It appears offensive guard Justin Smiley has returned to his role as the Dolphins starting left guard. After four weeks of being used as a reserve due to a troublesome shoulder injury, Smiley returned to the starting lineup against the Jaguars.
He continued to work in the starting spot during Wednesday's session, where he was paired with starting right guard Donald Thomas. Thomas was demoted, replaced by Nate Garner during last Sunday's game.
Garner, who had started the past five games, was working on the second unit during Wednesday's session, and took a few snaps at right tackle during the media viewing portion of practice….
Dolphins center Jake Grove, who has been nursing a left ankle injury for the past month, participated in Wednesday's practice. Grove participated in last week's practice sessions before having suffering a setback that kept him from working last Friday….
The Dolphins have cut offensive guard Nevin McCaskill from the practice squad and replaced him with BYU rookie guard Ray Feinga, who is 6-4, 337 pounds.