<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dolphins-news-miamis-receiver-room-brutal-jaylen-waddle-week-16-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins’ receiver room dealt brutal Jaylen Waddle Week 16 injury update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Dolphins-news-Miamis-receiver-room-dealt-brutal-Jaylen-Waddle-Week-16-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Dolphins’ receiver room dealt brutal Jaylen Waddle Week 16 injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-20T11:18:37-08:00">December 20th, 11:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-20T14:27:01-08:00">December 20th, 2:27pm</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami Dolphins’ loss in Week 15 against the Houston Texans dealt their playoff hopes a crushing blow, but they aren’t dead just yet. However, they are going to have to win their final three games to even have a shot at finding their way in, and things are likely going to be a bit more difficult than the team would like based on the latest <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-mike-mcdaniel-jaylen-waddle-injury-update">injury update for star wide receiver Jaylen Waddle</a>.</p><p>It’s been a trying season for the speedy wideout, who has not managed to make the impact expected from him in Miami’s high-flying passing game. Things got even worse for him when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-jaylen-waddle-frustrated-reaction-knee-injury">Waddle suffered a knee injury</a> against the Texans, and with a big contest in Week 16 approaching, Waddle has been <a href="https://x.com/CameronWolfe/status/1870165242996461972" rel="noopener">listed as doubtful</a>, meaning the Dolphins will likely be without one of their top offensive playmakers.</p><p>“Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle is doubtful to play in Sunday’s game vs. 49ers with a knee injury. Starting OTs Terron Armstead (knee) and Kendall Lamm (back) are questionable after both missed last week’s game,” Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network reported in a post on X, formerly Twitter.</p><h2><b>Jaylen Waddle’s potential absence is not good news for the Dolphins</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Dolphins-wide-receiver-Jaylen-Waddle.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Waddle’s numbers on the year aren’t bad, as he’s hauled in 54 receptions for 700 yards and two touchdowns, but they are a far cry from what he’s capable of. The talented wide receiver had racked up at least 1,000 yards in each of his first three seasons, including last year when he played in just 14 games. Waddle likely wouldn’t hit that mark even if he played in Miami’s final three games.</p><p>Of course, it seems unlikely he will play on Sunday, with Tyreek Hill set to shoulder an even bigger workload on offense for the Dolphins. The team has left the door open for Waddle to find his way onto the field since he hasn’t officially been ruled out, but it’s clear there’s not a lot of optimism surrounding his Week 16 status, which could make picking up a win over the San Francisco 49ers even more difficult.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins’ receiver room dealt brutal Jaylen Waddle Week 16 injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dolphins-news-mike-mcdaniel-jaylen-waddle-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel drops ‘day-to-day’ Jaylen Waddle injury update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Dolphins-news-Mike-McDaniel-drops-day-to-day-Jaylen-Waddle-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel drops ‘day-to-day’ Jaylen Waddle injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-16T12:40:39-08:00">December 16th, 12:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-16T12:40:39-08:00">December 16th, 12:40pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-miami-playoff-dreams-toilet-derek-stingley-jr-pick">Miami Dolphins suffered a crushing loss</a> on Sunday with its playoff hopes on the line. The Dolphins had chance after chance to win the game against the Houston Texans, but ended up losing 20-12.</p><p>This loss drops the Dolphins to 6-8 on the season and effectively ends their hopes of making a late charge towards a wild card spot in the AFC playoffs, but that wasn’t the only bad news to come out of the game. Star wide receiver <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-jaylen-waddle-frustrated-reaction-knee-injury">Jaylen Waddle went down</a> with a knee injury during the game as well, and Dolphins fans anxiously waited for an update on the speedster.</p><p>Fortunately, head coach Mike McDaniel said on Monday that Waddle’s injury <a href="https://x.com/schadjoe/status/1868740015196631419" rel="noopener">isn’t serious</a>, according to Joe Schad of the Palm Beach Post.</p><p>“Not major. Not surgery. But in question for this week. Day to day,” McDaniel said, per Schad.</p><p>That is welcome news for a Dolphins team that still has a path to the playoffs, but it is now very far-fetched after Sunday’s loss. Miami is now two games behind the Los Angeles Chargers for the final AFC Wild Card spot with just three games to play, so <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-mike-mcdaniel-tyreek-hill-game-losing-interception">McDaniel and company will need a lot of help</a> in order to get back to the postseason.</p><p>Even with both Waddle and Tyreek Hill in the lineup, the Dolphins haven’t been able to get the explosive production down the field as they have in past seasons. Tua Tagovailoa is throwing the ball short more than ever and tight end Jonnu Smith is now a featured weapon in the Dolphins’ passing game. As a result, defenses have been able to bog this Dolphins offense down as they can’t run the ball effectively or hurt them over the top.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-mike-mcdaniel-honest-career-high-4-turnovers">Tagovailoa had one of the worst games of his career</a> on Sunday, turning the ball over four times in the loss. Those four turnovers included a fumble that set up a Houston touchdown and two interceptions while driving to tie the game, one of them coming in the red zone. Tagovailoa also threw a bad pass that resulted in a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-grant-dubose-movement-extremities-night-hospital">serious injury for wide receiver Grant DuBose</a>.</p><p>If the Dolphins want to get back into the playoff picture, they will need better play from their quarterback moving forward. Getting Hill and Waddle more involved in the offense would go a long way towards starting to get the arrow pointed in the right direction.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel drops ‘day-to-day’ Jaylen Waddle injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dolphins-news-jaylen-waddle-frustrated-reaction-knee-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle drops ‘super frustrated’ reaction to knee injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jaylen-Waddle-drops-super-frustrated-reaction-to-knee-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle drops ‘super frustrated’ reaction to knee injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-15T22:24:30-08:00">December 15th, 10:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-15T22:24:30-08:00">December 15th, 10:24pm</time><address><a>Dylan Fine</a>Dylan Fine focuses on the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints, in addition to working on the meme team. Dylan is a graduate of Georgetown University and has covered various topics ranging from local politics in the DMV region with DC Voter For Animals to live sporting events in the Long Island and Rochester areas with The Southampton Press and Pickin’Splinters. When he isn't working, he's usually running in preparation for the next annual Turkey Trot.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel revealed Jaylen Waddle’s frustration after the wide receiver <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/texans/news/jaylen-waddle-leaves-dolphins-texans-game-with-injury-gets-status-update" rel="noopener">left the game</a> against the Houston Texans with a knee injury. Considering the AFC playoff hunt, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-mike-mcdaniel-tyreek-hill-game-losing-interception">Dolphins’ defeat at NRG Stadium</a> was a missed opportunity. This defeat occurred as the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Chargers lost against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Now, Tua Tagovailoa and the company will seemingly have to win out to give themselves a reasonable chance to make it to the postseason.</p><p>Jaylen Waddle’s departure definitely hurt Miami’s chances. The Dolphins could only muster twelve points on the road and committed four turnovers. Waddle left the game with a right knee injury in the first half. He had two targets and zero receptions before this setback. According to Miami Dolphins beat reporter for the Sun Sentinel David Furones, Mike McDaniel <a href="https://x.com/DavidFurones_/status/1868408547719188921" rel="noopener">revealed that</a> Jaylen Waddle was “super frustrated” about his knee injury. Miami’s head coach could not provide a further medical update beyond that.