The Miami Dolphins aren’t quite as active early on this season with player transactions as they were in 2019 — a reassuring sign that this team is in a much better place from a talent perspective entering Year 2 of the Chris Grier & Brian Flores era. But due to some unforeseen circumstances, the Dolphins did have a pair of openings available on their 2020 practice squad that required filling. We now know who those replacement talents are — including one familiar face for the Dolphins who was once upon a time a promising young talent.
The Dolphins signed former 3rd-round pick Cordrea Tankersley to the unit along with former Miami Hurricanes offensive lineman Tyler Gauthier.
Former third round pick Cordrea Tankersley is back with Dolphins, signed to practice squad along with former UM OL Tyler Gauthier
— Barry Jackson (@flasportsbuzz) September 16, 2020
Neither player is a probable contributor to the Dolphins on game day unless we see a drastic change in the dynamics of both units via injuries in the coming months. That’s a possible outcome, but the Dolphins would have to be completely devastated at both cornerback and along the offensive line to reach that tipping point.
A far more likely scenario is that Tankersley, who has failed to find his prior form after a knee injury cost him valuable developmental time in 2018, and Gauthier serve as depth pieces at practice to help develop the first-team offensive talents and that when Miami is afforded more enticing developmental players, we’ll once again see the Dolphins part ways with these two new additions.