The move to cut Culliver is a bit of a surprise given Miami’s commitment to him this season as he rehabilitated from his 2015 ACL injury. Culliver started practicing a month ago and was activated off the PuP list last week.
Unfortunately the Dolphins won’t know what they had in Culliver as they released him on Saturday. The move was needed due to the hip injury sustained by Mike Pouncey. Anthony Steen will take Pouncey starting role on the offensive line but Miami lacked depth at the position.
On Saturday the Dolphins signed Jake Brendel off their practice squad to fill the role of back-up center.