Breaking Down the Week 7 Dolphins-Steelers Inactive Info

The Miami Dolphins will have Terron Armstead and Xavien Howard for the game against Pittsburgh, but will be without defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah
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It's mostly good news for the Miami Dolphins in terms of their player availability for the Sunday night game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, but they will have to do without Emmanuel Ogbah.

The defensive end and team's pass rusher will be inactive because of the back injury that kept him out of practice most of the week.

The Dolphins also will be without two of their cornerbacks, with Keion Crossen (knee) and Kader Kohou (oblique) both out with injuries.

The good news is that the Dolphins will have three-time Pro Bowl cornerback Xavien Howard after he was listed as questionable on the final injury report of the week because of a groin injury.

The Dolphins also will have tackle Terron Armstead back after he missed the Week 6 game against Minnesota because of his nagging toe injury.

Fellow tackle Greg Little also will be active after being listed as questionable with an Achilles injury, though we'd still suspect that veteran Brandon Shell will start at right tackle after being signed to the active roster Saturday.

Defensive lineman Christian Wilkins also will be active after being questionable with a hand injury, and same with wide receiver Jaylen Waddle, who was limited in practice all week with a shoulder injury.

Along with Ogbah, Crossen and Kohou, the Dolphins inactives will be RB Myles Gaskin, WR Erik Ezukanma and QB Skylar Thompson. Thompson is dealing with a thumb injury, but the Dolphins didn't need him anyway with Tua Tagovailoa and Teddy Bridgewater both in the lineup.

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STEELERS INACTIVE INFO

The Pittsburgh inactives don't feature any big names, outside of perhaps cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon, who started three games this season.

Also inactive will be QB Mason Rudoph, G Kendrick Green, WR Steven Sims and LB Mark Robinson.

Sims, who had an 89-yard kickoff return against Tampa Bay last week, was ruled out Friday because of a hamstring injury.

Rookie QB Kenny Pickett will start at quarterback after being cleared from the concussion protocol this week. 


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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.