MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced today that they have activated cornerback Xavien Howard of the reserve / COVID-19 * and active / physically unable to execute lists. The team also scored defensively Avery Moss and deviates cornerback Picasso Nelson Jr. a center Donell Stanley.
Howard has played in 40 career games with 39 starts – all for the Dolphins. He has 140 career approaches (108 solos), a bag, 12 interceptions, 35 passes defending, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. Howard tied for the NFL lead with seven interceptions in 2018. He originally entered the NFL as a second-round pick (38th overall) through Miami in the 2016 NFL draft. The Dolphins placed him on the list of active / physically unable to perform on July 28, 2020.
moas was fired by the Dolphins on July 26, 2020 and originally joined the team on September 1, 2019, after receiving an exemption from the NY Giants. Moss played last year in 11 games with eight starts. He scored a total of 25 tackles (11 solos) and one forced fumble. He originally entered the NFL as a fifth-round pick (167th overall) by the Giants in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Nelson Jr. was discharged from exemption to the Dolphins on August 3, 2020. He spent part of the 2019 season in Indianapolis’ training team and originally joined the NFL as an indefinite free agent with Jacksonville on May 10, 2019. Nelson was also selected by the Tampa Bay Vipers in the second round of the 2019 XFL draft.
Stanley was signed by the Dolphins as a relegated college free agent on April 29, 2020. He was a five-year letterman (2015-19) and three-year starter in South Carolina, where he played in 50 career games with 38 starts. In college, 23 of his starts came in the center, while he also started 11 games on left guard and four on right guard.
* This new category reserve list has been created for a player who tests positive for COVID-19 or who is in quarantine after being in close contact with an infected person or persons. If a player falls into one of these categories, their club is required to immediately place the player on the reserve / COVID-19 list. According to NFL-NFLPA policy agreements, clubs are not allowed to comment on a player’s medical status other than referring to roster status. Clubs may not disclose whether a player is quarantined or positive about COVID-19.
