Dwayne Allen

Allen suffered his injury in the latter half of the preseason, and it's unclear how severe the issue is. He's now a free agent, and he'll be able to sign and play for another team as soon as he's healthy.

Making his first appearance of exhibition season, Allen didn't make an impact in the stat sheet and was called for offensive holding on Miami's second drive. There's little to take from the effort, aside from the fact he appears to have put the injury behind him that held him out of the initial weeks of training camp. Now, he can begin in earnest his competition for TE slotting behind top option Mike Gesicki.

Allen began camp on the PUP list and has been steadily working to get back to full health. His involvement in team work is another notable step in the right direction, but the Dolphins haven't formally committed to the veteran tight end being ready to go for the regular season. When healthy, Allen projects to serve as the Dolphins' starting tight end, though he may mostly be tasked with run-blocking work whenever he's on the field.

This comes as a bit of a surprise, as Allen was activated off the PUP list earlier in the week. The veteran tight end hopes to be ready for the start of the regular season, but without any sort of information regarding the injury or its severity, it's difficult to project his availability one way or another. The 29-year-old is likely locked in as the premier run-blocking tight end regardless of his status throughout the preseason, but Mike Gesicki figures to benefit from the increase in snaps, as the second-year tight end was already considered the primary pass catcher at the position.