MIAMI GARDENS — Hold your breath. Cross your fingers. Have Tua Tagovailoa throw some salt over his shoulder among the footballs downfield.
He’s ready to be the receiver he showed before suffering a mid-season foot injury while scoring his team-leading fourth touchdown.
“The ceiling is still high,’' he said. “I’m still relatively young in this league, still trying to prove myself. The confidence is still there. The competitive edge is still there.”
Williams’ return stayed true to the Dolphins’ receivers fragile theme, though, as Lynn Bowden was helped off the field the same practice clutching the back of his thigh with an apparent injury.