Dolphins’ Hunt, Berrios working way back from hamstring injuries; Ross in talks to sell minority stake of team

MIAMI GARDENS — It’s not only running back De’Von Achane the Miami Dolphins are monitoring ahead of Friday’s game at the New York Jets.

Right guard Robert Hunt is trying to work back from a hamstring injury that has cost him the past two games, against the Las Vegas Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs, before the quick turnaround.

“Right now, I’m just kind of trying to take it one day at a time, see how I feel,” he said Tuesday, with hopes of making a return at MetLife Stadium. “Who knows? Just trying to get better each day, and I think it’s doing that.”

The Dolphins held a light walkthrough Tuesday with the week’s lone practice to come Wednesday. According to the team’s injury report, which was an estimation of participation levels were it a true practice, Hunt would’ve been limited Tuesday.

Hunt has to determine how much he can do on the ailing hamstring.

“There’s some stuff that I want to try (Wednesday) to get the answer, but as of (Tuesday), I feel good, though,” he said. “But I’ll see how it feels (Wednesday) with some more intense (work).”

He reports no setbacks in recovery since it initially occurred in the Oct. 29 win over the New England Patriots.

Hunt, a second-round pick in 2020, hadn’t missed a game in his career prior to the past two.

“It’s been different because I kind of take pride in playing every game,” he said. “I’ve been doing that a long time. I pride myself on not being in the training room, and I’ve been pretty good with it until this past little situation. It’s been different, for sure.”

Lester Cotton started for him in Germany against Kansas City before Liam Eichenberg flipped with him after left guard Robert Jones was injured against the Chiefs. Eichenberg started at right guard for the first time, and it marked the seventh different starting offensive line combination for Miami in 10 games.

“I thought he did well,” Hunt said of Eichenberg. “I thought he held his own. For a guy who never played the position, it was his first time, he battled. He was a warrior out there.”

Wide receiver Braxton Berrios is also trying to return from an ailing hamstring. He was inactive for Sunday’s game against the Raiders after playing 17 snaps on it Nov. 5 against the Chiefs, three days after the injury first popped up for him.

“I pushed to play,” said Berrios, who was listed as a full participant Tuesday. “I wanted to play, and of course, those decisions are a culmination of everybody involved. That’s something we decided as a whole.”

A positive with Achane is that he was listed as limited days after tweaking his right knee injury that kept him out four games.

Tight end Durham Smythe (ankle) and offensive lineman Robert Jones (knee) were deemed non-participants Tuesday. Cotton popped up on the injury report for a hip ailment and was limited.

Also listed as limited: Tackles Terron Armstead (knee) and Austin Jackson (oblique), wide receivers Tyreek Hill (hand) and Chase Claypool (knee), running back Raheem Mostert (knee/ankle) and fullback Alec Ingold (foot/ankle).

Ross selling minority stake

Dolphins owner Steve Ross is in preliminary talks with hedge-fund manager Ken Griffin and other investors for minority stakes in the team, Hard Rock Stadium and F1 Miami, according to a league source Tuesday.

Ross, who has not sold anything yet, is looking to raise additional capital to further invest in real estate and sports, according to the source.

According to Forbes, the three assets are valued at something north of $7 billion. In August, Forbes valued the Dolphins at $5.7 billion, 11th in the NFL.

Ross has invested more than $4 billion in South Florida real estate and more than $1 billion in Hard Rock Stadium and surrounding facilities.

Negotiations between Ross and Griffin were first reported Tuesday by The Andy Slater Show.

Hard Knocks debut

The debut episode of the “Hard Knocks” in-season look at the Dolphins airs on HBO at 9 p.m. Tuesday, and can be streamed on Max.

A trailer was leaked Tuesday afternoon of McDaniel speaking to the team about the cameras tracking the remainder of the season.

“I’m not going to change,” McDaniel said, in part, in a speech in a team meeting. “I refuse to do this job and not give you guys my authentic self.”

Players were talking about it Tuesday.

“I will watch,” Hunt said. “I want to see what’s actually going on around this place. I’ve been busy in the training room, so I’ve been missing a lot.”

Hunt said he was at an offensive line dinner that had cameras present and may end up on the show.

Said Berrios: “This is our career. It’s definitely going to be cool to look back on, that the season’s documented and everybody in this locker room, and hopefully it ends up being a very special year.

“The documentary side of it looking back on it will be cool. I don’t know if I’m going to watch it week to week.”

Like McDaniel said to the team, players aren’t acting up for cameras, according to Berrios

“We hold each other accountable in this locker room to not show out for the cameras,” he said.

Second-year cornerback Kader Kohou said he always loved watching “Hard Knocks” growing up and appreciates being part of it now.

Ahmed to IR

The Dolphins placed running back Salvon Ahmed on injured reserve Tuesday with a foot injury.

While Ahmed left Sunday’s win over the Raiders, that was to be evaluated for concussion. He was cleared but never returned.

Miami is bringing wide receiver Robbie Chosen back onto the active roster from the practice squad with the open roster spot. The team also signed running back Darrynton Evans back onto the practice squad, where he was earlier this season.

If Achane can’t play against the Jets, Miami would have just Raheem Mostert and Jeff Wilson Jr. as healthy running backs on the 53-man roster. The team could elevate Evans or, as McDaniel has mentioned, Chris Brooks is in consideration for a return from IR.