The Facts: As Lamar Miller continues to solidify the starting job, Moreno – a 1,000-yard rusher last season with Denver – is still unsure when he’ll return. With barely a month left until the regular-season opener, the Dolphins’ most accomplished running back sometimes still labors to walk, let alone run. Speaking with the Miami Herald on Friday, Moreno made no promises that his return to action was imminent. “I feel good, but at the same time, I just want to be right, be real good, so when I go out there, I can just be full-speed and not have any setbacks,” said Moreno.
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In late June, Moreno underwent arthroscopic surgery to clean up his left knee. The original prognosis was he would miss four to five weeks. We’re now well into the sixth week of the rehab, and yet he remains on the Physically Unable to Perform list. When asked if he expects to be back for at least one preseason game, Moreno responded: “I don’t know. I don’t know. I really don’t even know. I just want to take each day one at a time. They have a schedule for me and they’re just going to tell me every day what I have to do, and I just go out there and do it.” And with each passing day, he appears to lose a bit more ground to Miller in the race to become Miami’s No. 1 tailback. Even before Moreno’s surgery, Miller was taking most of the snaps with the starters. Moreno’s time away from practice has done nothing to change that pecking order. ... Stay tuned. We'll continue to follow up throughout training camp.