According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Miami Dolphins receiver Jaylen Waddle in not expected to play against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday due to a high ankle sprain. Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel told members of the media: “It’s a high ankle sprain. It’s not overly severe, but high ankles are tough when you make a living on cutting.”
Waddle suffered the injury during the Dolphins’ 22-20 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 16, leaving in the third quarter and not returning. This will mark Waddle’s second missed game of the season, who has been on of the league’s better wideouts, recording 72 catches for 1,014 yards, along with four touchdowns in 14 games. He has surpassed the 1,000-yard mark in each of his first three seasons in the NFL.
Backup receiver Cedrick Wilson Jr. will now need to step up with Waddle out. In 13 appearances this season, the 28-year-old has racked up 245 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and has recorded just three catches for 42 yards.
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