Dolphins WR Will Fuller out vs. Buccaneers after reportedly breaking finger
Dolphins wide receiver Will Fuller will miss the team’s Week 5 road game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, coach Brian Flores announced Monday, after reportedly breaking his finger in the team’s 27-17 loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.
NFL Network previously reported Fuller sustained the injury. Fuller appeared to injure his finger while trying to make a diving catch in the second quarter. He went to the team’s locker room and did not return to the game. Fuller played 14 snaps and caught one pass for six yards.
Flores said Monday that the team was still running tests to determine the extent of Fuller’s injury.
It’s the latest setback for Fuller, whom the team signed to a one-year, $10 million deal in the offseason and who has been sidelined with a litany of injuries throughout his six-year career. He missed 22 games in his first four seasons with the Houston Texans and then five in the 2020 season because of a six-game suspension. Fuller missed the Dolphins’ season opener to serve out the final game of the suspension and then did not play in Week 2 because of personal reasons. He made his team debut in Week 3, catching three passes for 20 yards and a game-tying two-point conversion with two seconds left in regulation.
Fuller’s injury could open a game-day spot for wide receiver Preston Williams, who has been a healthy scratch the last two games.
This story was originally published October 4, 2021 at 1:43 PM.
