Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle cleared concussion protocol, set to return

ESPNSeptember 28, 2023, 01:12 PM ET2 Minute Reading

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Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle has cleared the concussion protocol, the team announced Thursday.

Waddle will be available for Miami’s Week 4 matchup against the Buffalo Bills after missing the Dolphins’ 70-20 Week 3 win over the Denver Broncos while in the protocol. Even without Waddle, the Dolphins’ high-powered offense set a franchise record for points in a game and became the first team in NFL history to score 70 points and accumulate 700 yards ( 726) offense in the same game.

Waddle had four catches for 86 yards in the Dolphins’ win over the New England Patriots in Week 2 before a hit from linebacker Marte Mapu knocked him out of the game late in the fourth quarter. Mapu was flagged for unnecessary roughness and fined $5,620 for the helmet-to-helmet hit.

Waddle, a 2021 first-round pick, has eight receptions for 164 yards in two games this season.

He surpassed 1,000 yards in each of his first two seasons, including a career-high 1,356 last season. He also had a career-best eight touchdown receptions.