Dolphins LB Matt Roth is ready to return; team signs RB Kory Sheets

Dolphins LB Roth is ready to return

DAVIE, Fla. — Linebacker Matt Roth said Wednesday he is healthy and ready to resume practice after the Miami Dolphins’ next game.

Roth has been sidelined by a groin injury since the start of training camp. He is on the reserve-non-football injury list and said he has been told he’ll be back at practice after the Dolphins’ game against New Orleans on Oct. 25.

“I’ll be ready to knock heads off,” he said. “I can’t wait.”

Roth will return as a reserve after losing his starting job to six-time Pro Bowl selection Jason Taylor.

Miami signed running back Kory Sheets off the San Francisco 49ers’ practice squad on Wednesday. Sheets took the roster spot of running back Patrick Cobbs, who was placed on injured reserve with an injury to his left knee.

Sheets joined the 49ers this year as an undrafted free agent and scored three touchdowns during the preseason. He is the second-leading rusher in Purdue history.