While the Miami Dolphins skimmed their roster down to the required 53 players, the other 31 teams in the NFL were doing the same thing. That meant former Dolphins players were trying to compete to make other teams' rosters, and one notable former 'Fin did just that.
Former Dolphins quarterback Skylar Thompson made the Pittsburgh Steelers' 53-man roster after the Steelers placed sixth-round rookie Will Howard on IR. According to Gerry Dulac on X, "Howard will have to spend at least the first four weeks of the season on IR, if not longer. It clears the way for Skylar Thompson to be the No.