The Miami Dolphins offense will certainly be missing an offensive starter against the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night, and it could end up being two.

And the second is perhaps the most important offensive player, Tyreek Hill, who is dealing with a wrist injury that puts his status in doubt.

“Handling something that was just a warm-up, so trying to calm him down,” head coach Mike McDaniel said before Saturday’s practice. “He’s doing everything possible, he’s a competitor, so we’ll see how he reacts.

“We’re just trying to get him to game day. He’s prepared, and if his body allows it, he’ll play, but we’ll see. I’m optimistic he’ll do everything he can, but we will. see. I wouldn’t say I’m optimistic or pessimistic about this.

Although his numbers are much lower than his last two seasons, Hill has played every game so far, even after injuring his foot in practice a few weeks ago.

Austin Jackson, meanwhile, was ruled out Friday by McDaniel, who added that the starting right tackle might eventually need to undergo surgery. McDaniel said he didn’t expect the injury to be season-ending.

“We’re still evaluating that,” McDaniel said of the possibility of surgery. “It’s not concrete, but it’s not out of the question. But we’re happy with the way he’s attacking it. So we’re getting information.”

McDaniel said Jackson’s knee problem “showed up” after the Week 9 game against the Buffalo Bills.

Along with Hill, the Dolphins have another problem at wide receiver, with McDaniel revealing that Dee Eskridge will not accompany the team to Southern California for the game due to a personal issue that kept him from practicing Friday and Saturday. Eskridge is expected to join the team at some point.

This increases the likelihood that River Cracraft will be activated off-IR after completing its second week of training.

Cracraft did not play the entire season after injuring his shoulder while scoring a touchdown in the preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Eskridge was signed to the active roster two weeks ago from the practice squad after being elevated for two games. In his four games, he had two catches for 36 yards, along with four kickoff returns for an average of 29.5 yards.