</p><h2><b>The Dolphins need a lot of help to get into the postseason</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Dolphins-coach-Mike-McDaniel.jpg"><figcaption>Thomas Shea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>On a very somber note, Miami Dolphins wideout <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-grant-duboses-head-injury" rel="noopener">Grant DuBose left the game</a> with a head injury. The second-year wide receiver out of Charlotte took a scary hit during the third quarter. DuBose was subsequently transported to the hospital. The Montgomery, Alabama native <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/15/sport/miami-dolphins-grant-dubose-head-injury-spt/index.html" rel="noopener">is currently in stable condition</a>. Thoughts and prayers go out to DuBose and his family.</p><p>Mike McDaniel’s team had an opportunity to get within a game of the playoffs on Sunday. At 6-8 now, Miami is the ninth-place team in the AFC. The two teams the franchise will need to jump are the 6-8 Indianapolis Colts and 8-6 Los Angeles Chargers. Luckily for the Dolphins, they hold the tiebreaker over the Chargers, so they do not need Los Angeles to lose out to get in. However, that scenario would be ideal.</p><p>Miami’s last three games will be against teams in dire straights. The most challenging matchup is the first one, which is at home against the San Francisco 49ers. The perennial Super Bowl contenders have had a dismal season, sparking speculation that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-has-sf-lost-the-locker-room-after-devondre-campbell-incident-kyle-shanahan-weighs-in">head coach Kyle Shannahan has lost the locker room</a>. Despite this adversity, San Francisco has not been eliminated from the NFC West hunt. This proud franchise will enter this game in the Sunshine State very motivated.</p><p>The Dolphins’ last two games are on the road against the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets. Both franchises are eliminated from playoff contention and would probably be better served with a loss. However, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jets-news-aaron-rodgers-special-truth-bomb-after-finally-closing-out-win">Jets are coming off a win at Jacksonville</a> on Sunday. Miami already won the previous affair between the two AFC East rivals in a 32-26 thriller at home.</p><p>Overall, the Dolphins need a healthy Jaylen Waddle to win out and give themselves a chance to sneak into the postseason. The star wideout is looking to extend his streak of consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons to four. At 700 yards with only three games left, Waddle must be 100% to keep that streak intact.</p><p>In addition, Tua Tagovailia will need help rebounding from his brutal, three-interception affair on Sunday. If the Dolphins don’t bounce back from this loss, the franchise will have a lot of soul-searching to do over the offseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle drops ‘super frustrated’ reaction to knee injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dolphins-news-jaylen-waddle-swaggy-response-breakout-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle gives swaggy response to breakout game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jaylen-Waddle-gives-swaggy-response-to-breakout-game.jpg"></figure><h1>Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle gives swaggy response to breakout game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-24T18:22:11-08:00">November 24th, 6:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-24T18:22:11-08:00">November 24th, 6:22pm</time><address><a>Dakota Zientek</a>As a die-hard NFL fan, Dakota Zientek's fandom rides with the Chicago Bears through thick and thin -- regardless of how much pain it has caused his heart throughout the years. Dakota graduated from the University of Iowa in 2020 and has been writing about the NFL ever since. One day, he believes he will celebrate the Bears winning a Super Bowl. Maybe even... a few?</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Through Week 12 of the 2024 NFL season, Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle hasn’t been as productive as he would’ve hoped for.</p><p>Whether it be poor quarterback play following <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-has-head-injury-scare-vs-bills">Tua Tagovailoa’s stint on IR</a>, other injuries, or the number of offensive playmakers he competes for with targets, Waddle has had a season to forget.</p><p>However, Waddle finally had his breakout game against the Patriots, aiding in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tyreek-hill-fires-message-amid-winning-streak">Dolphins’ third straight win</a>. And following the win, Waddle had a very confident response to his slow start to the year, per Joe Schad of the Palm Beach Post.</p><p>“We’ve got a lot of playmakers on the team, so somebody is normally gonna have a day,” Waddle said in his postgame conference. “If it’s not [Jonnu Smith], then it’s [Tyreek Hill], then it’s [De’Von Achane], [Raheem Mostert], we’ve got a lot of playmakers. That’s what makes this offense so great. We’ve got guys that can make plays anytime.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jaylen Waddle on his breakout game. He adds he’s never lost the swag. </p><p>VIDEO <a href="https://t.co/yIr7PEhkMf">pic.twitter.com/yIr7PEhkMf</a></p><p>— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/schadjoe/status/1860799033905655851?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>While fantasy football managers might not love Waddle’s response, in real-life football, his perspective is the right one to have. When opposing defenses have to worry about so many playmakers, especially with the speed this offense possesses, these players need to know they might not get the ball each game. And while the Dolphins haven’t had the best season thus far, their three-game winning streak is nothing to scoff at.</p><h2><b>Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle not worried about individual goals</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jaylen-Waddle_3934b1.jpg"><figcaption>Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>As a four-year veteran on the Dolphins, Waddle isn’t a selfish player, and he made note of that following the team’s win against their divisional opponent on Sunday.</p><p>“I was more frustrated from the losses than individual goals,” Waddle said. “That’s more like a media thing, really.”</p><p>So, it’s safe to say Waddle is less frustrated now that the Dolphins are back on track after facing six losses from Week 2-9.</p><p>Now, it’s easy to say one isn’t frustrated amid a three-game winning streak, but it’ll be interesting to see if Waddle continues this humble perspective if the Dolphins start to revert to their early-season selves.</p><p>The return of Tua Tagovailoa <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41667926/miami-dolphins-offense-floundering-tua-tagovailoa" rel="noopener">clearly helped</a> Miami’s offense, and with Waddle’s performance highly linked to the quarterback’s performance, it’s not shocking to hear the wide receiver is in good spirits.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle gives swaggy response to breakout game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dolphins-news-jaylen-waddle-returns-bloody-leg-score-heroic-td-bills');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle returns from bloody leg to score heroic TD vs. Bills');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jaylen-Waddle-returns-from-bloody-leg-to-score-heroic-TD-vs.-Bills.jpg"></figure><h1>Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle returns from bloody leg to score heroic TD vs. Bills</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-03T13:31:47-08:00">November 3rd, 1:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-03T13:51:27-08:00">November 3rd, 1:51pm</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Dolphins</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-dolphins-wont-make-playoffs-tua-tagovailoas-return">Miami Dolphins’ injury woes</a> appeared to strike again in Week 9 when wide receiver Jaylen Waddle left the game in the final quarter with a leg injury. However, just minutes later, Waddle returned to the game to catch a touchdown from Tua Tagovailoa with under two minutes remaining to even the scores against the Buffalo Bills.</p><p>The 25-year-old <a href="https://x.com/DavidFurones_/status/1853177603558961542" rel="noopener">returned to the game</a> after the team was able to stop his bleeding, per sideline reporter Melanie Collins via David Furones. Waddle was left wide open in a coverage breakdown while crossing the middle of the end zone.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jaylen Waddle reels in the GAME-TYING TD for the Dolphins with a minute left 🤯<a href="https://t.co/gr9xxSfZzj">pic.twitter.com/gr9xxSfZzj</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1853178502868271340?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 3, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Dolphins’ receiving corps as a whole struggled against the Bills’ stingy pass defense nearly the entire game. Waddle did not record his first reception until the fourth quarter when he hauled in a key third-down pass from Tagovailoa to keep the drive alive.