Ted Ginn may not have been formally told that he was being demoted as a result of his poor recent play, but he'll get the message when Miami lines up for its first offensive play at the Meadowlands.
According to multiple sources, rookie Brian Hartline will start at receiver in place of Ginn against the Jets. Ginn is active, however, so he hasn't fallen quite as far down the depth chart as it appeared at times during this week's practices. The other change to the starting lineup is on defense where Reggie Torbor will start at linebacker in place of the injured and inactive Channing Crowder.
The Jets will also have a starting receiver that they didn't have last week, but it's happier news on their side of the field. As expected, Jerricho Cotchery will play after missing the last two games with a hamstring injury. Wide receiver Brad Smith is inactive for the third straight game and cornerback Lito Sheppard will miss his fifth game of the season with a quadriceps injury.
NFL.com has the rest of the inactives for the Dolphins-Jets game.
Brian Hartline to start for Dolphins
Posted by Josh Alper on November 1, 2009 11:50 AM ET
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Quick, someone go get a comment from Bob Keuchenberg!
Nice first sentence. I like.