Dolphins Make Moves for Carolina Game

Special teams standout Elijah Campbell was placed on injured reserve

Alain Poupart | Nov 27, 2021

As they do more often than not the day before the game, the Miami Dolphins made some adjustments ahead of their Week 12 game against the Carolina Panthers at Hard Rock Stadium.

The Dolphins made three moves, putting defensive back Elijah Campbell on injured reserve and elevating defensive backs Sheldrick Redwine and Javaris Davis from the practice squad.

One move the Dolphins didn't make was activating center Michael Deiter, who was designated for return when he practiced Wednesday. The Dolphins still have two weeks to bring him back to the active roster, otherwise he'll remain on IR for the remainder of the season.

The news with Campbell impacts the special teams, where Campbell has earned a significant role in his first year in Miami after being claimed off waivers from the New York Jets in early September.

Campbell was ruled out for the Carolina game Friday when the Dolphins released their final injury report of the week after sustaining a hamstring injury in practice.

With Campbell on IR, the Dolphins' active roster now stands at 52, one less than the limit.

Redwine was on the active roster for three weeks before joining the practice squad, though he has yet to appear in a game after he was left behind on the trip to Buffalo for violating a team rule. This will be his first elevation from the practice squad.

The same goes for Davis, who had a solid training camp but failed to earn a spot on the initial 53-man roster.

Published Nov 27, 2021

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.