Dolphins inactives: Miami will be without these 7 players vs. Patriots

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Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots will meet on Sunday for an AFC East battle at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

After bringing up Zane Gonzalez and Max Llewellyn from the practice squad for the second week in a row, the Dolphins have 55 players on their game-day roster. However, NFL rules only allow for 48 players to be active for the contest.

Ahead of the game, Miami announced that seven players won't participate to comply with league rules.

Here's who the Dolphins have made inactive for Week 8:

• WR Jared Wayne
• TE Justin Joly
• OL Kadyn Proctor
• OL Christian Haynes
• DE Jamree Kromah
• CB Jaylin Simpson
• CB Marcellas Dial Jr.

Here's who the Patriots have made inactive:

• QB Behren Morton (emergency third QB)
• RB TreVeyon Henderson
• WR A.J. Brown
• CB Karon Prunty
• CB Channing Canada
• FS Elliott Davison

This article originally appeared on Dolphins Wire: Dolphins inactives: Miami will be without these 7 players vs. Patriots