Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill has spent a lot of time on the injury report this season as a result of a wrist injury, but it sounds like there’s also another injury that he has been playing through, as well.
This week, Miami Dolphins wide receivers coach Wes Welker revealed that Tyreek Hill also has an ankle injury that has not been included on the injury report throughout the season.
“The hard part is he’s dealing with the wrist,” Welker said according to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. “He’s got an ankle.”
Welker went on to explain that as players get older, injuries happen more frequently and players have to learn to play through them.
“There’s always stuff through the year,” Welker said. “As you get older, you get all those reps of knowing how to play the position. How do we put the best product out there on Sunday with being able to be fresh on Sunday? It’s a fine balance of being able to get that done. It’s definitely something we can revisit this offseason and come up with a plan. When guys do have stuff and are trying to play through, just trusting your players. How are you feeling today? Roll from there.”
The problem for Hill and the Dolphins is that by not reporting his ankle injury, they violated an NFL rule that requires teams to report player injuries.
These rules have been in place for a long time, but they are especially important in the modern era with sports gambling now legal across the country as millions of people put their money on the line.
This is not the first time that Hill and the Dolphins have failed to properly report one of his injuries, either.
Last month, Hill landed on the injury report with his wrist injury for the first time. However, after a game against the Los Angeles Rams, he confirmed that it was an injury he had dealt with the entire season.
Given that these are both pretty blatant violations of the NFL’s injury reporting policy, there’s certainly a possibility that Hill and the team could face an investigation from the league as a result.
