The Miami Dolphins placed quarterback on injured reserve, signed wide receiver Dee Eskridge from their practice squad to the active roster, and signed veteran defensive tackle Matt Dickerson to the practice squad, the team announced Friday.
Huntley, 26, started three games for the Dolphins during Tua Tagovailoa’s stint on injured reserve, but exited his third start with a shoulder injury. After missing all three practices this week, the quarterback is now set to miss at least four games on IR.
The addition of Eskridge comes after return specialist Braxton Berrios landed on injured reserve earlier this week with a torn ACL. In three seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, Eskridge recorded 17 kickoff returns and averaged 25.2 yards.
Dickerson, 28, first joined the NFL in 2018 as an undrafted free agent with the Tennessee Titans and he spent three seasons with the team. In the last few years, Dickerson has had stints with the Las Vegas Raiders, Arizona Cardinals, Kansas City Chiefs, and Atlanta Falcons, and was most recently with the Chiefs in training camp and preseason. In 36 career games, Dickerson has 42 tackles, three tackles for loss, and three quarterback hits.
The Dolphins are in need of defensive line depth after captain Zach Sieler suffered a fractured orbital in practice that will keep him out Sunday. There are only four other defensive linemen on the active roster and Dickerson joins only one other lineman, Neil Farrell, on the practice squad.
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