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No Decision Made Yet on Potential Knee Surgery for Dolphins Quarterback Ryan Tannehill

The Miami Dolphins still haven't determined whether quarterback Ryan Tannehill needs surgery to repair his sprained left knee.

Tannehill was hurt Dec. 11 in the team’s win over the Arizona Cardinals and missed the final four games of the season – including the Dolphins’ first playoff game since 2008 – while medical personnel are still assessing the severity of the ACL and MCL sprain.

Football operations chief Mike Tannenbaum said Wednesday that the Dolphins want to be thorough in making a decision because they have no games looming. Time could become an issue if the five year veteran does require surgery, however, possibly affecting his availability for workouts this offseason and beyond.

Tannenbaum said no one test will provide a determination. Team owner Stephen Ross has been involved in the deliberations, along with Tannehill's agent, Tannenbaum said.

In other news, the NFL says its concussion protocol wasn't strictly followed when Miami Dolphins quarterback Matt Moore was treated for a hit to the chin and mouth in that first-round playoff game.

Because Moore was bleeding from the mouth, he was allowed to return to the game too quickly against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the league said in a statement Wednesday. The determination was made after the NFL and the NFL Players Association reviewed the case.

No disciplinary action against the Dolphins will be taken, but their staff must undergo a full review of the protocol, and future deviation may lead to fines against the team, the NFL said.

Moore was hit in the second quarter as he threw a pass, and the play drew a roughing-the-passer penalty on Pittsburgh's Bud Dupree.

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