Robert

Rose

Rose wasn’t active for any of his games on the 53-man roster. It’s the second time he’s been cut loose by the Dolphins this season.

Rose was buried on Miami’s depth chart, and rarely saw game action. DL Ryan Baker will replace Rose on the Dolphins roster.

The undrafted rookie out of Ohio State will provide depth with Jared Odrick still recovering from a hairline leg fracture and Tony McDaniel serving a one-game suspension. Randy Starks has since kicked to right end with Paul Soliai on the nose. The Dolphins’ run defense has taken a slight hit.

More developmental projects, the Fins are loading up on high-upside big bodies at the end of their roster. Reitz is 6'7, about 280. Rose is 6'5/285.

Julius Jones and Quinton Ganther both survived as the third and fourth running backs. Rankin will be a candidate for the practice squad.

Rose, who attended OSU from 2006-2009, told SI.com that he has no regrets about making and taking money on the side. “I knew how much money that the school was making,” Rose said. “I always heard about how Ohio State had the biggest Nike budget. I was struggling, my mom was struggling ... [Other] guys were doing it for the same reasons. The university doesn’t really help. Technically we knew it was wrong, but a lot of those guys are from the inner city and we didn’t have much, and we had to go on the best we could. I couldn’t call home to ask my mom to help me out.”