Dolphins sign former Jaguars CB Chris Roberson; waive Scorpio Babers
By Harvey Fialkov and Omar Kelly | Sun-Sentinel.com
1:28 PM EDT, July 30, 2008
DAVIE - The Dolphins front office continues to churn the training camp roster, cutting undrafted rookie cornerback Scorpio Babers to sign former Jaguars cornerback Chris Roberson on Wednesday.
Roberson, a seventh-round pick out of Eastern Michigan in 2005, played six games his rookie season before sitting out the 2007 season with a shoulder injury. Roberson, 25, who had two tackles his rookie season, was waived in training camp last year.
The Dolphins worked out the 5-foot-11, 190-pound Roberson on Tuesday and apparently liked what they saw. Babers, who played at Sam Houston State, earned a training camp invite when he performed well during a rookie camp tryout in May. But the Texas native has struggled sticking with receivers during the first week of practice.
“It’s all part of trying to stir the bottom of the roster a little bit and trying to make the bottom of the roster a little bit better,” coach Tony Sparano said. “Roberson was a player that we knew all about. We kind of [monitored] him throughout the draft process.”
The Dolphins presently have eight cornerbacks in camp, and five or six will likely make the 53-man roster.
This isn’t the only move the Dolphins might make today. The Dolphins front office is also discussing adding veteran receiver Terry Glenn to help bolster an inexperienced receiving corps according to a source. However, no decision has been made as of Wednesday morning.
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