Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle uncertain for 49ers game

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  • Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNDecember 20, 2024, 5:04 PM ET

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      Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills before moving to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE breaking news award and the South Carolina Press Association award for business writing in 2018.

MIAMI — The Dolphins could be without both of their top wide receivers in their final home game of the season.

Leading receiver Tyreek Hill was listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers after being limited in Friday’s practice with a wrist injury. Hill has played through the injury all season and hinted at possibly having surgery after the season ends.

Jaylen Waddle, meanwhile, is questionable for Sunday’s game due to a knee injury that knocked him out of last week’s loss to the Houston Texans. He missed all three practices this week.

Offensive tackles Terron Armstead and Kendall Lamm are both listed as questionable after missing last week’s game against Houston. However, Armstead sounded optimistic about his availability for Sunday’s game.

“It’s definitely been a challenge,” Armstead said. “It’s been a challenge just trying to navigate everything, but at the same time trying to prepare and keep my technique and all that good stuff right, but excited for Sunday.”

Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who was limited in consecutive practices to start the week as he nursed a hip injury, practiced in full Friday and has no designation in Sunday’s game.

Mike McDaniel was noncommittal when asked about linebackers Cameron Goode and Bradley Chubb, both of whom are nearing the end of their 21-day windows to return from injured reserve. Both players are listed as questionable after Chubb was a limited participant in all three practices this week while Goode practiced fully every day.

“I want to meet with (general manager) Chris (Grier) and talk to both of those two people — it was good stuff out there,” McDaniel said. “I would say during the process we had felt that Cam was a little ahead, but I would be remiss if I wanted to decide anyone for this fight.”