The Miami Dolphins announced 13 roster moves on Monday ahead of the NFL’s Tuesday 4 p.m. deadline to get down to a 53-man active roster with a pair of established veterans among those not making the team.
Running back Sony Michel and wide receiver Mohamed Sanu were released, along with running backs Gerrid Doaks and ZaQuandre White, defensive backs Quincy Wilson and Elijah Hamilton, defensive linemen Owen Carney and Niles Scott and offensive linemen Adam Pankey and Blaise Andries. Linebacker Calvin Munson was placed on injured reserve, while outside linebacker Darius Hodge and defensive back D’Angelo Ross were waived with an injury settlement.
Michel, a South Florida native out of American Heritage High, could not break through a crowded backfield that already had Chase Edmonds and Raheem Mostert signed as free-agent tailbacks earlier in the offseason and still had Myles Gaskin and Salvon Ahmed — along with a spot for a fullback in Alec Ingold. A two-time Super Bowl champion with 35 starts among his 55 games played, the former first-round pick of the Patriots out of Georgia has totaled 3,137 career rushing yards. He struggled to effectively produce throughout training camp and in the preseason but scored a 1-yard touchdown in Saturday’s preseason win against the Philadelphia Eagles.
