The 2024 NFL season is quickly slipping away from the Miami Dolphins who dropped down to 1-3 after a rough loss to the Tennessee Titans in Week 4.
Miami’s struggled to move the football since Tua Tagavailoa was diagnosed with a concussion and without their starting quarterback the team’s offense has been stuck in the mud.
The Dolphins’ quarterback issues have been tough to watch as they also lost backup Skylar Thompson to a rib injury, forcing head coach Mike McDaniel to call up Tyler Huntley.
Huntley had previous success with the Baltimore Ravens, but looked out of sorts against the Titans as he couldn’t seem to find anyone downfield.
Huntley is slated to get the start in Week 5 against the New England Patriots, another AFC East team looking to pick up its second win of the year.
Ahead of the divisional matchup, the Dolphins announced they made two roster moves via the team’s official X account.
“Roster Moves | We have activated WR Odell Beckham Jr. off the physically unable to perform list. We have also signed QB Tim Boyle to the practice squad, and elevated him and CB Nik Needham to the active roster for #MIAvsNE.”
Roster Moves | We have activated WR Odell Beckham Jr. off the physically unable to perform list.
We have also signed QB Tim Boyle to the practice squad, and elevated him and CB Nik Needham to the active roster for #MIAvsNE pic.twitter.com/wH1pdxHtQI— Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) October 5, 2024
While the big name from that report is Odell Beckham Jr., the former Pro Bowler won’t be suiting up against the Patriots.
Tim Boyle is projected to serve as Huntley’s backup, while Nik Needham will provide some depth and potentially special teams help.
A loss in Week 5 to a struggling New England team would almost spell doom for Miami, so it’ll be interesting to see how they come out.
