The Dolphins kept turning over the bottom of the roster Friday, and the latest changes came in the secondary.
Miami signed safety Tanner Wall and claimed cornerback Ahmari Harvey off waivers from the Pittsburgh Steelers, adding a pair of rookie free agents who entered the NFL this year. To make room, the team waived quarterback Mark Gronowski and waived/injured safety Omar Brown.
Harvey’s path to Miami has already taken a couple of turns. He first signed with the Denver Broncos before heading to training camp with the Steelers. The Tallahassee native is listed at 6 feet and 195 pounds and played at Georgia Tech.
NFL.com analyst Lance Zierlein described Harvey this way in his draft overview: "A slender, fifth-year senior cornerback, Harvey’s lack of size could force him inside to nickelback. He has tight hips and can be too eager to chase route fakes, but he does a nice job of staying phased up with vertical routes.
He’s outmuscled inside the route and down the field. From zone, he can identify and close with quickness.
He’s irritating to receivers when allowed to play the catch point. Harvey is willing in the run game but takes heavy punishment when throwing his body at runners to make a tackle.
Harvey has a chance to be drafted, but making a roster will be challenging."
Wall comes in after spending the offseason and part of training camp with the Las Vegas Raiders following his career at BYU. He’s listed at 6-1, 205, and his college résumé included seven interceptions. Harvey had four.
At this stage, neither newcomer looks like a sure thing for the 53-man roster. Still, both will try to hang around as long as they can, whether that ends up being on the active roster or the practice squad.
The Dolphins’ recent roster churn has followed a familiar theme: players with little or no NFL experience getting a look, alongside former first-rounders trying to get their careers back on track, including Clelin Ferrell, Jalen Reagor and workout invite Clyde Edwards-Helaire.
That mix has also added to the sense that the reported Dolphins interest in Stefon Diggs may have been overstated.
Gronowski’s exit came after a rough Friday practice in which he threw two interceptions, one to linebacker Jackson Woodard and another to rookie free agent safety Louis Moore.
Miami is now carrying three quarterbacks - Malik Willis, Quinn Ewers and Cam Miller - and with Miller and Gronowski splitting only a small number of reps in camp, there may not be much urgency to add a fourth unless an injury forces the issue.
If that does happen, the Dolphins already took a look at two options last week: UFL MVP Jack Plummer and former Western Kentucky quarterback Austin Reed.
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