The Dolphins got down to business about a week early today, waiving tight end Kory Sperry, nose tackle Travis Ivey, and running back Tristan Davis, despite not being required to trim the roster down to 75 players until August 31st.
Tristan Davis probably saw his minimal chance at making the team go in and out of hands. Davis muffed the opening kickoff against Tampa Bay in the preseason opener and didn’t get any more opportunities after that.
Travis Ivey meanwhile, was always a long-shot, and his only highlight of training camp was being all over ESPN for carrying several teammates’ shoulder pads as part of some harmless rookie hazing.
Kory Sperry on the other hand, is a mild surprise after a report last week that suggested he likely had the slight edge over John Nalbone for fourth on the depth chart. Sperry even contributed 31 yards receiving and a touchdown a year ago in relief duty. Now, though, Nalbone and Joey Haynos will keep battling for the final tight end roster spot.
Small Talk
-Both Vontae Davis, who had to come out in the second quarter Saturday night with a reported chest injury, and Brandon Marshall, who evaded the media in order to see the team doctor after the game, participated fully in the Dolphins’ practice today.
-Tony Sparano said he doesn’t expect Pat White to play Friday night against the Falcons in his press briefing this afternoon. Is anyone else a little puzzled by this whole thing? Especially, considering Miami just waived three players.
It doesn’t appear White is apart of this team’s plans, so why continue to drag this out? Either the front office is still keeping their options open for a possible trade of any of their three backups, or they value the Wild Pat package enough to consider keeping four quarterbacks.
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