The Miami Dolphins waived veteran cornerback Chris Culliver on Saturday, the team announced. Culliver was rehabbing from major knee surgery and recently was activated from the physically unable to perform list.
However, Culliver didn't show the Dolphins enough to stick around. He signed a one-year contract with Miami in the summer but never played a game.
Miami activated center Jake Brendel from its practice squad after a recent left hip injury to starting center Mike Pouncey. A league source tells ESPN's Adam Schefter that Pouncey, who was listed as doubtful on Friday's injury report, will not play Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams.
Culliver was once a prized free agent who signed a $32 million contract in 2015 with the Washington Redskins. But a right knee injury and the offseason signing of Pro Bowl cornerback Josh Norman made Culliver expendable.