</p><p>Following Waddle’s touchdown, an ensuing extra point from Jason Sanders knotted the game at 27 apiece, giving the Bills one final chance to win the game.</p><h2><b>Bills respond to Jaylen Waddle’s touchdown with game-winning field goal to beat Dolphins</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jaylen-Waddle.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Unfortunately for Waddle and the Dolphins, Josh Allen and the Bills would steal the show on their last drive of the game. Allen launched a deep pass to rookie Keon Coleman on third down with 54 seconds remaining, drawing an unnecessary roughness penalty on former teammate Jordan Poyer. The penalty placed Buffalo on the edge of field goal range.</p><p>Seven plays later, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bills-news-tyler-bass-redemption-historic-61-yard-game-winner-stun-dolphins">Tyler Bass nailed a 61-yard field goal</a> to put the Bills ahead with five seconds remaining. Bass, who has been struggling with his accuracy all year long, was 3-for-3 on his field goal attempts but missed an extra point earlier in the game. The 61-yarder set a new career-long for Bass, whose previous record of 58 yards was set in his rookie season.</p><p>The Dolphins would run one final desperation play that ended in Waddle getting taken down well behind the line of scrimmage. The last play of the game led to Waddle ending the game with negative four receiving yards.</p><p>The loss dropped the Dolphins to 2-6 on the year and 0-2 since Tagovailoa returned from injured reserve in Week 8. Miami is now third in the AFC East, only above the 2-7 New England Patriots, who fell to the Tennessee Titans in overtime in Week 9.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle returns from bloody leg to score heroic TD vs. Bills

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He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami Dolphins are not shy about poking fun at each other. It doesn’t matter whether the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-jaylen-waddle-creates-a-4x100-meter-relay-team-of-dolphins-players">Dolphins are bragging about their own speed</a> or just talking college football, they don’t shy away from making the occasional joke. The same was true last night after one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/alabama-football-fans-news-shambles-unbelievable-upset-loss-vanderbilt">most surprising college football games of the 2024 season</a>.</p><p>Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill <a href="https://x.com/ESPNNFL/status/1842741115256005091" rel="noopener">posted a cheeky message on social media</a> after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vanderbilt-football-news-diego-pavias-immediate-reaction-after-alabama-upset" rel="noopener">Vanderbilt defeated Alabama 40-35 on Saturday</a>.</p><p>“Anybody seen waddle or Tua,” the post read. Hill is clearly poking fun at the fact that both Tua and Waddle went to the University of Alabama, so they were probably mad about the outcome of the game.</p><p>It was the most surprising college football game of the 2024 season so far. Alabama was ranked No. 1 and looking like their usual invincible selves. However, they could not compete with an inspired Vanderbilt team playing in front of their home crowd.</p><p>The Commodores got a jump start in the first quarter, scoring on a seven-yard touchdown run seven minutes into the game. Less than a minute later, Vanderbilt picked off Jalen Milroe and returned it for a touchdown, putting them up 13-0. The Commodores never gave up their lead.</p><h2><b>Could the Dolphins trade WR Tyreek Hill at the trade deadline?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tyreek-Hill-on-Sept.jpg"><figcaption>Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Dolphins have not had a good start to the 2024 season. QB Tua <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-has-head-injury-scare-vs-bills">Tagovailoa suffered a serious concussion injury during Week 2</a> and the Dolphins have looked horrible ever since.</p><p>This has <a href="https://x.com/cheetah/status/1841518459911295096" rel="noopener">ignited the rumor mill</a> surrounding the Dolphins. NFL fans have speculated about the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-dolphins-named-bryce-young-trade-destination-obvious-sense">Dolphins trading for a new QB</a> or going on a fire sale at the trade deadline.</p><p>Tyreek Hill made matters worse when he posted a cryptic message on social media this week.</p><p>“woke up to trade news exciting,” wrote Hill in the post, referencing t<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-davante-adams-trade-drama-expected-intensify">he Davante Adams trade situation</a>.</p><p>Many fans have speculated that Hill would be open to being traded to a different team because of Miami’s struggles this season.</p><p><a href="https://x.com/cpbetting/status/1842272662069952909?s=46&amp;t=DSzXjOsCkjGGL6Uu_i6CUQ" rel="noopener">The betting markets seem to agree</a> that there’s a possibility that Hill gets traded. The Chiefs and Ravens h<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tyreek-hills-latest-trade-odds-favor-chiefs-ravens">ave the best odds to land Tyreek Hill</a> if he does in fact get traded.</p><p>It will be interesting to see if the Dolphins can turn around their season in the next few weeks. If they cannot, the rumor mill may heat up once again.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill trolls Jaylen Waddle, Tua Tagovailoa after Alabama-Vanderbilt

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dolphins-news-jaylen-waddle-gets-evaluated-concussion-amid-jaguars-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle gets evaluated for concussion amid Jaguars clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Dolphins-news-Jaylen-Waddle-gets-evaluated-for-concussion-amid-Jaguars-clash.jpg"></figure><h1>Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle gets evaluated for concussion amid Jaguars clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-08T11:10:45-07:00">September 8th, 11:10am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-08T11:26:10-07:00">September 8th, 11:26am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami Dolphins are ready to make some noise in 2024. Miami’s impressive 2023 season <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-most-to-blame-for-pathetic-wild-card-loss-to-chiefs">ended in pathetic fashion against the Chiefs in the playoffs</a>. Now the Dolphins are set to start the regular season strong <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-vs-dolphins-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-1-2024">as they host the Jaguars</a>. Unfortunately, one of their top offensive weapons left the game with a suspected head injury.</p><p>Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle<a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1832839380039266777" rel="noopener"> left the game vs. the Jaguars to be evaluated for a concussion</a>, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.</p><p>The Dolphins posted on social media to confirm the news. The team stated that Waddle <a href="https://x.com/MiamiDolphins/status/1832838977449246844" rel="noopener">is questionable to return</a>.</p><p>Thankfully, it sounds like Waddle might be okay. Omar Kelly of the Miami Herald reported that Waddle has <a href="https://x.com/OmarKelly/status/1832839043593199934" rel="noopener">cleared concussion protocol and has his helmet back on</a>. Even if Waddle has cleared protocol, that does not mean he will go back into the game right away.</p><p>Dolphins fans are hoping that Waddle is okay. He is one of the most important players on Miami’s offense.</p><p>UPDATE: Jaylen Waddle <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1832847089081909484" rel="noopener">has returned to the field</a> for the Dolphins, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.</p><h2><b>Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill detained by Miami-Dade police ahead of Week 1 game vs. Jaguars</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Tyreek-Hill.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Jaylen Waddle’s possible injury is not the only adversity the Dolphins have had to endure on Sunday.</p><p>Before the game, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-miami-dade-police-director-breaks-silence-tyreek-hill-arrest">superstar WR Tyreek Hill was pulled over and detained</a> by Miami-Dade police outside of the stadium.</p><p>The Miami-Dade Police Department director<a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1832828034576998413" rel="noopener"> says she has requested a review</a> of Tyreek Hill’s detainment, including body-cam footage, per Tom Pelissero.</p><p>“We are aware of the recent detainment of Miami Dolphins player Tyreek Hill by Miami-Dade Police Department officers. I have requested an immediate review of all details surrounding the incident, and we are also reviewing available body camera footage. We will provide updates as further information becomes available.”