Miami Dolphins broad receiver Jaylen Waddle, who’s nursing a excessive ankle sprain, isn’t anticipated to play Sunday on the Baltimore Ravens, a supply instructed ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday.
Waddle sustained the harm in Sunday’s victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
Waddle caught a 50-yard move from quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on the Dolphins’ first offensive drive of Sunday’s sport, however eye and ankle accidents restricted him to simply 28 snaps. The catch gave him 1,014 receiving yards for the season — his third straight 1,000-yard season to start his profession.
He’s the primary participant in franchise historical past to document three consecutive seasons with 1,000 receiving yards.
With Waddle out, the Dolphins will doubtless flip to their third-leading receiver on the place, Cedrick Wilson Jr., to step into his position. Braxton Berrios, River Cracraft or midseason acquisition Chase Claypool may additionally see elevated roles Sunday.
Waddle and Tyreek Hill (1,641 yards) are by far the crew’s main receivers. No different participant has greater than 245 receiving yards this season. Regardless of the drop in productiveness, Miami’s teaching employees has cross-trained gamers at a number of positions since offseason practices for this actual situation.
“We attempt to make it possible for we at all times are shifting guys round and getting guys work with issues so all of us might be linked for the time that we’ll have to point out up and do what’s required for Sunday,” offensive coordinator Frank Smith stated. “So once more, now we have contingencies to work by so we will make it possible for we’re placing our guys in one of the best place attainable.”
The Dolphins clinched their second straight playoff berth with Sunday’s win however would seize their first AFC East title since 2008 with a victory over the Ravens in Week 17 together with a Payments loss to the New England Patriots. In the event that they win out, the Dolphins would be the high total seed within the AFC.
The Ravens will clinch the No. 1 seed within the AFC in the event that they defeat the Dolphins on Sunday.
ESPN’s Marcel Louis-Jacques contributed to this report.
