The NFL and the NFL Player’s Association (NFLPA) have been hard at work to iron out the details of a safe return to action this fall over the last few days — and one of the latest details rumored to be finalized will put NFL rosters at 80 players apiece entering training camp, which means the Miami Dolphins have some difficult decisions ahead of them. The Dolphins’ offseason roster currently sits at 87 players, meaning the team is facing the prospect of going from 4 vacancies to needing to cut seven players before camp opens next week.
The NFLPA and the NFL are in agreement — no preseason games for 2020. And rosters are likely going to 80 players. What it all means 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 pic.twitter.com/gW8O3k4hd0
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 22, 2020
Cuts without the chance to prove anything on the field have happened before — but never under any circumstances like this. It will be a difficult decision for the Dolphins, but a necessary one as the NFL tries to provide as stable of an environment as possible.
Which seven Miami Dolphins are most likely to be cut ahead of camp? Here’s our best guess.
IDL Ray Lima
Lima is a 2020 undrafted free agent — and he won’t be the only one to make this list. With the Dolphins’ reinforcements in the trenches provided the team with a much more admirable two-deep along the defensive line, it is difficult to envision Lima getting preferential treatment over other rookies like Raekwon Davis and fellow UDFA Benito Jones.