</p><p>Hill was cited for reckless driving as a result of his incident with police, per ESPN’s Jeff Darlington. Hill apparently got into a verbal altercation with police after being pulled over.</p><p>Smartphone footage shows multiple officers on top of Hill, <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1832795681188184474" rel="noopener">yelling instructions and struggling to handcuff him</a>. Darlington also reported that several Dolphins <a href="https://x.com/JeffDarlington/status/1832795891041804515" rel="noopener">teammates saw the incident and stopped</a> to offer support to Hill.</p><p>All players involved in the incident arrived safely at the stadium ahead of the game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle gets evaluated for concussion amid Jaguars clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dolphins-mike-mcdaniel-gives-tyreek-hill-jaylen-waddle-week-1-injury-updates');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel gives Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle Week 1 injury updates');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Dolphins-news-Mike-McDaniel-gives-Tyreek-Hill-Jaylen-Waddle-Week-1-injury-updates.jpg"></figure><h1>Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel gives Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle Week 1 injury updates</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-02T08:14:35-07:00">September 2nd, 8:14am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-02T08:44:41-07:00">September 2nd, 8:44am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As Week 1 approaches for the NFL season, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-jaylen-waddle-injury-update-amid-tyreek-hill-odell-beckham-jr-issues">Miami Dolphins look like they’re ready to roll with their top two receivers</a> back at practice. Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel announced that Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle were <a href="https://x.com/flasportsbuzz/status/1830618160447578144" rel="noopener">participating in practice</a> on Sept. 1, according to reporter Barry Jackson.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-miami-tyreek-hill-injury">Hill was out of practice for a few days out of precaution</a> due to a minor thumb injury, and Waddle had been dealing with an undisclosed injury since August. Reporters at practice had noticed a sleeve on his lower left leg and suspected that he could have been a calf issue.</p><p>Nonetheless, both receivers are back on the field and they’ll most likely be a go against the Jacksonville Jaguars.</p><h2><b>Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle ready for Dolphins’ Week 1 matchup</b></h2><p>The Miami Dolphins’ top two receivers will be back on the field, and that should be a concern for opposing defenses. Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle are two of the fastest receivers in the league, and they can take the top off a defense at any time during the game.</p><p>Hill will be looking to have another big season like he did last year when he finished with 119 catches for 1,799 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns. He had such a historic season that his peers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-wr-tyreek-hill-secures-nfl-first-after-epic-top-100-feat">voted him as the No. 1 player on the NFL’s Top 100 list</a>.</p><p>Waddle topped another 1,000-yard season last year, hauling in 72 catches for 1,014 yards and four touchdowns. During the offseason, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-sign-odell-beckham-jr-after-bounce-back-year-with-ravens">Dolphins added Odell Beckham Jr. to their receiving core</a>, but he will start the season on the PUP list, which means he’ll miss the first four games.</p><p>When all three receivers hit the field, defenses will have to cover a lot of ground with their speed and route running. For now, Hill and Waddle will take much of the load, and that should be enough for the Dolphins to get some wins.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel gives Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle Week 1 injury updates

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dolphins-news-jaylen-waddle-gets-minor-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle gets ‘minor’ injury update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Jaylen-Waddle-gets-minor-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle gets ‘minor’ injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-07T11:00:01-07:00">August 7th, 11:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-07T11:00:01-07:00">August 7th, 11:00am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There is an update regarding the status of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-jaylen-waddle-breaks-silence-after-84-75-million-contract-extension">Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Jaylen Waddle</a> who has not been participating in the past couple practices of training camp including Wednesday. Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel would provide the relatively good news ahead of the team’s preseason opener against the Atlanta Falcons on Friday.</p><p>The injury has not been disclosed by the team or McDaniel himself as the receiver looks to have a great year in Waddle’s fourth season in the NFL. However, McDaniel would say that it is <a href="https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/08/07/jaylen-waddle-injury-minor-as-dolphins-starters-may-not-play-preseason-opener-um-standout-harley-signed/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter" rel="noopener">“minor”</a> which would lead anyone to believe that it will not impact his status for the start of the regular season according to David Furones of The Sun Sentinel.</p><p>“Minor stuff,” McDaniel said Wednesday about Waddle to the media after the Dolphins completed the second day of joint practices with the Falcons.</p><h2><b>McDaniel calls Dolphins star in Waddle a “tough” player</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Jaylen-Waddle-on-July-29-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Last season, the 25-year old wide receiver caught 72 catches to go along with 1,014 yards and four touchdowns in 14 games as he is the second <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tyreek-hill-fires-back-at-haters-who-claim-tua-tagovailoa-cant-throw-deep">Dolphins explosive option to Tyreek Hill</a>. Waddle has dealt with injuries throughout his career and even in college with the University of Alabama, recently as towards the end of last season where he dealt with a high ankle injury.</p><p>Still, Waddle has performed at a high level ever since he stepped into the league as he has recorded over 1,000 receiving yards in every season leading to a three-year contract extension worth $84.75 million as he has two years left on his rookie contract. McDaniel sung the praises of Waddle Wednesday when asked about the injury saying he is “tough.”</p><p>“He’s one of the toughest wide receivers that I’ve ever had the opportunity to coach,” McDaniel said. “However, when you’re trying to make sure you get the season off on the right foot and you best facilitate the right scenario for health, you take measures and you learn new things.”</p><h2><b>Dolphins in joint practice with Falcons ahead of preseason opener</b></h2><p>Waddle has been time and time again one of Tua Tagovailoa’s favorite targets in the explosive Dolphins offense, which the rapport goes back to their days with the Crimson Tide. He will look to continue that momentum to this upcoming season, but first, Miami has the preseason which McDaniel compliments the team for how they attacked the joint practices with Atlanta.</p><p>“Overall, I liked our standard with which we attacked practice,” McDaniel said via The Sun Sentinel. “On defense, I saw a spirit that I was very confident in but you don’t know until you face another squad…The connectivity from Anthony Weaver on down through coaching staff and the players, emerged one common goal.”</p><p>“Offensively, on the field, I was looking at things very positive,” McDaniel continued. “And as I looked at the tape, I was pumped about the things I was really looking for as tangible things we’ve been emphasizing since April.”</p><p>At any rate, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/what-jaylen-waddles-84-million-contract-extension-means-wide-receiver-market">Waddle and the Dolphins are looking</a> to improve after a relatively successful season where they went 11-6 which put them second in the AFC East as they were eliminated by the Kansas City Chiefs in the wild card round of the NFL Playoffs. Miami opens up the season at home against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, Sept. 8.