Dolphins coach: WR Tyreek Hill had wrist surgery for ligament damage

Miami star wide receiver Tyreek Hill recently had ligament surgery on his left wrist and is expected to be ready for training camp, Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Tuesday at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. The coach said that Hill is slated to begin running soon until he's ready to catch footballs, likely in the summer heading into camp. McDaniel noted that Hill, who played the entire season with the injury after getting hurt at an August practice, didn't have a broken wrist. Hill's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said on Jan. 9 that Hill had broken his wrist. "Let's back up to training camp. Tyreek's scrimmaging with the Washington Commanders, and he breaks his wrist," Rosenhaus said on "The Pat McAfee Show." "We have top wrist doctors saying to Tyreek, ‘You need to get this operated on, you're going to miss the season.' Tyreek says to me and the Dolphins, ‘I'm not going to miss the season, I'm going to play. I want to be here for my team.'" Hill, who turns 31 on Saturday, caught 81 passes for 959 yards in 17 games this season -- marking his lowest production in a full season since his rookie year with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2016. The drop came following a pair of 1,700-yard seasons to begin his tenure in Miami, and with Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa limited to 11 games due to concussion and hip injuries. Before the 2024 season, Hill signed a three-year, $90 million extension through the 2026 season that included a $7 million signing bonus and $59 million in guaranteed money. The eight-time Pro Bowl selection and five-time first-team All-Pro is due to count $28.7 million against the 2025 cap and $51.9 million in the final year of the deal in 2026. Hill has 798 career receptions for 11,098 yards and 82 touchdowns as well as 114 rushing attempts for 819 yards and seven TDs in 141 regular-season games (123 starts). He also has 96 catches for 1,212 yards and six TDs, and 14 carries for 96 yards and one TD in 15 playoff games (14 starts). Kansas City selected him in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. The Chiefs traded Hill to the Dolphins in March 2022. --Field Level Media