he NFL allows every team to maintain a 53-man roster during the regular season, but only allows 46 players to dress for each game. That means, about an hour-and-a-half before kickoff, teams declare seven players as "inactive" players for the game. Both the Miami Dolphins and Jacksonville Jaguars, who kickoff against each other at 4:05pm ET today, have releases their respective inactives lists.
For Miami, the inactive players are cornerback Will Davis, defensive tackle A.J. Francis, wide receiver Matt Hazel, tackle Jeff Linkenbach, defensive back Tony Lippett, tight end Dion Sims, and guard Billy Turner. Sims, who is considered a co-starter at tight end for Miami, has no cleared the league's concussion protocol after sustaining the injury last week against the Washington Redskins.