The Miami Dolphins placed second-year cornerback Cam Smith on the injured reserve, likely ending his season after he suffered a shoulder injury in the team’s Thanksgiving loss to the Green Bay Packers.
“His injury was a little more severe,” Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said earlier this week. “Discussing ways to attack it, but it was a rough injury that will keep him out for this week. I know that much.”
Smith, a second round pick in 2023, will be out at least four games, which means the earliest he could return is for the team’s regular season finale in Week 18.
Filling Smith’s spot on the 53-man roster is veteran offensive lineman Jackson Carman, who was previously elevated from the practice squad three times to play snaps on special teams.
The Dolphins also announced that rookie cornerback Jason Maitre has returned to the team as a member of the practice squad. Maitre, 24, earned a spot on the roster after impressing at a rookie minicamp tryout earlier this year, but he was released by the team at the end of training camp, despite a pretty impressive preseason. Fellow undrafted rookie Storm Duck earned a spot instead and has started two games for Miami this season.
