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Why banged up Dolphins still use a roster spot on a guy who might not play all year

The Dolphins listed a whopping 16 players on their Thursday injury report.

And that doesn’t even count the 10 — including five offensive starters — who are out for the season.

Even by the NFL standards, this team is beat up.

And yet, the Dolphins for 13 weeks now have dedicated one of their precious 53 roster spots to a guy who has not played a down all year.

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Third-string quarterback David Fales is the only Dolphins player who has been on the roster all season and not seen a down on offense, defense or special teams.