Miami Dolphins wide receiver Will Fuller V was placed on IR after suffering a broken finger in Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts. It was only the second time he suited up for Miami after serving the final week of a six-game suspension in week one and missing week two’s matchup for personal reasons.
Fuller signed a one-year $10 million contract with the Dolphins this year after posting career-high numbers in Houston last season. 2020 was the first year he played in the NFL without suffering an injury, but he was handed a six-game suspension for PEDs toward the end of the season. Fuller has missed 27 games through his five-year career. Since he debuted in the NFL Fuller has fractured a rib and a clavicle, torn his ACL, dealt with recurring hamstring injuries, and gotten surgery on his groin. We can now add a broken finger to the reasons Fuller has missed games. It’s time to say it how it is: the man is simply made of glass.
When Fuller has been able to play, he’s been an electric player, but as they say, the best ability is availability. It’s a good thing the Dolphins only signed him to a one-year contract because he would have been a very risky long-term investment. Even paying him as much as they did seems like a bit of an unnecessary risk considering the number of problems elsewhere on the roster. That $10 million would have been better spent shoring up a dismal offensive line rather than adding another pass-catcher to an already adequate group.
Without Fuller on the field, DeVante Parker, Jaylen Waddle, Â and Mike Gesicki should see some more targets for the next few weeks. Preston Williams might even get a chance to suit up with Jakeem Grant getting traded to the bears.