The Miami Dolphins are being forced to shuffle the deck once more due to injuries and performance on the field. Miami made two swaps of players on the 53-man roster yesterday, one on the heels of yet another injury and the other based on an early sample size for life in the NFL.
The Dolphins departing players are two youngsters — running back Kalen Ballage has been transitioned onto injured reserve after an injury suffered against the Eagles, while the Dolphins have cut UDFA rookie Montre Hartage after just one game on the active roster.
The Dolphins’ replacements include two fresh faces, there are no practice squad call-ups for the Dolphins in this round of changes. Miami has claimed running back Zach Zenner off of waivers via the Arizona Cardinals to take Ballage’s spot at the third active running back on the roster and Miami also tacked on WR Trevor Davis from waivers via the Oakland Raiders.
Davis is a former 5th-round draft selection by the Green Bay Packers and played his first three seasons in the NFL with the Packers before being cut by the Packers earlier this season.
For Miami, the absence of Ballage is the most notable shift on the roster, although rookie running backs Patrick Laird and Myles Gaskin appear ready to step in and split the bulk of the carries as the Dolphins look to find some stability in the running game. That stability won’t come until Miami gets some new bodies up front along the offensive line, but at the very least Laird and Gaskin have some more lateral agility than Ballage — that may help the team spring some bigger gains on the ground over the final 4 games of the season.
