After trying to commerce tight finish Adam Shaheen, the Miami Dolphins positioned him on injured reserve on Tuesday morning whereas in addition they made 4 cuts forward of the NFL’s 4 p.m. deadline to get all the way down to 85 gamers.
The Dolphins waived offensive lineman Cole Banwart, huge receiver DeVonte Dedmon and defensive lineman Jordan Williams and likewise waived cornerback Tino Ellis with an harm settlement.
Shaheen was traded final week to the Houston Texans for a late draft decide swap of a Dolphins’ seventh-round choice for a Houston sixth-rounder. The deal was nixed because of a failed bodily with the Texans that flagged Shaheen for a preexisting knee situation.
Shaheen has now determined to have surgical procedure carried out on his knee after the invention. He was training with the Dolphins this coaching camp earlier than the bodily.
“That’s a classic example of the process of the National Football League just being spot on,” McDaniel mentioned on Tuesday morning, addressing how the finalized commerce was rescinded. “He was practicing with nothing holding him back. … That’s why you have a physical before things can be finalized in the whole trade process. We were surprised, and we know Adam was.”
Shaheen was listed at No. 5 at tight finish on the group’s depth chart launched final week. He was positioned behind Mike Gesicki, Durham Smythe, Hunter Long and Cethan Carter.
The IR designation for Shaheen in coaching camp ends his season.
Jones’ progress
McDaniel mentioned he’s “very hopeful” cornerback Byron Jones, on the physically-unable-to-perform checklist following offseason surgical procedure on his decrease left leg, will return in time for the common season.
“The process remains the same,” McDaniel mentioned. “The complete time, we’ve all recognized, together with Byron, that issues need to hit on all cylinders and not using a setback for that to be the case. Nothing’s modified in that regard. He’s nonetheless in that a part of the timeline the place it’s unknown.
“As of now, he hasn’t had any setbacks, so still extremely hopeful. I believe in the player and the human being, so we hold the same optimism as we did before for him coming back for Week 1, ready to adjust if need be.”
McDaniel mentioned Jones has been rehabbing and doing change-of-direction exercises. Jones has not finished something exterior of particular person drills.
“He’s exactly where we thought he would be at this point,” McDaniel mentioned.
Alexander signing
McDaniel touched on the group’s signing of veteran cornerback Mackensie Alexander on Monday within the wake of Trill Williams’ season-ending knee harm.
He mentioned it’s not essentially solely a transfer for a backup nickel cornerback, the place the Dolphins don’t actually have a real viable possibility after Nik Needham.
“The versatility of inside and outside, I think, is nice for us,” McDaniel mentioned. “Everybody is aware of the place he’s had his manufacturing from. … I’ll by no means be 100-percent dedicated to ‘This guy is only this.’
“I felt there was just a need for a competitive NFL defensive back. I’m not particularly worried about inside or outside. We like Nik Needham’s versatility. Luckily, we have a group of athletic, diverse players on the back end that that versatility is a huge strength.”
Second preseason sport
McDaniel stays noncommittal on how he’ll deal with the Dolphins’ second of three preseason video games Saturday night time at Hard Rock Stadium towards the Las Vegas Raiders after sitting most starters final Saturday on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
“This week is set up to not know what I’m going to do,” McDaniel quipped when requested if the week is establishing for quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to begin.
“I really, truly believe in the process and taking in all pieces of information to do what’s best for the team.”
McDaniel added he expects extra starters to play than he ran out onto the sphere in Tampa.
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