benito Jones (shoulder/back)
  • CB Kader Kohou (back)
  • RB Raheem Mostert (hip)
  • S Jordan Poyer (rest/finger)
  • G Isaiah Wynn (quad/knee)

Full

  • LS Blake Ferguson (non-football illness)
  • FB Alec Ingold (calf)

Noticeably absent from the list is cornerback Jalen Ramsey, who has appeared on recent reports with knee injuries.

For the Jets, cornerback Sauce Gardner and running back Breece Hall were both sidelined Wednesday.

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