Miami Dolphins tight finish Darren Waller performed simply 16 snaps for the Miami Dolphins on Sunday in opposition to the Cleveland Browns earlier than exiting the sport with a pectoral muscle damage. He didn’t return to play throughout that contest.
On Monday afternoon, ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter launched a report stating Waller prevented main damage and is simply affected by a pectoral pressure — an damage that may see Miami’s tight finish as “week to week” with reference to his return to play timeline.
Waller was acquired this offseason by way of commerce after the Dolphins despatched their 2024 Professional-Bowl tight finish Jonnu Smith to the Pittsburgh Steelers in a separate deal that additionally included former All-Professional cornerback Jalen Ramsey and a late-round choose swap. Waller suffered a quad damage throughout the offseason — an damage that brought on him to overlook Miami’s first three video games of the 2025 season.
Within the three video games that Waller performed after coming back from damage previous to Sunday’s catchless displaying, the 33-year-old tallied 11 receptions for 117 yards and 4 touchdowns — at the least one rating in every recreation performed.
If Waller is pressured to overlook time, the Dolphins will as soon as once more revert again to a decent finish room headed by former undrafted free agent, Julian Hill.
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