The NFL season is just minutes away for the Miami Dolphins and Los Angeles Chargers. Who’s starting, who’s sitting in Week 1?
We break it all down in our Dolphins vs. Chargers inactives overview.
Miami Dolphins vs. Los Angeles Chargers Inactives
Dolphins Inactives
- QB Skylar Thompson
- WR Cedrick Wilson Jr.
- DB Elijah Campbell
- RB De’Von Achane
- OT Terron Armstead
- TE Julian Hill
Chargers Inactives
- LB Daiyan Henley
- S AJ Finley
- RB Isaiah Spiller
- G/T Brenden Jaimes
- DL Christopher Hinton
- LB Chris Rumph II
Analysis
First, the injuries.
We knew Armstead (back/ankle/knee) and Campbell (knee) would not play. But we didn’t have clarity on Hill (ankle) and CB Justin Bethel (knee) until 90 minutes before kickoff.
Bethel is good to go; Hill is not.
As for the Chargers, Henley and Rumph are out, as expected.
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OK, now that we’re past the housekeeping, here’s a bit of news:
Wilson, who 18 months ago signed a big contract to serve as the Dolphins’ No. 2 receiver, isn’t even the Dolphins’ No. 5 receiver in Week 1.
He’s a healthy scratch. Mike McDaniel elected instead to go with Braxton Berrios, Erik Ezukanma, and River Cracraft as the backups to Tyreek Hill and Jalen Waddle.
And as was reported earlier Sunday, Achane will not play despite having no injury designation on Friday’s injury report.