The Dolphins have elevated wide receiver River Cracraft and safety Verone McKinley III from the practice squad for Sunday’s season opener against the New England Patriots.
NFL rules allow teams to elevate up to two players from the 16-man practice squad to the game-day roster each week. A player on the practice squad can be elevated up to three times per season, up from twice last season.
Both Cracraft and McKinley were a part of the team’s 90-man roster in training camp and re-signed to the practice squad after being released in the final wave of cuts to 53 players.