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To address the team's numerous injuries the Miami Dolphins have made a couple of alterations to their 53-man roster, and one of the moves included Tuesday's release of Matt Roth, one of last year's starters.

The Miami Dolphins have cut safety Nate Ness from the active roster and signed veteran cornerback Evan Oglesby to take his place.

After rookie cornerback Vontae Davis got into the end zone courtesy of his 23-yard interception, he celebrated by holding his index finger over his mouth, as if he were asking the jubilant crowd to be quiet.

The body count started to decrease for the Dolphins on Friday, as they released cornerbacks Joey Thomas and Will Billingsley.

The Dolphins' emphasis on strengthening their defense against opponents' running games this season has paid dividends.

The Miami Dolphins began preparation for Monday night's game against the New York Jets without three of the team's key defenders.

During the offseason, Dolphins coach Tony Sparano believed his defensive line needed to be better.

Dolphins cornerback Will Billingsley, a member of the team's eight-man developmental squad, is in Broward County Jail this morning following a domestic disturbance Monday night.

Dolphins practice squad player Will Billingsley was arrested Monday in Wilton Manors and booked on unknown charges into the Broward County main jail, according to Broward jail records.

Happy Labor Day everyone! I will be celebrating by doing what comes natural: Laboring.

Cutdown day is over, but the activity surely is not. The Dolphins had their pro scouts in Sunday and they met with general manager Jeff Ireland and the rest of the Miami brain trust well into the evening.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, NFL teams were forced to trim down to just 53 players yesterday, and although the Miami Dolphins had much less work to do than any other team, they still had to clear 13 players from the active roster.

The Miami Dolphins have reached an injury settlement with tight end David Martin , who was battling an undisclosed knee injury, and will release the backup tight end according to a league source.

Dolphins WRs Brandon London and Anthony Armstrong knew they were likely going head-to-head for a roster spot.

The Miami Dolphins have not finalized all of their roster reductions that are due on Saturday by 4 p.m., but it doesn't appear that tailback Lex Hilliard will be amongst the players let go.

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Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham A few observations from the Miami Dolphins ' unremarkable 10-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night ... You have to wonder if Miami coach Tony Sparano will play his starters more than he planned in the preseason finale.

Traditionally NFL teams rest their starters for the vast majority of the final preseason game.

The Dolphins have elevated two rookies into the starting lineup for tonight's exhibition game against Carolina.

The Miami Dolphins have thinned out the depth chart after the first two exhibition games.