Two of the Miami Dolphins' starting receivers suffered injuries during Monday's practice.
Kenny Stills, the Dolphins' starting flanker, suffered an undisclosed injury in a collision during 1-on-1 drills. Stills laid on the turf inside the practice bubble for a couple minutes while a trainer examined his back. He eventually got up on his own.
DeVante Parker, the Dolphins' starting split end, might have re-aggravated his hamstring injury during the same 1-on-1 drill. Parker caught a deep touchdown pass over Lafayette Pitts and came up limping. He never returned to practice after limping back to the huddle.
"I'm going to pull them out as soon as we see something going on," said coach Adam Gase, who plans to sit most of his starters in Thursday night's preseason finale against the Tennessee Titans.
The Dolphins have limited Parker's practice participation for the past three weeks because of a hamstring injury he's been nursing.
"For me it's about getting him out there and seeing how much we can get him to grow with his route running," Gase said of Parker.
This is the first injury Stills has suffered this training camp, which has been his best since joining the Dolphins in 2015.
The former Oklahoma standout who the Dolphins traded a 2015 third-round pick to acquire has caught eight passes for 124 yards and two touchdowns in the three preseason games.
"It's rough," quarterback Ryan Tannehill said when asked about possibly playing without Stills. "He's a heck of a player for us."
The injuries to Parker and Stills could lead to the elevation of Griff Whalen and rookie receivers Leonte Carroo and Jakeem Grant. All three were expected to receive a ton of playing time against the Titans.
Carroo has spent training camp as Parker's understudy. Whalen knows how to play all three receiver spots. Grant, Miami's return specialist, is being groomed to be a slot receiver.
Stills and Parker will have 13 days to recover before the Dolphins play the Seahawks in Seattle in their Sept. 11 season opener.
Also held out of Monday's practice was Laremy Tunsil, the Dolphins' 2016 first-round pick, who participated in individual drills but left the bubble before the team portion of practice.
