MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Miami Dolphins tight end Darren Waller was placed on injured reserve Wednesday after suffering a pectoral injury in last week's loss to the Cleveland Browns .

Waller was injured in the first half of Sunday's game and did not return. It was his fourth game of the season after missing the team's first three games with a hip injury he picked up in training camp.

"It was soft tissue," Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Monday. "It's a situation that probably it would be living in hope to see him in the upcoming next weeks' games, but he'll be diligent. This means a lot to him, but that's kind of where I'm at with it right now with the information I have."

Waller made a splash in his season debut in Week 4 with three catches for 27 yards and two touchdowns. He fol

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