Your 2017 Miami Dolphins...

It's been a roller-coaster off-season so far and I think I can safely say that where we are right now is not where any of us thought we would be.

Following today's activity we've seen the 4pm deadline pass and the roster sits at 53 players. However, the final roster may be far from finalised with new FA's and waiver wire picks that could be incoming - and then there's the matter of the Practise Squad.

This thread is where we can track those moves and watch what happens until we arrive at the 2017 Miami Dolphins!

Here's our starting point, the roster as it stands today following all the cuts:

Active
# NAME POS. HT. WT. AGE EXP. COLLEGE
35 Aikens, Walt S 6-1 212 26 4 Liberty
23 Ajayi, Jay RB 6-0 223 24 3 Boise State
59 Allen, Chase LB 6-3 250 24 R Southern Illinois
29 Allen, Nate S 6-1 214 29 8 South Florida
47 Alonso, Kiko LB 6-3 233 27 5 Oregon
68 Asiata , Isaac G 6-3 341 24 R Utah
50 Branch, Andre DE 6-5 263 28 6 Clemson
64 Brendel, Jake C 6-4 299 24 1 UCLA
74 Bushrod, Jermon G/T 6-5 318 33 11 Towson
88 Carroo, Leonte WR 6-1 215 23 2 Rutgers
6 Cutler, Jay QB 6-3 231 34 12 Vanderbilt
77 Davis, Jesse T 6-6 321 25 1 Idaho
92 Denney, John LS 6-5 242 38 13 Brigham Young
32 Drake, Kenyan RB 6-1 211 23 2 Alabama
80 Fasano, Anthony TE 6-4 258 33 12 Notre Dame
78 Fede, Terrence DE 6-4 267 25 4 Marist
3 Franks, Andrew K 6-1 204 24 3 Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst.
56 Godchaux, Davon DT 6-3 305 22 R LSU
19 Grant, Jakeem WR 5-7 169 24 2 Texas Tech
48 Gray, MarQueis TE 6-4 263 27 5 Minnesota
16 Haack, Matt P 6-0 205 23 R Arizona State
90 Harris, Charles DE 6-3 250 22 R Missouri
95 Hayes, William DE 6-3 278 32 10 Winston-Salem State
25 Howard, Xavien CB 6-1 196 24 2 Baylor
45 Hull, Mike LB 6-0 232 26 2 Penn State
70 James, Ja'Wuan T 6-6 307 25 4 Tennessee
20 Jones, Reshad S 6-1 223 29 8 Georgia
14 Landry, Jarvis WR 5-11 208 24 4 Louisiana State
62 Larsen, Ted C/G 6-3 320 30 8 North Carolina State
Maualuga, Rey LB 6-2 258 30 9 USC
41 Maxwell, Byron CB 6-1 198 29 7 Clemson
28 McCain, Bobby CB 5-11 192 24 3 Memphis
5 McTyer, Torry CB 5-11 184 22 R UNLV
8 Moore, Matt QB 6-3 219 33 10 Oregon State
11 Parker, DeVante WR 6-3 212 24 3 Louisville
34 Perry, Senorise RB 6-0 210 25 3 Louisville
97 Phillips, Jordan DT 6-6 333 24 3 Oklahoma
51 Pouncey, Mike C 6-5 298 28 7 Florida
57 Reilly, Trevor LB 6-5 240 29 4 Utah
71 Smith, Eric T 6-4 321 22 R Virginia
2 Smith, Maurice S 6-0 197 22 R Georgia
65 Steen, Anthony C/G 6-4 320 27 2 Alabama
10 Stills, Kenny WR 6-1 196 25 5 Oklahoma
93 Suh, Ndamukong DT 6-4 305 30 8 Nebraska
30 Tankersley, Cordrea CB 6-1 196 23 R Clemson
53 Taylor, Vincent DT 6-3 296 23 R Oklahoma State
89 Thomas, Julius TE 6-5 262 29 7 Portland State
31 Thomas, Michael S 5-11 195 27 5 Stanford
94 Timmons, Lawrence LB 6-1 242 31 11 Florida State
67 Tunsil, Laremy T 6-5 318 23 2 Mississippi
42 Verner, Alterraun CB 5-10 187 28 8 UCLA
91 Wake, Cameron DE 6-3 263 35 9 Penn State
26 Williams, Damien RB 5-11 224 25 4 Oklahoma
Reserve/Injured
# NAME POS. HT. WT. AGE EXP. COLLEGE
49 Barrow, Lamin LB 6-2 235 26 4 LSU
15 Ford, Isaiah WR 6-2 195 21 R Virginia Tech
36 Lippett, Tony CB 6-3 192 25 3 Michigan St.
52 McMillan, Raekwon LB 6-2 248 21 R Ohio St.
55 Misi, Koa LB 6-3 265 30 8 Utah
17 Tannehill, Ryan QB 6-4 216 29 6 Texas A&M
Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform
# NAME POS. HT. WT. AGE EXP. COLLEGE
87 Scott, Rashawn WR 6-0 199 25 2 Miami (Fla.)
Reserve/Suspended by Commissioner
# NAME POS. HT. WT. AGE EXP. COLLEGE
22 McDonald, T.J. S 6-2 223 26 5 USC

Up now is the waiver-wire process and Kevin Nogle from The Phinsider has a helpful breakdown of how that works for anyone not aware:


For the TLDR crowd, here's the quick version taken from Kevin's piece:
"The primary method of acquiring players this weekend is the waiver process.

When a team releases a player with less than four years of service, they are subject to the waiver process. Normally when a player is released, waivers runs the next day. For roster cuts, all players run through waivers on Sunday, whether they were released on Friday or Saturday.

The process involves a priority list ranking teams for claiming players. From the first day of the league year until the conclusion of Week 3 of the 2017 regular season, the priority is based on draft order. This means that the Cleveland Browns are the No. 1 team on the waiver priority list, while the 49ers are No. 2 and so on. This means that if the Dolphins want to take a shot on a young player, they have to put a claim in on him, and then cross their fingers and hope that the 21 teams ahead of them in the waiver order do not put in a claim.

You might be used to the waiver process in your fantasy football league. The NFL waiver process is different in that the No. 1 team can claim as many players from waivers as they want, and they retain priority. The Browns essentially get first dibs on every player. They will stay in that position through Week 3 of the regular season.

Any player with at least four years of service that is released is not subject to the waiver process. They became free agents at 4pm ET today and can sign with any team."

 

Cool read. Worth it.

Here's a tidbit:

"What is the coolest reaction you’ve received from relative/friend/coach etc.?

Eric Smith: I called my mom. All she did was scream. She screamed and screamed. That was by far the best. My girlfriend in Georgia screamed, too. To hear their response was the ultimate. Because they have so much belief in us."