Roster Moves for Dolphins, Jaguars, and the Lions

Miami Dolphins place Williams on injured reserve

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins today announced they have placed wide receiver Preston Williams on injured reserve.

Williams played in eight games with seven starts for the Dolphins this season. He totaled 18 receptions for 288 yards (16.0 avg.) and had a team-high four touchdown receptions. Williams originally entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with the Dolphins on May 9, 2019. He’s played in 16 career games with 14 starts and totaled 50 receptions for 716 yards (14.3 avg.) and seven touchdowns.

JAGUARS ANNOUNCE ROSTER MOVES

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed S Doug Middleton to the practice squad, the club announced today. The team also announced that S Andrew Wingard (core muscle injury) has been designated for return off the reserve/injured list and will return to practice today. The club has 21 days to activate him to the 53-man roster.

In 2020, NFL clubs are permitted to return an unlimited number of players from either the club’s Reserve/Injured List or from its Reserve/Non-Football Injury/Illness List to the club’s 53-player Active/Inactive List. Such players must have suffered a football-related injury after reporting to training camp and passing the club’s physical and must have been placed on the reserve list following 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 5. To be eligible for return, a player cannot begin to practice until three weeks have elapsed since the date he was placed on a reserve list, and the player cannot return to the Active/Inactive List until three games have elapsed since the date he was placed on Reserve/Injured.

LIONS ANNOUNCE ROSTER MOVES
Allen Park, Mich. — The Detroit Lions announced today the following roster moves:

SIGNED THE FOLLOWING PLAYER TO THE PRACTICE SQUAD
RB Dalyn Dawkins

RELEASED THE FOLLOWING PLAYER FROM THE PRACTICE SQUAD
DT Kevin Strong

THE FOLLOWING PLAYER, CURRENTLY ON RESERVE/INJURED, WILL RETURN TO PRACTICE TODAY
TE Hunter Bryant