1987 Replacement Rosters
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 1:40 am
I've just been doing some work on Miami Dolphins roster moves and noticed this from 1987.
After the last replacement game Miami waived the vast majority of the replacement players before their next game (wk 7 25-Oct-87 v Buffalo) the first non replacement game. However according to the Dolphins' own Media Guide the following players were not waived until 26-10-87 the day after the Buffalo game. The Dolphins had a full active roster of 45 for the game and 5 on the Inactive list, which I believe was reduced from the 10 during the Replacement games. The replacement players who were not included in any of those rosters were:
Bill Bealles, OT, Willie Beecher, K, Leland Douglas, WR, Greg Ours, C, Tim Pidgeon, LB, Lawrence Sampleton, TE, Duke Schamel, LB, Ronald Scott, RB, Robert Sowell, CB, Derek Wimberly, DE (27-10-87), Jeff Wiska, OG
Does anyone know if teams had roster exemptions right after the replacement games, was the Inactive list increased or remained at 10 for that game or do people thing there may be an error in the date players were waived and it should actually be before the Buffalo game?
After the last replacement game Miami waived the vast majority of the replacement players before their next game (wk 7 25-Oct-87 v Buffalo) the first non replacement game. However according to the Dolphins' own Media Guide the following players were not waived until 26-10-87 the day after the Buffalo game. The Dolphins had a full active roster of 45 for the game and 5 on the Inactive list, which I believe was reduced from the 10 during the Replacement games. The replacement players who were not included in any of those rosters were:
Bill Bealles, OT, Willie Beecher, K, Leland Douglas, WR, Greg Ours, C, Tim Pidgeon, LB, Lawrence Sampleton, TE, Duke Schamel, LB, Ronald Scott, RB, Robert Sowell, CB, Derek Wimberly, DE (27-10-87), Jeff Wiska, OG
Does anyone know if teams had roster exemptions right after the replacement games, was the Inactive list increased or remained at 10 for that game or do people thing there may be an error in the date players were waived and it should actually be before the Buffalo game?