Dolphins Confuse NFL, Ravens With Waiver Claim Order Pickup

The Miami Dolphins have a new player. It just took a convoluted route to get Christian Haynes onto their roster from the Seattle Seahawks with a path that at least temporarily confused the NFL, and specifically the Baltimore Ravens, thanks to the league’s waiver claim order. The end result is pretty simple: The Dolphins claimed Haynes off waivers from the Seahawks. But let’s take a look at what happened. Dolphins-Ravens Waiver Claim Mistake When an NFL player is waived by one team, there’s a waiver order across the league for which teams get the chance to claim those players first.