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Dolphins Make Moves Ahead of Cincinnati Game

The Miami Dolphins made official the signing of WR River Cracraft to their active roster

Alain Poupart

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The Miami Dolphins made it official with wide receiver River Cracraft on Thursday, announcing they had signed him to their 53-man roster.

This move, which was reported Wednesday, was one of two transactions the Dolphins made ahead of their Thursday night game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium. The other move involved tackle Larnel Coleman being elevated from the practice squad.

It's the third consecutive elevation for Coleman, meaning he now finds himself in the same situation as Cracraft before Thursday in that he has used up his three practice squad elevations and only will be able to play in another regular season game for the Dolphins this season if they sign him to the active roster.

Coleman once again was brought up from the practice squad to serve as the eighth offensive linemen because the team has had seven on the 53-man roster since tackle Austin Jackson was placed on injured reserve before the Week 2 game against the Baltimore Ravens.

As was the case the past two weeks, the fact that Coleman was the only offensive lineman elevated strongly suggests that Terron Armstead again will be a go for the starting lineup despite continuing to deal with a toe injury.

As for Cracraft, he's taken that roster opening that was created when the team placed tackle Jackson on injured reserve

In the first three games, Cracraft has been the choice as fifth wide receiver ahead of rookie fourth-round pick Erik Ezukanma, a decision we explored in a recent story.

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Alain Poupart
ALAIN POUPART

Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of All Dolphins and co-host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press, the Dolphins team website, and the Fan Nation Network (part of Sports Illustrated). In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls (for NFL.com, Football News and the Montreal Gazette), the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.

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