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle gets ‘minor’ injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dolphins-news-jaylen-waddle-breaks-silence-after-84-75-million-contract-extension');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle breaks silence after $84.75 million contract extension');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Jaylen-Waddle-breaks-silence-after-84.jpeg"></figure><h1>Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle breaks silence after $84.75 million contract extension</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-06-05T11:01:30-07:00">June 5th, 11:01am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-06-05T11:01:30-07:00">June 5th, 11:01am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Out of the many contract situations <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoas-offseason-transformation-draws-funny-tyreek-hill-reactionhttps://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoas-offseason-transformation-draws-funny-tyreek-hill-reaction">happening within the Miami Dolphins</a>, one was handled about a week ago when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaylen-waddle-lands-massive-84-75-million-contract-extension-from-dolphins">star wide receiver Jaylen Waddle was signed</a> to a three-year, $84.75 million extension. During part of the Dolphins’ team activities in the offseason Tuesday, he broke his silence and expressed his thoughts on the deal that fortifies his status as a crucial part of the team’s offense for years to come.</p><p>Waddle has been nothing but exciting since he was drafted to Miami with the sixth overall pick in 2021 where in all of his three seasons, he has recorded over 1,000 receiving yards. He called the contract extension a <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jaylen-waddle-calls-it-a-blessing-to-get-an-extension-from-dolphins" rel="noopener">“blessing”</a> and one that shows how confidece the Dolphins are in Waddle to continue to put up his exceptional production according to NBC Sports.</p><p>“It’s a blessing, always a blessing to get an extension from the organization that brought you into the league,” Waddle said. “It says that they are confident in me. Like I said, they brought me into this league taking a chance — I was 22 coming off a major injury. So it’s always been love since I got here, and we were just happy to get something done.”</p><p>“You never know, man, it’s a business part on both sides, so you never know,” Waddle said on the uncertainty involving contracts and the <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/waddle-weighs-in-on-his-new-contract-01hzjp64qmbw">business side of football</a> via Scott Solomon of SI.com. “But it made sense for both sides and we were able to get it done.”</p><h2><b>Waddle touches on what he wants to improve on with the Dolphins</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Jaylen-Waddle-running-on-the-field-during-Dolphins-offseason-activities-on-June-4.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-tyreek-hill-drop-takes-on-qbs-contract-talks">Though Waddle has established</a> himself as one of the best young receivers in the league, there is still a lot of aspects the 25-year old wants to better himself in. One of those that he honed in on during his time with the media was his “quick game” and overall just “staying consistent” throughout the season.</p><p>“Yeah man, a lot of things,” Waddle said. “Quick game is something I was going to emphasize on, I felt like I needed to work on it more in the offseason. It’s something that we really emphasized on, me and my trainer – shout out Gold Feet, my guy. So yeah, we’ve been working.”</p><p>“Just staying consistent man throughout the year,” Waddle continued. “Making the big plays in big games in big moments and really putting the team on our back when we need to. That’s going to be the next step for us.”</p><h2><b>Waddle claims Tua Tagovailoa helped him get his contract extension</b></h2><p>If there is one person who is excited about the news with Waddle now that he is signed to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-mandatory-minicamp-status-contract-talks">Miami long-term, it’s star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa</a>, who is one of the players also working with the team on a possible contract extension. However, he said Tuesday how excited he was for his teammate not just on the Dolphins, but back when the two were at the University of Alabama.</p><p>“I was excited. I texted him,” Tagovailoa said. “We all texted each other – Jalen Ramsey, Terron Armstead, ‘Reek’ (Tyreek Hill). We all texted each other in a group chat congratulating him.”</p><p>Whether it be in college or at the professional level, the connection between Tagovailoa and Waddle has been stronger year after year as the two have helped each other <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-drew-rosenhaus-tyreek-hill-contract-talks-justin-jefferson-deal">grow with the Dolphins</a>. Waddle would even say that he would not be in this position with a contract extension if it was not for the signal-caller and advocates for him to get paid as well according to the team’s transcripts page.</p><p>“Yeah, Tua is my guy. I’ve been saying that for a long time. Without Tua, I don’t think I would’ve got the extension I got. So everybody is rooting for him. He’s our guy. Make sense, let’s get it done,” Waddle said which then spoke about his transformation in the offseason. “I told him – I missed chubby Tua, man. (laughter) I miss chubby Tua, man. I ain’t going to lie, I didn’t like when I saw him, I told him, I’m not (expletive) with it, I told him straight up, I’m not (expletive) with it. Eat some more or something, man.”</p><p>“Hair twisted and some other. I’m loving it though. He’s looking good, feeling good. Got to throw with him a lot this offseason, so he’s looking good.”</p><h2><b>Tyreek Hill talks about Waddle getting an extension</b></h2><p>Another player that was happy to see <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-best-rookie-sleeper-to-make-impact-in-2024-nfl-season">Waddle get paid was fellow</a> receiver Tyreek Hill which the duo has been considered by many to be the best in the NFL. Hill would talk about witnessing the Alabama product’s development from just starting as a “young pup,” even comparing himself to the young receiver.</p><p>“It’s great. It’s been awesome, man. Just to see his whole development from where he’s come from, because when I first got here, there were a lot of things that needed to be cleaned up. I was the same way too though – young pup, very explosive, fast, could move with some of the best of them,” Hill said. “But as far as with Jaylen (Waddle), he’s done a great job of taking on some of the things I’ve been telling him, and we have such a tremendous receiver coach in Wes Welker that he’s been listening to him also. Just to see him get paid, just to see him get recognized as one of the top guys in this league is awesome. It’s fun. Now his new nickname from me is 28. Every time I see him, I say, ‘What’s up, 28?’ It’s fun.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/what-jaylen-waddles-84-million-contract-extension-means-wide-receiver-market">The Dolphins offense was very explosive</a> last season with Hill and Waddle being the dynamic duo that led to Tagovailoa leading the league in passing with 4,624 yards. Hill has no doubt helped Waddle become a better player as even the newly paid star calls him his “big bro.”</p><p>“Tyreek (Hill) has been great. That’s my big bro,” Waddle said via the team. “He helps me in all type of ways, off the field, on the field. Just really letting me be by his side and learn from him and he’s really able to teach me what makes him him.”</p><h2><b>Hill dealing with his own contract situation with Miami</b></h2><p>Besides Waddle and Tagovailoa, add Hill to that list of contract situations <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-justin-jefferson-agrees-historic-140-million-contract-extension">as the Dolphins superstar could</a> be lookin for a pay raise with other receivers getting huge deals like just recently with Justin Jefferson. However, he would not go too much into detail saying that he is “going to let my agent do his job.”</p><p>“About the contract situation, I’m going to let my agent do his job. That’s his job,” Hill said. “His job is to be great at that, and my job is to obviously to come out here and continue to do whatever I can to help this team win. Whether that’s a restructure, whatever the case may be, we want to make sure that it benefits both sides and I want to be able to help the team as much as I can. That’s as much as I can say about it.”</p><p>In any sense, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-tyreek-hills-dolphins-contract-situation-draws-eye-opening-revelation">the Dolphins are looking to improve</a> after a relatively successful season going 11-6, though they didn’t win the division, and were eliminated in the first round by the Kansas City Chiefs. They will open next season on Sunday, Sept. 8 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle breaks silence after $84.75 million contract extension

