Through the first two weeks of the regular season, the Miami Dolphins have been without the services of veteran wide receiver DeVante Parker due to his recovery from a surgically-repaired finger.

There had been chatter concerning him possibly being back in the starting lineup in Week 2, but the team decided to keep him inactive to let him further heal. According to Armando Salguero of The Miami Herald, the Dolphins had chosen this route because there was some concern that he could reinjury his finger.

Last week as Parker was seemingly improving, there were serious conversations about him being active for the first time in 2018. But it was clear to the Dolphins the player wasn’t quite yet 100 percent from the broken figure he suffered in August.

And that left the door ajar for him re-injuring the hand during the game.

Yes, that would be bad for the Dolphins and Parker longterm. But the Dolphins were thinking what that would mean in-game.

There wasn't any clear and concise medical clearance that would ensure that he wouldn't be in the position of suffering a broken finger once again. This would be something that would keep him out of the fray for much longer due to possible additional surgery needed to correct the injury.

The Dolphins are counting on Parker to step back into the fold as one of their primary wide receiver, which is even more so the case now with them off to an encouraging start sitting at a 2-0 record heading into Week 3 against the Oakland Raiders. He has the opportunity in front of him to grasp the No.1 option in the passing game following the departure of Pro Bowler Jarvis Landry over the offseason.

Parker has shown flashes of potential through his first three years, but injuries have played a role in preventing him from truly taking off. He is coming off one of his most productive campaigns with a career-high 57 catches for 670 receiving yards and a touchdown in 13 games played.