The Miami Dolphins finally will have rookie receiver Caleb Douglas back on the field Sunday when they play at the New York Jets.
Douglas had been out since Week 2 when he suffered a sprained ankle against the San Francisco 49ers. Despite missing the last three games for 0-5 Miami, Douglas leads the Dolphins with 56.5 reception yards per game.
"Caleb will play," Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley
said at his Friday press conference.Linebacker Willie Gay was ill and missed Thursday's practice. Hafley said he was feeling better on Friday morning and was expected to be at practice.
Meanwhile, quarterback Malik Willis, who did not throw during the bye week with an injured right thumb, has been practicing and is good to go.
Hafley said running back Jaylen Wright
(foot) will play. Tight end Will Kacmarek (hamstring) said Thursday that he's good to go.
Promising rookie safety/linebacker Kyle Louis has been on the Physically Unable to Perform list since injuring his knee in the season-opener at Las Vegas. Hafley said he wants to wait until Friday's practice to determine if Louis will be activated. "He has stayed sharp but you're talking about a rookie who hasn't played much football," he said.
The Jets likely will be missing LB Kiko Mauigo (quad), OL Max Mitchel (concussion), RB Kene Nwangwu (knee) and EDGE Joseph Ossai (ankle), who all did not practice on Thursday.
One new face Dolphins fans will see Sunday is placekicker Zane Gonzalez. Hafley talked about Gonzalez replacing Riley Patterson as the team's placekicker earlier in the week. He said it wasn't meant as a message.
"We felt it was best for our team going forward," Hafley said. "Zane did a great job when he was here and then he was injured."
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Rookie WR Caleb Douglas will be back when Miami Dolphins play at Jets
