Gets starter listing on depth chart
The Dolphins list Bell as one of three starting wide receivers on their unofficial depth chart released in advance of Sunday's season opener versus the Raiders, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
Though team-issued depth charts don't always reflect how players will be used once the season gets underway, Bell's listing in a top-three role could be noteworthy. Miami had previously listed Jalen Tolbert along with Malik Washington and Caleb Douglas as Miami's starting receiver trio, but Bell may have shown enough during his lone preseason appearance to leapfrog Tolbert in the pecking order. After opening training camp on the non-football injury list while he recovered from the ACL tear he sustained during his final collegiate season at Louisville, Bell joined the Dolphins for practice Aug. 17 and shined in his lone preseason appearance just under two weeks later, reeling in two of five targets for 22 yards in a 17-12 loss to the Falcons. If Bell does in fact start Week 1, the Dolphins could still look to limit his snaps to some degree while he works to regain full conditioning coming off knee surgery.
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Chris Bell
Cleared to play against Cincinnati
Bell (knee) does not have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Bengals, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.
Jaylen Wright
Questionable for Sunday
Wright (foot) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Bengals, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
Jaylen Wright
Questionable for Sunday
Wright (foot) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Bengals, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
Caleb Douglas
Ruled out for Sunday
Douglas (ankle) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Bengals, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
Caleb Douglas
Doubtful to play Sunday
Douglas (ankle) will practice in some capacity Friday but is still considered unlikely to play in Sunday's game against the Bengals, Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN.com reports.
Jaylen Wright
Limited Thursday due to foot
Wright (foot) showed up as a limited participant at Thursday's practice, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
Caleb Douglas
Remains unavailable Thursday
Douglas (ankle) didn't practice Thursday, C. Isaiah Smalls of the Miami Herald reports.
Chris Bell
Limited Wednesday
Bell (knee) was limited in Wednesday's practice, C. Isaiah Smalls II of the Miami Herald reports.
Caleb Douglas
Sitting out another practice Wednesday
Dolphins head coach Jeff Hafley said that Douglas (ankle) won't practice Wednesday, Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN.com reports.
Greg Dulcich
Not involved in passing game vs. Minnesota
Dulcich played 20 offensive snaps but didn't show up in the box score otherwise during the Dolphins' 15-10 loss to the Vikings on Sunday.
