Dolphins Officially Cut 21 Players, Down To 53 Limit

The Miami Dolphins have begun the process of trimming their roster down to 53 players. Here’s the list of roster cuts up to this point:

1. LB James Burgess
2. DT Deandre Coleman
3. G Jamil Douglas
4. TE Thomas Duarte
5. QB Zac Dysert
6. S Shamiel Gary
7. LB Tyler Gray
8. S A.J. Hendy
9. T Ulrick John
10. DT Chris Jones
11. DE Cleyon Laing
12. CB Rashaan Melvin
13. CB Lafayette Pitts
14. DE Cedric Reed
15. WR Rashawn Scott
16. DE Jordan Williams
17. CB Chimdi Chekwa
18. LB James-Michael Johnson
19. TE Dominique Jones
20. RB Daniel Thomas
21. T Sam Young

Other roster moves include:

• CB Chris Culliver (PUP List)

We’ll have more names added to this post as the news is available.

Culliver is coming off of ACL and MCL tears that led to him being placed on injured reserve last November.

Culliver, 27, is a former third-round pick of the 49ers back in 2011. He spent four years in San Francisco before signing a four-year, $32 million contract that included $16 million guaranteed with the Redskins back in March.

Culliver was set to make base salaries of $3 million in 2015 and $8 million from 2016-18 when the Redskins released him in a move that cleared $8 million in available cap space.

In 2015, Culliver appeared in six games and recorded 16 tackles and a pass defense for the Redskins. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 110 cornerback out of 111 qualifying players.

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Young, 28, is a former sixth-round pick of the Cowboys back in 2010. He lasted just one years with Dallas before being claimed off of waivers by the Bills.

In 2013, the Jaguars elected to claim him off of waivers from the Bills midseason before bringing him back on a two-year contract. He signed a one-year, $910K deal with the Dolphins back in March.

Last year, Young appeared in all 16 games for the Jaguars and played a total of 234 snaps.