Dolphins' Hill may not need multiple surgeries

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill whitethorn not request aggregate surgeries aft dislocating his near knee, manager Mike McDaniel said Tuesday.

Hill suffered the gruesome wounded during the team's 27-21 triumph Monday nighttime implicit the New York Jets and was taken to a section infirmary for further evaluation. McDaniel said Hill underwent a "major genu procedure" Tuesday to repair "multiple ligaments" and confirmed that Hill volition miss astatine slightest the remainder of the 2025 season.

McDaniel said he's heard "good things" astir immoderate imaginable nervus harm to Hill's knee, which is imaginable aft a dislocation, and added that he's not heard that the receiver volition request aggregate surgeries.

"It hasn't been deemed to beryllium thing beyond this country and we're precise hopeful for it to crook retired well," helium said Tuesday. "But no, it hasn't been explained (that aggregate surgeries are) an implicit necessity. It's conscionable executing this process and seeing what happens from there."

Only Justin Jefferson has much receiving yards than Hill since helium joined the Dolphins successful 2022, but Miami volition person to find ways to replicate his accumulation arsenic it looks to rebound from a 1-3 commencement to the season.

Jaylen Waddle caught 8 passes for 142 yards and a touchdown successful Miami's lone crippled without Hill since 2022 -- a 30-0 triumph implicit the Jets successful 2023. Tight extremity Darren Waller whitethorn besides spot his relation summation aft catching 2 touchdown passes successful his play debut Monday. Running backmost De'Von Achane besides leads each NFL moving backs successful receiving yards and catches since the commencement of past season, and volition proceed to beryllium progressive successful Miami's passing game.

A root confirmed the squad signed wide receiver Cedrick Wilson Jr. disconnected the New Orleans Saints' signifier squad; Wilson spent the 2022 and 2023 seasons with Miami, signaling 432 yards and 3 touchdowns connected 34 catches.

The Dolphins person sustained aggregate large injuries to cardinal players implicit the past 4 seasons, including backmost Tua Tagovailoa, linebackers Jaelan Phillips and Bradley Chubb, and cornerback Kader Kohou. McDaniel said the acquisition has helped the squad maestro the daze worth of losing a prima player.

"It's a situation that it doesn't substance however hard it is, nary 1 (outside the building) truly cares," helium said. "You person to find a mode to get yourself to proceed to get better, similar each teams, for you to enactment successful the triumph column."