The Miami Dolphins have started their roster moves to drop their roster size from the preseason’s 90-man limit to the regular season’s 53-man limit. The NFL requires all teams meet the limitation by 4 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday, but teams will start making the roster moves throughout Monday and Tuesday to be ahead of the deadline.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the team is releasing cornerback Mike Hilton, a move that comes with some surprise. Hilton was listed as the starting nickel cornerback on the team’s preseason depth chart and it was widely assumed he had locked that spot down, but he did not get many reps with the top unit during training camp and he seemed to have been surpassed by rookie Jason Marshall, Jr. With the release, Marshall should be locked in as the team’s top nickel cornerback.
As of 11:30 a.m. Eastern on Monday, Miami is down to 83 players on the roster with 30 cuts remaining to be made.