Every team’s most surprising cut candidate

The Dolphins have one of the most complete rosters in the league with talent at nearly every position, so it’s going to be pretty hard for general manager Chris Grier and head coach Mike McDaniel to make their cuts before the team takes on the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 1. With the amount of the depth that the Dolphins possess at edge rusher, there’s a chance that a veteran gets cut loose before the season starts, and right now, it feels like it would be Malik Reed.

Reed joined the Dolphins this offseason on a one-year deal to reunite with his old head coach Vic Fangio after spending 2022 with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He’s played over 45% of Miami’s defensive snaps in the first two preseason games, and despite playing against a lot of backups, he hasn’t made an incredible impact. Miami is already loaded on the edge with Jaelan Phillips, Bradley Chubb, Emmanuel Ogbah and Andrew Van Ginkel, so if they need to make a cut to keep someone at a position that’s more shallow, Reed might be the odd man out. – Mike Masala, Dolphins Wire