Overview

• The team announced Tuesday it waived cornerback Cam Smith from the reserve/non-football illness list with two years remaining on his rookie contract.
• Smith, the Dolphins' top 2023 draft selection at No. 51 overall, never secured a regular defensive role in Miami's secondary.
• Across 21 games he logged just 153 defensive snaps and 18 tackles, contributing mostly on special teams.
• His development stalled by a preseason hamstring issue and a late-season shoulder injury that led to injured reserve stints, and he opened 2025 on the NFI list for undisclosed reasons.
• Miami has leaned on veteran additions Jack Jones and Rasul Douglas as starters after extensive secondary turnover, including injuries to multiple corners and offseason moves such as cutting Kendall Fuller and trading Jalen Ramsey.