Dolphins add Coleman Bennett, move on from TE Cole Turner in roster shakeup

The Miami Dolphins made two transactions on Tuesday, signing running back Coleman Bennett and waiving/injuring tight end Cole Turner, according to the team’s official announcement. The moves reflect the realities of an NFL preseason roster cycle, when teams keep building depth at multiple positions while trimming players down to the manageable group for the regular season.

Bennett’s signing gives Miami additional competition in the running back room. In the Dolphins’ announcement, he was brought into the organization as a standard roster acquisition, leaving the team to determine how he fits into its offensive plans, special teams needs, and backfield rotation during the remainder of the preseason timeline.

Turner’s status change was different in form. Miami announced that it waived/injured the tight end, a move that typically occurs when a team needs to clear a roster spot while a player is dealing with an injury designation. The Dolphins did not provide further detail in the announcement beyond the transaction label itself.

For Miami, the tight end position is often managed with a blend of blocking responsibilities and passing-game roles, and roster decisions at the position can be driven by how many tight ends the team wants to carry and how specific skill sets line up with game plans. Waived/injured designations can also affect whether a player returns to the organization later, but that outcome depends on waiver and injury-processing rules beyond the initial team announcement.

These transactions also fit the broader pattern of late-summer NFL roster management. Teams use short windows to evaluate practice performance, preseason usage, and game-day readiness, then make incremental changes. Even when a move involves a player who has already been on the periphery, the underlying purpose is usually the same: refining roles and reducing roster uncertainty ahead of the final regular-season number.

What to watch next for Miami is how Bennett is used in practice and any preseason action that remains, and whether Turner’s waved/injured status results in any further organizational developments. For fans following roster battles, the immediate impact will be seen in depth-chart repetitions, special teams availability, and which other players the Dolphins keep in the tight end and backfield groups as the roster moves toward its final form.