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/what-jaylen-waddles-84-million-contract-extension-means-wide-receiver-market');   ga('set', 'title', 'What Jaylen Waddle’s $84 million contract extension means for rest of wide receiver market');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/What-Jaylen-Waddles-84-million-contract-extension-means-for-rest-of-wide-receiver-market.jpg"></figure><h1>What Jaylen Waddle’s $84 million contract extension means for rest of wide receiver market</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-05-30T14:35:43-07:00">May 30th, 2:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-05-30T16:26:59-07:00">May 30th, 4:26pm</time><address><a>Shane Shoemaker</a>Shane Shoemaker is an Associate Editor and Editorial writer for ClutchPoints, covering a wide range of sports and entertainment topics. Shane is a lifelong Tennessean yet refuses allegiance to any Tennessee-based teams. He's a graduate from the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga with a BA in Communications/Journalism. There's a good chance he'll never let you forget the Atlanta Braves won the 2021 World Series.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Another day, and another hefty amount of dollars to be spent on an NFL wide receiver. Today, it was Miami Dolphins receiver Jaylen Waddle, who <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1796179769635090773" rel="noopener">signed</a> a three-year, $84.75 million extension with the team, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaylen-waddle-lands-massive-84-75-million-contract-extension-from-dolphins" rel="noopener">according to</a> Adam Schefter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dolphins, WR Jaylen Waddle agree to terms on a 3-year extension worth $84.75M including $76M guaranteed. (via <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@rapsheet</a>) <a href="https://t.co/4z0bihOlA1">pic.twitter.com/4z0bihOlA1</a></p><p>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1796182003869532525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Waddle is just the latest in what has become a laundry list of wide receivers to be earning new deals in 2024. He now joins Calvin Ridley, Michael Pittman Jr., DeVonta Smith, AJ Brown, and Amon-Ra St. Brown. But this list has been growing since last season.</p><p>Last year, it was Tyreek Hill, Davante Adams, and Cooper Kupp breaking the bank, each earning well north of $25 million per year, with Hill earning the most at $30 million.</p><p>Waddle, who is teammates with Hill, now falls just behind him in <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/rankings/player/_/year/2024/position/wr/sort/contract_average" rel="noopener">average salary</a> at $28.2 million, which ranks fourth highest in the league, per Spotrac. Above Hill and Waddle is the Detroit Lions’ St. Brown at $30 million and Philadelphia Eagles’ AJ Brown at $32 million.</p><p>As you can tell, the wide receiver market just continues to one-up itself, with Waddle the latest example. This will be Waddle’s first contract since signing his rookie deal, and already he’s top five in average salary. He’s also now one of six to exceed the average annual value of $25 million. There were only three of those before March.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-jaylen-waddle-3-year-84-75-million-contract-extension-dolphins">Waddle’s new deal</a> also puts him in the category of wide receivers on deals that exceed $70 million or more. There are now 15 in the NFL, with four signing deals of $100 million or more.</p><p>You have to figure this is just the tip of the iceberg, and that Waddle, as good as he may be, is still just a WR2 for the Dolphins. There are still several WR1s awaiting new deals, and with each passing wide receiver that signs before them, their prices most assuredly will go up.</p><h2><b>Jaylen Waddle’s new deal continues ever-changing wide receiver market</b></h2><p>There are five wide receivers remaining who will most likely reset the market with each of their signings. They are Justin Jefferson, Brandon Aiyuk, CeeDee Lamb, Ja’Marr Chase, and Tee Higgins. Three of those (Jefferson, Lamb, and Chase) rank in the top 10 in receiving yards and touchdowns dating back to 2021, which was Chase’s first year in the league.</p><p>Aiyuk was just outside the top 15 in yards and right at 15th in touchdowns. Some consider the San Francisco wide receiver <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-49ers-brandon-aiyuk-seeking-contract-larger-than-amon-ra-st-brown">one of the best remaining</a> to earn a new deal, but the offense he plays in doesn’t give him quite the stats as the trio of Jefferson, Lamb, and Chase. However, he does top the rest on this list, averaging 15.2 yards per reception.</p><p>Chase is behind all the other four in these categories, even in total receptions during this stretch. Aiyuk has 209, while Chase has 190. He’s obviously the WR2 in Cincinnati, but that’s why Waddle’s latest extension will likely earn him a hefty payday. Waddle’s deal will do for Chase what Brown and St. Brown’s will do for the other three (or four).</p><h2><b>Will Justin Jefferson, CeeDee Lamb, Ja’Marr Chase be the peak?</b></h2><p>Brown and St. Brown’s deals basically set the market on fire. Now every owner that has one of the remaining receivers is shaking their head, knowing the measures they will have to take to hold onto them.</p><p>Brown tops the league in guaranteed money for receivers at $84 million, with St. Brown behind at $77 million, and surprisingly now Waddle just behind him at $76 million. Obviously, the length and overall value of a contract are important, but the sweet spot is the guaranteed portion.</p><p>This wide receiver market is far from meeting its apex, as we have likely just seen the beginning of what will be record-setting deals to come. As pass-happy as this league has become, securing top pass-catchers like these has become a premium with a likewise premium price tag.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

What Jaylen Waddle’s $84 million contract extension means for rest of wide receiver market

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/grading-jaylen-waddle-3-year-84-75-million-contract-extension-dolphins');   ga('set', 'title', 'Grading Jaylen Waddle’s 3-year, $84.75 million contract extension with Dolphins');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Jaylen-Waddles-3-year-84.75-million-contract-extension-with-Dolphins.jpg"></figure><h1>Grading Jaylen Waddle’s 3-year, $84.75 million contract extension with Dolphins</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-05-30T09:07:27-07:00">May 30th, 9:07am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-05-30T09:07:27-07:00">May 30th, 9:07am</time><address><a>Tim Crean</a>Tim Crean started writing about sports in 2016 and joined ClutchPoints in 2022. He excels with his versatile coverage of the NFL, NBA, soccer, sports media, and more. As a longtime self-professed sports junkie, it is a dream to write about sports professionally. He’s a lifelong Buffalo Bills fan from Western New York and when he’s not enjoying a round of golf he's probably coaching youth soccer or flag football. You can catch all of his sports-related musings on Twitter at @twcrean.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami Dolphins just <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaylen-waddle-lands-massive-84-75-million-contract-extension-from-dolphins">gave star wide reliever Jaylen Waddle</a> a three-year, $84.75 million contract extension that will keep the star 25-year-old in South Beach for a while. Wrapping up a top player is good for the team and getting the bag is good for the player but deals like this always have other aspects and ramifications to consider. So, let’s go ahead and grade the Dolphins’ Waddle extension.</p><h2><b>What to know about the Jaylen Waddle contract extension</b></h2><p>The Dolphins gave Jaylen Waddle <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/72385/jaylen-waddle" rel="noopener">a three-year</a>, $84,750,000 contract extension that includes a $18,873,000 signing bonus, $76,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual value (AAV) of $28,250,000, per Spotrac.</p><p>As with all NFL contracts, though, the reported details aren’t the whole story.</p><p>As a first-round pick in 2021, Waddle was entering the last guaranteed season of his rookie contract, and the Dolphins have picked up his fifth-year option for 2025. So, this three-year extension doesn’t officially kick in until 2026 and runs through 2028.</p><p>This is also a team-friendly deal that allows the Dolphins to get out of it before it even really kicks in with minimal damage to their cap. While Waddle’s dead cap hit is over $40 and $31 million the next two seasons, respectively, his dead cap hits in 2026-28 are just $11.3, $7.5, and $3.7 million. That means if the team wants to cut or trade him at any point in those three years, they will save around $10, $20, or $27 million when they do it.</p><p>That said, Waddle is just 25, so expecting him to play at a high level until he’s 29 or 30 isn’t a huge stretch.</p><p>As for what the player gets, Waddle is likely to see at least $77.3 million out of this extension and gets an immediate $19.9 million more in this season’s paychecks.</p><p>This also officially puts the name Jaylen Waddle among the highest-paid wide receivers in the NFL by any definition.</p><p>Now Waddle, with an AAV of $28.25 million, is now the fourth highest-paid WR by AAV behind only A.J. Brown ($32M), Amon-Ra St. Brown ($30.002M), and his Dolphins teammate (Tyreek Hill, $30M). And his $76 million guaranteed is third all-time only behind A.J. Brown ($84M) and Amon-Ra St. Brown ($77M).