Dolphins Cutdown Day Live Tracker

Keeping up with all the Miami Dolphins transactions

Miami Dolphins quarterback Mike White (14) drops back to pass against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first quarter during preseason at Raymond James Stadium. / Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports

We have arrived at one of the most significant days on the NFL calendar: cutdown day.

The Miami Dolphins and the other 31 teams around the NFL will make a flurry of roster transactions to get down to the 53-player limit by 4 p.m. ET. Those moves will include players being waived or having their contract terminated, and others traded or place on injury lists.

As a point of reference, players with less than four years of NFL experience will be waived and have to clear waivers by noon Wednesday before they can sign with any other team. Veterans with four or more years of experience are released (or have their contract terminated) and immediately become free agents.

That was the case with the two players the Dolphins released Sunday, quarterback Mike White and tight end Jody Fortson Jr.

The next step in the roster-building process will come Wednesday when players waived Tuesday can be claimed before noon ET and also with the establishment afterward of a 17-player practice squad.

For now until the end of the third week of the 2024 regular season, the waiver claim priority order in the event multiple teams claim a player is based on the 2024 draft order. That means the Dolphins will have the 21st claiming spot and only will be able to get a player off waivers if none of the other 20 teams before them puts in a claim for that player.

The Dolphins roster stood at 88 players at the end of the day Monday, meaning 35 transactions will be required to reach the 53-man roster limit.

We'll be keeping track of all the moves as they happen Tuesday and keep a running tally of the transactions along with links to the stories breaking down the moves.

Here are the official moves:

Waived LB David Anenih, WR Je'Quan Burton, S Jordan Colbert, DT Robert Cooper, WR Erik Ezukanma, WR Mike Harley Jr., OL Chasen Hines, RB Zander Horvath, LB Dequan Jackson, WR Jadon Janke, CB Isaiah Johnson, OL Matthew Jones, CB Jason Maitre, T Bayron Matos, WR Kyric McGowan, DT Leonard Payne, S Mark Perry and TE Hayden Rucci.

Waived/injured RB Chris Brooks, T Ryan Hayes and WR Braylon Sanders.

Released LB Curtis Bolton, LS Blake Ferguson, DT Neville Gallimore, DT Jonathan Harris, DT Isaiah Mack, RB Anthony McFarland Jr. and CB Nik Needham.

Moved WR Odell Beckham Jr., LB Bradley Chubb, LB Cameron Goode and OL Isaiah Wynn on the Reserve/PUP list.

Placed WR River Cracraft, LB Wyatt Ray and CB Cam Smith on injured reserve, and designated Cracraft and Smith for return.

TUESDAY NOON UPDATE

The Dolphins made their first move of the day involving of their UFA signings of the offseason when they released defensive tackle Neville Gallimore.

The former Dallas Cowboys player signed a one-year deal worth $1.8 million in March that was fully guaranteed, but he missed some time during training camp and never was able to make much of a mark.

Additional cuts included WR Je'Quan Burton, OL Chasen Hines and OL Matthew Jones.

As of noon, the Dolphins were down to 73 players on the active roster.

TUESDAY MORNING MOVES

The Dolphins began making a series of moves Tuesday morning with the release of six players as of 10:30 a.m. and none of the cuts were particularly surprising.

Based on multiple reports, with a special acknowledgement to Miami Herald writer Barry Jackson, the Dolphins waived DT Robert Cooper, WR Mike Harley Jr., WR Jadon Janke, CB Jason Maitre, DT Isaiah Mack and DT Leonard Payne.

Both Payne and Maitre were undrafted rookie free agents who performed well in training camp and should get strong consideration for a spot on the practice should they clear waivers.

Interestingly, Mack was the first player to sign with the Dolphins in March and Janke was among the last three players to sign last week, along with RB Anthony McFarland Jr. and LB Dequan Jackson.

The moves left the Dolphins with 82 players on the active roster, including the three players that Mike McDaniel said Tuesday would go on Reserve/PUP — Bradley Chubb, Isaiah Wynn and Cameron Goode.

DOLPHINS MOVES TO 53-MAN ROSTER LIMIT

August 27 — Released DB Nik Needham and DT Neville Gallimore; placed WR Odell Beckham Jr. on the Reserve/PUP list; waived CB Jason Maitre, WR Mike Harley Jr., DT Isaiah Mack, WR Jadon Janke, DT Robert Cooper, DT Leonard Payne, WR Je'Quan Burton, OL Chasen Hines, OL Matthew Jones, CB Isaiah Johnson, S Jordan Colbert, RB Zavon Horvath, WR Kyric McGowan and TE Hayden Rucci; waived/injured RB Chris Brooks and OLB Wyatt Ray

August 25 — Released QB Mike White, released TE Jody Forston, placed WR Anthony Schwart on IR