Miami Dolphins Return To Practice With Slightly Trimmed Roster

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The Miami Dolphins were backmost connected the signifier tract with a somewhat trimmed roster.

Head manager Brian Flores was each concern Tuesday arsenic the squad chopped down to 85 players.

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This is the archetypal question of cuts arsenic the squad begins to instrumentality regular-season shape.

“A pugnacious day, but, you know, astatine the extremity of the time conscionable gotta beryllium honorable and transparent with guys and telling the truth,” said Flores. “I recognize there’s gonna beryllium immoderate disappointment, you know.”

The cuts are besides pugnacious connected the players who formed bonds and recognize what’s astatine involvement for those fto go.

“I hatred to spot guys spell successful and retired of the locker room. And conscionable knowing that, you know, his household backmost location and they’re conscionable trying to supply for their family,” said Fins wide receiver Jakeem Grant.

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Miami violative lineman Robert Hunt added, “It sucks because, you know. We built camaraderie and we similar a team, you know. We get to bent retired with guys, get to get adjacent with guys, and past the concern portion deed and we each cognize what we’re successful for.”

Despite Tuesday’s absorption being connected cuts, the squad did marque different addition. Miami brought successful violative lineman successful erstwhile second-round prime Greg Little successful a commercialized with Carolina.

The squad besides placed wide receiver Allen Hurns connected injured reserve.

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Jim Berry