</p><h2><b>Grading the Dolphins’ Waddle deal</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Miami-WR-Jaylen-Waddle.jpg"><figcaption>Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Overall, this is a solid deal for both the team and the player. The Dolphins lock up a young star and Jaylen Waddle becomes one of the highest-paid players in the league. Win-win.</p><p>That said, there are a few things to consider here.</p><p>First, it is worth noting that Miami now has the highest-paid WR duo in the league, paying a total of $58.25 per year to Tyreek Hill and Waddle. That eclipses A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith, who are making a combined $57 million per.</p><p>Building NFL teams is all about choices, and choosing to pay two WRs that much money could be a dicey proposition, especially when their quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa, is entering the final season of his own contract.</p><p>If the Dolphins want to keep Tua in town beyond 2024, they are going to have to, at worst, franchise the QB, which will likely cost them around $40 million come next offseason. If they want to sign him long-term, that will likely cost north of $50 million after the deals that players like Joe Burrow, Jared Goff, and Justin Herbert recently signed, and that Dak Prescott likely will sign soon.</p><p>If three players are making over $100 million on a $260 or so million salary cap, that only leaves so much room for offensive linemen or defenders.</p><p>There’s also a chance that the number the Dolphins are paying to Hill, Waddle, and eventually, Tua will go up dramatically if Hill gets the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-tyreek-hills-dolphins-contract-situation-draws-eye-opening-revelation">new contract extension he is looking for</a>. Once the highest-paid WR in the league, he’s now been surpassed by the two Browns, and once Justin Jefferson gets his (likely) history-making extension Hill will fall even further down the list.</p><p>And lastly, while this may not matter to Waddle right now (or ever), the Dolphins just told him that he is their No. 2 guy. The young wideout just got more money than 10 of us put together will see in our lifetimes, but in pro sports athletes often keep score based on contract figures. With the new salary structure on the Dolphins moving forward, the score is clear.</p><p>The scoreboard here says Tyeek Hill 30, Jaylen Waddle 28.</p><p>In a vacuum, this is an excellent deal all around that accomplishes what both sides want. That said, it also puts the Dolphins officially on the clock regarding some incredibly difficult decisions about Hill, Tagovailoa, and team building in general, which is why it falls just short of getting an A.</p><p><b>Grade: B+</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Grading Jaylen Waddle’s 3-year, $84.75 million contract extension with Dolphins

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jaylen-waddle-lands-massive-84-75-million-contract-extension-from-dolphins');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jaylen Waddle lands massive $84.75 million contract extension from Dolphins');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Jaylen-Waddle-lands-massive-84.75-million-contract-extension-from-Miami.jpg"></figure><h1>Jaylen Waddle lands massive $84.75 million contract extension from Dolphins</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-05-30T07:07:59-07:00">May 30th, 7:07am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-05-30T07:38:47-07:00">May 30th, 7:38am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami Dolphins and wide receiver Jaylen Waddle reportedly have <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1796179769635090773" rel="noopener">reached an agreement</a> on a three-year, $84.75 million contract extension that includes $76 million guaranteed, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.</p><p>The new contract for Jaylen Waddle means he is under contract for the next five seasons <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-jaylen-waddle-creates-a-4x100-meter-relay-team-of-dolphins-players">with the Dolphins</a>, through the 2028 NFL season. He will now be one of the league’s top five highest-paid receivers.</p><p>Waddle was selected in the 2021 NFL Draft, and has been a vital weapon for quarterback Tua Tagovailoa since. He has recorded over 1,000 receiving yards in each of his first three seasons in the league, and now he is locked in long-term alongside Tyreek Hill.</p><p>Tyreek Hill is locked in through the 2026 season, and he will be 33 when he becomes a free agent. Waddle is the younger of the two entering his age 26 season, so it makes sense to have him under contract for longer. He is now under contract through his age 30 season.</p><p>Waddle’s contract <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-tua-tagovailoa-contract-negotiations-begin-with-dolphins-but-theres-a-catch">with the Dolphins</a> pays him $28.25 million a year, which puts him as the fourth highest paid receiver in the league, behind AJ Brown, Amon-Ra St. Brown and Hill. Both Brown and St. Brown extended this offseason, while Hill signed his deal a few years ago. The market is set for top receivers who still need deals like Justin Jefferson, Ja’Marr Chase and CeeDee Lamb, and all three of those receivers should get hefty paydays. The Dolphins locking in Waddle now seems smart, especially as he likely prepares to become the main option in the offense as Hill enters the latter stages of his prime.</p><h2><b>What is next for the Dolphins?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Jaylen-Waddle-lands-massive-84.75-million-contract-extension-from-Miami-imagn.jpg"><figcaption>© Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The biggest remaining question is what will the Dolphins do with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa? Miami drafted him in 2020, and he has been a solid quarterback for them over his career, but he has not yet secured a long-term contract, like Joe Burrow and Justin Herbert did from his draft class. He is in line to get paid soon, and whether or not the Dolphins do that likely comes down to what Mike McDaniel believes is possible with Tagovailoa under center. Tagovailoa is in the final year of his rookie deal, which means a decision needs to be made soon, whether that be this summer or after the 2024 season.</p><p>Safety Jevon Holland is also in the final year of his rookie deal, and the Dolphins could try to extend him as well. With some big contracts on the books already, it is a question as to whether or not Miami will be able to extend Holland. Given that he is a safety, the Dolphins could decide to move on, as that is not seen as a premium position.</p><p>The Dolphins have a competitive team and it is good to get Waddle secured long-term, but some big decisions still loom to make sure the rosters stays competitive for years to come.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jaylen Waddle lands massive $84.75 million contract extension from Dolphins

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dolphins-news-jaylen-waddle-creates-a-4x100-meter-relay-team-of-dolphins-players');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jaylen Waddle creates a 4×100 meter relay team of Dolphins players');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/7446592192.jpg"></figure><h1>Jaylen Waddle creates a 4×100 meter relay team of Dolphins players</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-05-29T08:31:46-07:00">May 29th, 8:31am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-05-29T08:31:46-07:00">May 29th, 8:31am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami Dolphins are widely regarded as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-biggest-dolphins-2024-nfl-draft-mistakes">fastest team in the NFL</a>. Speedy stars like Tyreek Hill and De’Von Achane <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tyreek-hill-roasted-creative-2024-schedule-announcement">headline a Dolphins offense</a> that is built for one purpose only — be faster than the other team. Jaylen Waddle recently joked about creating the ultimate 4×100 meter relay team consisting of Dolphins players.</p><p>Waddle discussed the matter on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4XyruzVs_A&amp;list=PLD0QspPd_-NcD-Fqnkd3A-L41dmE1IJWi&amp;t=3065s&amp;ab_channel=TheOGs" rel="noopener">The OG’s Podcast</a> W/ Udonis Haslem &amp; Mike Miller. Towards the end of the episode, Waddle shared his answer for making the best possible track team out of Dolphins players.</p><p>“I think I have a better start than all of them, I think I’m going to start it off, I’ve got a better start then them,” Waddle said. “So me to Heem (Raheem Morris) 2nd leg straight away, I’m going to Reek (Tyreek Hill) at 3 and then I think (De’Von) Achane is going to bring it home.”</p><p>These are some solid choices. Waddle isn’t being speculative about his teammates’ abilities to run track either.</p><p>Both De’Von Achane (Texas A&amp;M) and Tyreek Hill (Oklahoma State) ran track in college. Waddle himself was a high school track star as well.