Xavien Howard was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Tuesday according to Cameron Wolfe, staff writer at ESPN. While Howard either tested positive for COVID-19, or was in close contact with someone who did, the Dolphins are not allowed to comment on the move.
Howard, who is currently on the physically unable to perform list, is working to recover from a knee surgery he had at the tail-end of 2019. Howard’s 2019 season came to an end after five games because of the knee injury, but led the league in interceptions with seven in 2018 and has 12 in his career.