Rundown of Dolphins-Chargers inactives, with a 2020 debut and exclusive lineup news
Official inactives for Chargers-Dolphins:
Los Angeles Chargers inactives: QB Easton Stick; G/T Tyree St. Louis; T Storm Norton; DE Jessie Lemonier; DE Joey Bosa.
Miami Dolphins inactives: WR Lynn Bowden Jr.; RB Matt Breida; FB Chandler Cox; RB Jordan Howard; T Adam Pankey.
What it means: The Dolphins will be without their top three running backs from the start of the season — two by injury, one by choice. Matt Breida (hamstring) will miss his second straight game and Myles Gaskin remains on injured reserve. Those were expected. Here’s what was not: Jordan Howard is available to play, but the Dolphins believe they’re better off without him. He is inactive.
Expect to see plenty of Salvon Ahmed, who carried the ball seven times for 38 yards last week against the Cardinals. Running back DeAndre Washington, who will play for the first time since the Dolphins acquired him at the trade deadline, will likely get
Meanwhile, cornerback Jamal Perry (foot) and tight end Durham Smythe (concussion) will play despite being questionable on the final injury report.
Elsewhere, Lynn Bowden is a healthy scratch. How do we know that? He basically announced he was not going to play 15 minutes before inactives came out, and then when a fan told him to get healthy, Bowden responded: “I am healthy lol.”
Wide receiver Antonio Callaway will make his NFL and Miami Dolphins debut after serving an eight-week suspension for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy to start the season. Defensive tackle Benito Jones and tight end Chris Myarick will also play after being elevated from the practice squad.
Meanwhile, the Dolphins want to start the game with Jesse Davis in the lineup as opposed to playing three rookies along their offensive line, according to a source. That means either Solomon Kindley or Robert Hunt goes to the bench.
Hunt started at right tackle on Sunday but Kindley replaced him in the lineup (at right guard) for good during Miami’s second possession, with Davis moving from right guard (where he started the game) to right tackle.
This story was originally published November 15, 2020 at 2:45 PM.
