The Miami Dolphins on Tuesday elevated River Cracraft from injured reserve to their 53-man roster, beating the deadline to either bump the veteran wide receiver up to their active roster or lose him for the season.
The move will certainly help a Dolphins offense that has scored just 62 points and averaged 4.1 yards per carry in the last three games.
To make room for Cracraft on the 53, the Dolphins cut cornerback Kelvin Joseph.
If that name sounds vaguely familiar, it’s because Joseph was the player the Dolphins acquired in the trade that sent former first-round pick Noah Igbinoghene to Dallas nearly three months ago.
Miami Dolphins Cut Kelvin Joseph
While Joseph could potentially return to the Dolphins’ practice squad, it is telling that they were comfortable exposing him to the waiver claim process.
The reality is the Dolphins won’t be losing much if someone scoops him up.
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Even as the Dolphins dealt with injuries to significant players in their secondary, Joseph barely saw the field. He logged just 21 snaps on defense (although he did see 87 plays on special teams for Miami).
So if this is it for Joseph in Miami, here was his stat line as a member of the Dolphins:
Four games, zero starts, two tackles (none for loss), zero interceptions, zero passes defensed, zero fumbles forced, zero fumbles recovered, and two completions allowed on as many targets with an average of 19.5 yards per completion.
Joseph’s biggest value for Miami? The trade allowed the Dolphins to move on from Igbinoghene’s guaranteed contract.
The Cowboys are paying him more than $100,000 a week to play roughly as much as Joseph did for the Dolphins. That’s money the Dolphins have been allowed to use elsewhere (as cutting Joseph costs the Dolphins nothing.)
Here’s Igbinoghene’s stat line as a member of the Cowboys:
Four games, zero starts, 25 defensive snaps (and 63 on special teams), zero tackles, zero interceptions, zero passes defensed, zero fumbles forced, zero fumbles recovered, and one completion allowed on two targets with an average of eight yards per completion.
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