The Dolphins cut cornerback Chris Culliver Saturday because they needed a roster spot to address the absence of center Mike Pouncey for Sunday’s game at the Rams.
Center Jake Brendel was promoted from the practice squad. Pouncey won’t play after his surgically repaired hip began giving him issues again this week.
The Dolphins officially list Pouncey as doubtful.
Culliver was activated on Nov. 7 but didn’t play in last week’s game. The Dolphins signed him in August knowing he needed time to recover from the torn ACL and MCL he suffered while with the Redskins last November.
Culliver, 28, started six games for the Redskins last season. He was a third-round pick of the 49ers in 2011 and spent his first four seasons there.
