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Bengals claim Dolphins rookie Isaiah Prince on waivers

The Bengals added rookie Isaiah Prince on waivers Friday.

The quest to improve as the offseason approaches continues for the Cincinnati Bengals.

Friday afternoon the Bengals claimed Miami Dolphins rookie guard Isaiah Prince off waivers. The team will announce the corresponding move at 4p.m. ET.

Prince, 22, was a sixth-round pick by the Dolphins this year out of Ohio State who appeared in four games, starting two. The team needed roster space after claiming Zach Sieler on waivers and appeared to hope it could slip Prince back onto the practice squad.

The Bengals had other plans clearly and inherit another young Buckeyes product alongside Billy Price and Michael Jordan.

Given the rotating door at guard and the lack of depth at tackle, the move certainly makes sense. If Prince doesn’t get playing time this year he’ll be in the mix over the offseason at what could classify as Cincinnati’s worst unit.

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Miami Dolphins cut 2019 draft pick Isaiah Prince

The Miami Dolphins have cut rookie offensive tackle Isaiah Prince.

The Miami Dolphins have refused to let the upcoming end of their 2019 season lead to complacency on the personnel front — quite the contrary. The Dolphins have made a handful of roster moves over each of the last several days, and on Thursday made one more in announcing the team had cut 2019 rookie OT Isaiah Prince. The decision to cut Prince may surprise, as he was a 5th-round draft selection by the Dolphins just this spring.

The expectation for Miami, provided no one files a waiver claim on Prince throughout the day to day, is that the Dolphins will sign him back onto their practice squad once the rookie clears waivers.

General manager Chris Grier’s every move remains under the microscope and watchful eye of fans who are concerned if he’s the right man to invest the Dolphins boatload of draft picks — a late-round draft selection cut before the end of his rookie season should provide those fans with nothing to worry about. Miami’s patience with Prince, who was going to be a project for any NFL team based on his college film, would feature a longer leash in a perfect world — but the Dolphins aren’t in typical circumstances. Their hunt for talent must cover all fronts and so when a developmental tackle can’t dress for two thirds of the Dolphins’ games this season, it is time to churn the roster.

And churn the roster the Dolphins have, this marking the fifth departure from the team in the last three days. Don’t expect to see Prince make it far, however. Odds are he clears waivers, winds up back on the practice squad for the remainder of the season and will be on Miami’s 90-man roster to open training camp again next summer.

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