MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) \u2014 Tyreek Hill\u2019s season is done after the star Miami receiver suffered a significant knee injury during a game against the New York Jets, and the Dolphins are now preparing for what their offence will look like without one of the most dynamic players in the NFL.<\/p>\n
Hill was undergoing what Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel called \u201cmajor\u201d surgery Tuesday afternoon to repair significant ligament damage in his left knee, including a torn anterior cruciate ligament.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur focus as a team is to support him,\u201d McDaniel said. \u201cI think there was some competitive greatness from our doctors for critical execution in a very timely fashion that did very well for him. I can\u2019t say enough about that. As a team, we\u2019re supporting our teammate. And he\u2019s very steadfast on us as a team getting ready for the Carolina Panthers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hill was hurt when he made a catch and got tackled near the Jets\u2019 sideline with 13:21 left in the third quarter Monday night. He was running toward the sideline and planted his left foot, and his knee appeared to twist severely as he was getting pulled down. <\/p>\n
Players from both teams took a knee while Hill was tended to, and an air cast was placed over his leg before he was carted off the field and taken to a hospital.<\/p>\n
McDaniel said he yet hasn\u2019t received any indication that the injury could require multiple surgeries and did not give a recovery timeline. He also said he\u2019s heard \u201cgood things\u201d regarding potential nerve damage.<\/p>\n
Now the Dolphins will lean on the other playmakers on their offense to turn around their season. After a 0-3 start, the Dolphins picked up their first win of the season on Monday, rushing for 123 yards and forcing three Jets turnovers.<\/p>\n
McDaniel said the team could potentially sign a receiver to add depth.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll be looking at that. I know (general manager) Chris (Grier) and his staff are (looking) as we speak,\u201d McDaniel said. \u201cThere could potential be something, there could potentially not. It all depends on the availability of whomever we deem and what we have in-house. I feel very confident in the guys we have.\u201d<\/p>\n
What\u2019s working<\/p>\n
The Dolphins put together a second straight efficient performance on the ground, rushing for 123 yards behind De\u2019Von Achane\u2019s 20 carries for 99 yards and a touchdown. Their passing attack was equally sharp. Tua Tagovailoa completed 68% of his throws with good protection from the offensive line, which had backups filling in on the right side.<\/p>\n
What needs help<\/p>\n
The defense responded to coordinator Anthony Weaver\u2019s midweek plea for more intensity by generating their first takeaways of the season, which helped mask some of their struggles to stop the run on Monday.<\/p>\n
Stock up<\/p>\n
Darren Waller. The tight end made an immediate impact in his first NFL game in nearly two years. Two of his three catches were for touchdowns \u2014 including an athletic grab at the back of the end zone in the second quarter\u2014 and the other was a 14-yard catch for a first down on the opening drive. <\/p>\n
Stock down<\/p>\n
The run defense. The Dolphins entered the game 29th against the run and allowed the Jets to average 7 yards per carry for 197 yards rushing on Monday. Running back Breece Hall and quarterback Justin Fields had most of that total as each had 81 yards.<\/p>\n
Injuries<\/p>\n
K Jason Sanders (hip) is eligible to return from injured reserve this week.<\/p>\n
Key number<\/p>\n
3 \u2014 The number of turnovers forced by the defense. The previous time Miami had that many takeaways in a game was Jan. 7, 2024 vs Buffalo.<\/p>\n
Next steps<\/p>\n
Tagovailoa and McDaniel emphasized the \u201cnext man up\u201d mentality as they travel to face the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.<\/p>\n
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AP NFL: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/NFL<\/p>\n
Alanis Thames, The Associated Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) \u2014 Tyreek Hill\u2019s season is done after the star Miami receiver suffered a significant…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":180751,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[49,48,514,82],"class_list":["post-180750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180750"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180750\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}