Miami Dolphins waive two on the eve of first padded practices

While the Miami Dolphins will be strapping on the pads for the first time this year today, two players who have been working with the team this summer will not be — as the Dolphins announce a few last minute cuts before the team takes the field for their first padded practices. The Miami Dolphins announced yesterday that they have waived veteran safety Adrian Colbert and offensive tackle Nick Kaltmayer.

The rumblings of Colbert being on uneven footing with the team arose late last week and indeed Miami has trimmed another 2019 contributor from the defensive backfield from the roster — the Dolphins will have effectively revamped the depth in the secondary with names like Clayton Fejedelem, Brandon Jones and Kavon Frazier.

The departure of Kaltmayer is less surprising, as the Dolphins feature several potential starters who can play both guard and tackle and two top-40 picks at the tackle position in Austin Jackson and Robert Hunt. Kaltmayer, who played at Kansas State and went undrafted in the 2020 NFL Draft, will have to hope a team with less options at the tackle position will gravitate towards his size and length if he’s going to latch on to a roster for the 2020 NFL season.

Miami may not have answers at the tackle spots just yet, but they have plenty of options and plenty of depth, which made the UDFA expendable.