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Dolphins-Patriots Inactive Info … And What It Means
The Miami Dolphins’ first inactive checklist of the 2022 common season included two of the three rookie draft picks who made the 53-man roster and a former first-round choose who had been hoping to jump-start his profession.
It didn’t embody defensive sort out Raekwon Davis and Andrew Van Ginkel, who each shall be out there after being listed as questionable on the group’s closing harm report Friday.
Probably the most stunning identify on the inactive checklist is that of third-year cornerback Noah Igbinoghene, who had been listed as a second-team cornerback on the depth chart. Igbinoghene was not on the harm report all week, so this determination was not injury-related barring a problem that surfaced both Saturday night time or Sunday morning.
With Igbinoghene inactive, the three cornerbacks prone to deal with the highest three roles for the protection towards New England on Sunday are Xavien Howard, Nik Needham and newcomer Keion Crossen.
Rookies Erik Ezukanma and Skylar Thompson additionally had been among the many inactives, which is stunning relating to Ezukanma as a result of the Dolphins elevated extensive receiver River Cracraft from the observe squad Saturday.
This solely reinforces the concept Cracraft was referred to as up for particular groups functions, and really probably to deal with punt returns.
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Together with these three, the inactives had been S Eric Rowe, RB Salvon Ahmed, TE Tanner Conner and LB Trey Flowers.
Rowe, Ahmed and Conner all had been listed as questionable on the ultimate harm report of the week, whereas Flowers is a latest addition to the roster.
NEW ENGLAND INACTIVE REPORT
The New England inactive checklist options QB Bailey Zappe, DB Joshuah Bledsoe, CB Shaun Wade, RB Pierre Sturdy, OLB Anfernee Jennings, G Chasen Hines and DT Sam Roberts.
Bledoes and Wade had been among the many 5 Patriots gamers listed as questionable Friday.
Extensive receivers Jakobi Meyers and Ty Montgomery each shall be lively after additionally being listed as questionable Friday, as will beginning sort out Isaiah Wynn.