Regardless of whether Ryan Tannehill opts for surgery or not, he will miss significant time with his left knee injury, according to league sources.
The Dolphins and Tannehill will decide in the coming days whether Tannehill will opt for weeks of treatment (potentially six weeks or even two months) or instead undergo season-ending knee surgery.
Several doctors will be consulted, including renowned orthopedic surgeon James Andrews and prominent South Florida based surgeon John Uribe, but the team and Tannehill do not feel any pressure to make a quick decision.
After Tannehill sustained a partially torn ACL and MCL last December, Tannehill - after consulting with doctors - underwent stem-cell treatment but decided it was worth the risk to eschew surgery that would have caused him to miss much of this coming season.