The Miami Dolphins have had a busy 48 hours in player personnel. Miami attacked Tuesday by making waiver claims for WR Trevor Davis and RB Zach Zenner and followed suit on Wednesday by exchanging two more players off their 53-man roster.
Miami waived OL Chris Reed and waived/injured CB Ken Crawley yesterday in order to make room for former Philadelphia Eagles WR Mack Hollins and former New York Giants OL Evan Brown, who was signed off New York’s practice squad.
This is the advantage of being in the Dolphins’ shoes this time of year — the team has been evaluating talent all season long and if they feel like a player an another team could benefit them in the future, there’s motivation to keep churning the bottom of the roster to find the right fit. Miami cutting/exchanging Reed for Brown makes a lot of sense, considering Reed has been a healthy scratch for Miami quite often this season. Reed signed with the Dolphins this past offseason in hopes of catching on as a potential starter, but his biggest ally in offensive line coach Pat Flaherty was fired within the first week of training camp and Reed’s status as a potential starter never recovered.
In Hollins, the Dolphins are absorbing a vertical speedster whose most upside falls on the special teams units. A quote from an AFC East scout on Hollins’ 2017 NFL Draft profile via NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein should give Miami fans a standard and expectation for Hollins.
“What’s strange is this kid is tall and fast so I don’t know why he would have been so under recruited. I don’t know if he will ever be more than a deep threat and cover guy but those kinds of players make teams.” – AFC East scout
Hollins will have a big opportunity to make a positive impression on coaches in the final month of the season for Miami, but his status as a 2020 player should be considered quite strong given his special teams ability and his physical tools as a former 4th-round selection in the NFL Draft.
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