A few hours ahead of the 3pm CT deadline, the Dolphins slashed their roster to 53 players. Here are the roster moves Miami made to comply with the NFL’s 53-man maximum:
Waived:
- T Larnel Coleman
- WR River Cracraft
- OL Kellen Diesch
- LB Cameron Goode
- LB Porter Gustin
- DT Benito Jones
- OL Solomon Kindley
- S Verone McKinley III
- WR Braylon Sanders
- T Kion Smith
- DT Ben Stille
Placed on IR:
The team also waived wideouts Preston Williams and Lynn Bowden and moved Byron Jones to the reserve/PUP list, after making a handful of roster moves Monday. Sony Michel is also off the team’s roster.
Miami’s batch of Tuesday moves leave both Myles Gaskin and Salvon Ahmed on the team’s 53-man roster. Both were viewed as cut candidates after the additions of Michel, Chase Edmonds and Raheem Mostert. But Mostert has been one of the NFL’s most injury-prone players over the past two seasons. It makes sense the Dolphins’ staff is carrying four backs.
Kindley’s exit is also notable. The Dolphins used the 2020 fourth-round pick as a 13-game starter during his rookie season. Last year, however, the team kept the Georgia product mostly on the bench. Kindley made two starts in 2021. Since Kindley’s arrival, the Dolphins have used a second-round pick on Liam Eichenberg and signed Connor Williams. Robert Hunt remains in place as the team’s right guard. Still, with O-linemen in demand at this time of year, it will be interesting to see if a team claims him. Two years remain on Kindley’s rookie contract.
On Solomon Kindley; With the Phins moving to a wide zone blocking scheme, he was not the best fit on this OL.
He’d be a better fit on an OL that wants girth over athleticism for its guards.