Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle and running back Raheem Mostert, who were both sidelined due to injuries, have been ruled out for the Sunday night game against the Buffalo Bills. Despite participating in practice with hopes of being cleared, the decision was made to shelve them for the game. The Dolphins' medical staff determined that both players were at a high risk of re-injury which could potentially cause them to miss additional games. However, Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel expressed optimism regarding their chances of playing in the following Saturday night's game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Both Waddle and Mostert were gauged as limited participants in practices leading up to the Wild Card Round and were listed as questionable. Ultimately, they were both active for the playoff game against the Chiefs. Linebacker Jerome Baker and offensive lineman Robert Hunt also made their returns after missing the last four games. In addition to Waddle and Mostert, other inactives for the Bills game included cornerback Xavien Howard, who's status for the Chiefs game was more 'dubious' according to McDaniel. The temperature at kickoff for the Chiefs game was a frigid -3 degrees.
Dolphins RB Raheem Mostert, WR Jaylen Waddle active vs. Chiefs https://t.co/A8WJ8yUlrP https://t.co/PxHEfCMf5V
Dolphins' Jaylen Waddle, Raheem Mostert officially active for Wild Card game vs. Chiefs. 🐬 https://t.co/aQzYaA5tXg https://t.co/MG2tFQMTbg
Not a surprise but Raheem Mostert and Jaylen Waddle are officially ACTIVE tonight.
Dolphins-Chiefs inactives for Saturday's Super Wild Card Weekend matchup https://t.co/PVlCqLXmCJ https://t.co/3LfwaDoRtP
Dolphins RB Raheem Mostert, WR Jaylen Waddle active for wild-card game vs. Chiefs https://t.co/XCsvWPL7V6 https://t.co/AbPRV1PdPL
Jaylen Waddle, Raheem Mostert active on Saturday night. https://t.co/tGhYzUtTmh
Chiefs WR Kadarius Toney is INACTIVE for tonight’s game. Raheem Mostert and Jaylen Waddle are ACTIVE for the Dolphins
Jaylen Waddle: Back in action Saturday https://t.co/gFa1vbHCQK
Dolphins’ Waddle, Mostert back for playoffs. Who’s active, who’s not https://t.co/cJ2cIc8o9C
Raheem Mostert (knee/ankle) and Jaylen Waddle (ankle) are active for the Wild Card Round. https://t.co/4YUEwgRZNH
Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle, RB Raheem Mostert and S DeShon Elliott are ACTIVE. Safety Jevon Holland (knees) is INACTIVE. He’s fought through significant pain in both knees last 2 weeks but it limited him significantly & he didn’t finished either game. MIA without QB of secondary.
Raheem Mostert -in ✅ Jaylen Waddle - in ✅ Jevon Holland -out ❌ #finsup #ChiefsKingdom https://t.co/9RGUtDmjhL
As expected, #Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle and RB Raheem Mostert are officially active tonight vs. the #Chiefs.
Jaylen Waddle and Raheem Mostert are officially up. https://t.co/HGfcWn9FzU
Jaylen Waddle and Raheem Mostert up. Jevon Holland and Xavien Howard down. https://t.co/Wi1aSmMffp
NEWS, KANSAS CITY - Miami Dolphins inactives vs. Kansas City Chiefs revealed. *Jevon Holland? Jaylen Waddle? Raheem Mostert? DeShon Elliott? *Are any of them active? #MIAvsKC https://t.co/9XVrNVs26H
Dolphins' Jaylen Waddle and Raheem Mostert are both active for the wild card game vs the Chiefs. Jevon Holland is inacgive. Temperature ~90 minutes before kickoff: -3 degrees (feels like -22)
Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle and RB Raheem Mostert officially are active tonight vs the Chiefs.
Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle, RB Raheem Mostert and S DeShon Elliott are ACTIVE. S Jevon Holland is INACTIVE.
Miami Dolphins playoff graphic includes Jaylen Waddle, Raheem Mostert https://t.co/ROUf2zxTFi
#Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle and RB Raheem Mostert are officially listed as questionable for Saturday night’s playoff vs. Kansas City. CB Xavien Howard is out.
As expected, Dolphins listed Xavien Howard as out for KC game. Mostert, Waddle, Holland, Elliott are listed as questionable; McDaniel has expressed optimism with Mostert, Waddle and Elliott but also said that decisions on Elliott and Holland won't be made before Saturday.
Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle (ankle) is expected to be questionable vs. Chiefs, per coach Mike McDaniel https://t.co/L1xBvrFmFL https://t.co/CkTFuINaVZ
WR Jaylen Waddle and RB Raheem Mostert, who are questionable, were at practice and participating in individual drills. https://t.co/YxvROOIJbQ
Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle, Raheem Mostert, safeties questionable for playoff game vs. Chiefs https://t.co/JmN2merxON
While there's optimism Waddle and Mostert will play in this win-or-out game, it's notable that medical staff still has say in this regard, per McDaniel: They must feel like both have a good chance of completing the game, so team will not be in active-game-day roster crunch. https://t.co/g6E6cyF6pM
UPDATES: Jaylen Waddle injury. Raheem Mostert injury. Jevon Holland injury. DeShon Elliott injury. https://t.co/grXZ3UJn6A
Jaylen Waddle (knee/quad) and Raheem Mostert (knee/ankle) will be listed questionable for the Wild Card Round; per Mike McDaniel. https://t.co/ec0lQMeevI
The Dolphins are deciding whether or not Mostert and Waddle can play “the entire game…..You only have a certain amount of actionable players on your roster,” McDaniel said.
“That is a good questionable,” Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said about Jaylen Waddle and Raheem Mostert’s playing status.
Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle and RB Raheem Mostert will be questionable for the Chiefs game, Mike McDaniel said.
Jaylen Waddle gets another limited practice https://t.co/qWKMKnaOz5
Raheem Mostert (knee/ankle), Tyreek Hill (ankle/quad) and Jaylen Waddle (ankle) were limited at practice Wednesday. https://t.co/aT5lEJ3o6f
Jaylen Waddle (ankle) limited on Tuesday https://t.co/xblCgo1kQm
Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle, Raheem Mostert estimated as limited. https://t.co/F28iiPSs1O
Jaylen Waddle: Gauged as limited participant https://t.co/z3cz5xyppm
Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel said Jaylen Waddle and Raheem Mostert both wanted to play Sunday vs. Bills but medical staff determined they were at high enough risk to re-injury & they could miss the following week if it happened. So decision was made that it wasn’t worth it.
Xavien Howard's status for KC is more "dubious" than Mostert and Waddle for Saturday. McDaniel optimistic about Mostert and Waddle. "It would be fair to say we are not planning for" X to play Saturday.
Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel said he’s optimistic about Jaylen Waddle and Raheem Mostert chances of playing Saturday night at Chiefs. He noted both were close today.
I asked Mike McDaniel about Mostert and Waddle. He said both were close but they were vulnerable to re-injury. He is “optimistic” about both playing next week. https://t.co/Su06y0Bp8o
Raheem Mostert and Jaylen Waddle are officially out for Dolphins-Bills, the team announced. https://t.co/sC29So4ZpF
As expected, Jaylen Waddle and Raheem Mostert are OUT tonight.
Jaylen Waddle is officially OUT too along with Raheem Mostert. Jerome Baker and Robert Hunt are active making their returns after missing last 4 games.
Jaylen Waddle (ankle) and Raheem Mostert (knee/ankle) are officially inactive Week 18. https://t.co/M7YAEdJO8X
Dolphins’ RB Raheem Mostert and WR Jaylen Waddle officially inactive tonight vs. Buffalo.
Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle and RB Raheem Mostert are INACTIVE tonight. Other inactives: CB Xavien Howard CB Ethan Bonner OT Kion Smith TE Tyler Kroft QB Skylar Thompson (emergency QB)
Jaylen Waddle and Raheem Mostert officially INACTIVE.
Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle, Raheem Mostert expected out vs. Bills; Miami’s updated playoff scenarios https://t.co/IWsDXQflzv
Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle, RB Raheem Mostert reportedly won’t play vs. Bills https://t.co/6J0HS7Szhu
Jaylen Waddle and Raheem Mostert participated in practice Friday with the hope of being cleared to play in Sunday night's game against the Buffalo Bills https://t.co/LzdCYMiEe2
Jaylen Waddle and Raheem Mostert participated in practice Friday, but have been ruled out for Sunday night's game against the Buffalo Billshttps://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/miami-dolphins-shelve-waddle-and-mostert-for-bills