Dolphins Make Two Moves for Week 1 Game

The Miami Dolphins made two strikes Saturday for his or her season opener towards the New England Patriots at Onerous Rock Stadium, elevating large receiver River Cracraft and security Verone McKinley III from the follow squad.

Per the brand new guidelines in place for 2022, groups can elevate a participant as much as thrice within the common season (with no restrict within the postseason), although they not can shield gamers from being poached off the follow squad through the week.

The elevation of McKinley could possibly be seen as a sign that security Eric Rowe may not be out there after being listed as questionable on the ultimate damage report of the week due to a pectoral damage.

As for Cracraft, his addition figures to be extra oriented for the particular groups contemplating all 5 of the large receivers on the lively roster are good to go for the New England recreation, together with Jaylen Waddle, who didn’t get a recreation standing designation after being slowed by a quad damage for a few weeks.

It additionally must be famous that Cracraft has punt return expertise within the NFL, with 12 returns with Denver in 2018 and 5 extra with San Francisco in 2020. Head coach Mike McDaniel mentioned final week he would not hesitate to make use of one in every of his front-line gamers to return punts and Tyreek Hill, Waddle and Jevon Holland are listed as the highest three for that function on the depth chart, however he additionally cautioned towards making something absolute. That is another choice he is given himself for the function of punt returner.

Cracraft and McKinley each had their moments in coaching camp and got life like possibilities of making the 53-man roster — we had projected Cracraft to make the preliminary 53-man roster as one in every of six large receivers, however the Dolphins determined to maintain solely 5 gamers at that place.

NO MOVEMENT ON THE DOLPHINS INJURY REPORT

Together with follow squad elevations, groups additionally introduced adjustments to the damage report on Saturdays, however there was no transfer there by both the Dolphins or the Patriots.

As a reminder, the Dolphins had 5 gamers listed as questionable: Rowe, LB Andrew Van Ginkel (non damage associated/sickness), RB Salvon Ahmed (heel), TE Tanner Conner (knee) and Raekwon Davis (knee).

New England additionally had 5 gamers listed as questionable: WR Jakobi Meyers (knee), T Isaiah Wynn (again), WR Ty Montgomery (knee), CB Shaun Wade (ankle) and S Joshuah Bledsoe (groin).