</p><p>Head coach Mike McDaniel has purposely built the Dolphins offense to be as fast as possible.</p><p>“We like the fast guys, but it starts as football players,” <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/ranking-top-11-miami-dolphins-153632496.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEJ7ywL0O4JOPRw7GOfZ3liE8Tv3rHn49B52Y-5rY8ThDR4mZ3PHT7TmK-XN3hFDLix3hSSmn-WnVWmhaacIe2B7j36a476RTacan9NkN5Bb7M9JgLPywgnMDOqoZ2e1FLalSvAgWSpfb-lHJBxcoX7gzibPtYF_hh1-vFT1GvOI#:~:text=Here%20are%20the%20fastest%20Fins.,-joe%20schad%2C%20palm&amp;text=MIAMI%20GARDENS%20%2D%20The%20Miami%20Dolphins,Draft%2C%20they%20only%20got%20faster." rel="noopener">McDaniel said during the draft</a>. “Our starting point isn’t speed, but covering space in a limited amount of time – how fast you play on the football field. When the opportunity presents itself and Chris Grier asks if you want to trade for Tyreek Hill, you do that. You draft players because they’re football players. And if they’re fast, that’s cool.”</p><p>Here are the fastest 40-yard dash times recorded for each of the player Waddle pegged for his fictional track team.</p><ul><li>Jaylen Waddle – 4.37 seconds (School)</li><li>Tyreek Hill – 4.29 seconds (Pro Day)</li><li>Raheem Mostert – 4.34 seconds (Combine)</li><li>De’Von Achane – 4.32 seconds (Combine)</li></ul><h2><b>Raheem Mostert honest on Dolphins’ “biggest Kryptonite” heading into 2024</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Dolphins_-Raheem-Mostert-celebrating-a-touchdown.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The Dolphins may be fast, but they are far from unbeatable.</p><p>Raheem Mostert recently<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-raheem-mostert-doesnt-hold-back-when-discussing-miamis-biggest-kryptonite"> spoke with NFL Network insiders</a> Ian Rapaport and Tom Pelissero on The Insiders program. Mostert claims that the Dolphins need to play better at the end of the season.</p><p>“We’re an outstanding team, and it has to just click at the end of the year,” Mostert said, “I was telling the reporters, man, I’d take an 0-8 start to make it deep into the playoffs, right, and trying to get to that championship round. One of our biggest Kryptonites has always been that first round. That’s gonna be harped on this year. People are gonna say all these different types of things, but we can’t make excuses.”</p><p>Mostert’s comment seem to be a reaction to getting bounced in the Wild Card round of the playoffs last season.</p><p>“We’ve got to go out here and finish the season and finish strong, the same way we started, and just go out here and handle business,” Mostert continued. “Everybody has to be on the same page. We have to be as one, right? That’s all it takes. Nothing bigger, nothing smaller. Just go out there and stay healthy and finish.”</p><p>Hopefully the Dolphins take Mostert’s message to heart and can finish strong in the 2024 season. Their hopes of a deep playoff run may depend on it.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jaylen Waddle creates a 4×100 meter relay team of Dolphins players

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He is passionate about and has been involved in sports since a young age, and continues to reminisce about the (brief) time Kawhi spent in Toronto. Although he can talk shop about the Raptors and Ravens all day, what's really always on his mind is having finished his undergrad without having won a single fantasy or intramural league.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Odell Beckham Jr., the high-profile veteran wide receiver known for his dynamic play and charismatic personality, has made headlines with his recent <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-receivers-jalen-ramsey-tyreek-hill-react-to-odell-beckham-jr-teamup-in-miami">move to the Miami Dolphins</a>. Joining forces with the likes of Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, Beckham expressed both excitement and a sense of urgency about ramping up his game to match his new teammates’ renowned speed. “I gotta get back on the track, because it’s some speed down here,” Beckham said per Sun Sentinel’s David Furones, <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidFurones_/status/1790782264835440658" rel="noopener">acknowledging the blistering pace</a> of his fellow Dolphin receivers – especially The Cheetah.</p><p>The Miami Dolphins, known for their strategic off-season moves under the guidance of young head coach Mike McDaniel, have added yet another layer of excitement and potential with Beckham’s acquisition. The combination of Hill, Waddle, and now Beckham promises to bring unparalleled speed and agility to the Dolphins’ receiving corps, potentially reshaping the team’s offensive dynamics.</p><h2>Odell Beckham Jr.’s Journey to Becoming a Dolphin</h2><p>The decision to join the Dolphins was influenced heavily by Mike McDaniel. Beckham highlighted McDaniel’s vibrant energy and clear football vision as pivotal factors that drew him to Miami. “OBJ says Mike McDaniel sold it to him. Energy. And football,” <a href="https://twitter.com/schadjoe/status/1790781952687067469" rel="noopener">reported</a> Joe Schad of ESPN. This sentiment was echoed in Beckham’s appreciation for the city itself, describing Miami as a “place that I enjoy, beautiful city.”</p><p>Beckham’s recent career has been punctuated by challenges, particularly his recovery from multiple knee and ankle injuries. These injuries sidelined him for significant periods, casting doubts on his ability to return to peak form. However, Beckham’s move to Miami is also a testament to his resilience and recovery. “I feel great now,” Beckham stated, <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidFurones_/status/1790783324111208587" rel="noopener">reflecting a renewed readiness</a> to take on the demands of professional football at the highest level.</p><p>His performance in Baltimore last season was a crucial test of his comeback capabilities. Despite the injuries, Beckham showed flashes of his old self, making critical plays and demonstrating that he still possesses the agility and hands that made him a star in New York. However, questions remained about his consistency and ability to sustain performance throughout a rigorous NFL season. For salary reasons, the Ravens <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/odell-beckham-jr-expected-to-be-released-by-ravens">released Beckham this offseason</a>.</p><p>In Miami, Beckham joins an offense that is rapidly becoming one of the most talked-about units in the league. Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle have established themselves as top-tier threats in any defense’s playbook, known for their ability to outrun coverage and create opportunities in open space. Beckham’s role will likely complement this existing speed, adding a layer of versatility and experience to the Dolphins’ aerial attack.</p><p>The chemistry between Beckham and Miami’s young quarterback, who has shown significant growth under McDaniel’s guidance, will be crucial. The quarterback’s ability to distribute the ball quickly and accurately will be key to leveraging Beckham’s route-running skills and playmaking abilities. As training camp progresses, all eyes will be on how this trio syncs up, potentially elevating Miami’s offense to one of the league’s most formidable.</p><p>Beckham’s move to Miami does not just alter the dynamics within the Dolphins; it sends ripples across the NFL. Analysts and fans alike will be watching closely to see if this combination of experience and skill can shift the balance of power in the AFC. Teams will have to reconsider their defensive strategies when facing the Dolphins, who now possess an even greater threat through the air if OBJ shows flashes of his old self.</p><p>As the new season approaches, the focus for Beckham will be on integration, rehabilitation, and execution. The Dolphins’ coaching staff will need to find innovative ways to utilize Beckham’s talents alongside Hill and Waddle, ensuring that the offensive scheme maximizes their collective strengths without overshadowing individual capabilities.</p><p>For Odell Beckham Jr., this season is an opportunity to redefine his career trajectory. After the injuries and the questions about his durability and consistency, Miami offers a chance to reestablish himself as one of the premier receivers in the NFL. His performance in Miami will not only impact the Dolphins’ fortunes but could also reshape the narrative of his career.</p><p>In summary, Odell Beckham Jr. joining the Dolphins is more than just another team change. It’s a strategic addition that could transform the Dolphins’ offense into a powerhouse and rekindle Beckham’s career. With the season ahead, the NFL will be watching closely as Beckham sets out to prove that he can still be a game-changer at the highest level. As he puts it, the challenge now is to match the speed and capitalize on the energy that Miami brings, both on and off the field.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
92.2	1194.9	5.8	34

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
92.2	1194.9	5.8	34

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