What the Dolphins’ final injury report reveals on multiple starters. And personnel notes

A six-pack of Miami Dolphins notes on a Friday:

▪ Several key Dolphins starters are in question for Sunday’s game at New England because of injuries.

The Dolphins listed Tua Tagovailoa (concussion) as out and offensive tackle Eric Fisher (calf) as doubtful.

Left tackle Terron Armstead, cornerback Xavien Howard, linebacker Bradley Chubb, receiver River Cracraft, fullback Alec Ingold and tackle Greg Little were listed as questionable. Armstead and Howard did not practice Friday; the four others practiced Friday on a limited basis.

Armstead — who has been dealing with toe, pectoral and knee injuries for weeks — now has a hip injury, too, and he didn’t practice at all this week. There was only one time this year — the third game of the season against Buffalo — when Armstead played despite not practicing all week.

Howard originally planned to practice Friday but did not because of a knee injury that surfaced Thursday.

Little was added to the injury report with a foot problem. And that’s problematic if Armstead cannot play, because Fisher is doubtful, meaning the Dolphins’ top three left tackles are injured. The Dolphins likely will elevate offensive tackle Kendall Lamm from the practice squad; he has started 28 games in his career (Tennessee, Cleveland, Houston).

Armstead, Howard and Chubb were not at their lockers during the media access period Thursday and Friday and did not clarify their status with reporters. Chubb is wearing a cast on his injured right hand and also has an ankle inury.

Ingold, wearing a large cast on his injured thumb on his right hand, said Friday that he will be a game-time decision. He practiced for the first time this week on Friday, on a limited basis.

“It felt good to be back on the practice field with the boys,” he said. “Two big games coming up. Just ready to do everything I can to play. We’ll see what happens when we get up to Foxborough, how this thing goes on the flight.”

He said he has never played with a cast before.

“I’m doing well with tying shoes one-handed,” he cracked.

But could he catch passes with a cast on one hand?

“I’m going to go straight one-handed,” Ingold said. “Tyreek [Hill] had some good one-handed catches. I’m going to watch some tape on him.”

There’s not much pain: “It’s been really good so far,” he said.

Cracraft, meanwhile, practiced Friday for the first time this week. He has missed the past three games with injuries, most recently a calf. “I’m making a lot of progress, excited to be back out there,” he said.

With Chubb in question, that could mean more snaps for Andrew Van Ginkel, who has played just 27 percent of Miami’s defensive snaps, compared with 71 percent last season.

“It’s definitely something I’ve got to take advantage of, when I get an opportunity,” Van Ginkel said. “I‘ve obviously been in this system for a long time so they can trust me to be in the right spot.”

His biggest strength? “Pursuit to the ball. Being in the right spot, not having very many mental errors or being in the wrong spot. Doing what’s asked of me.”

Has the year been a disappointment for him because of the reduced playing time? “I’ve still had a lot of snaps on special teams,” he said, taking a glass-half-full perspective.

The Patriots will be without former Dolphins receiver DeVante Parker (concussion), tight end Jonnu Smith and cornerbacks Marcus Jones and Jack Jones.

▪ After the Dolphins drafted Channing Tindall, draft evaluators spoke of his skills as a pass rusher. He had 5.5 sacks for Georgia last season.

So why haven’t the Dolphins created a pass rush package for him?

Linebackers coach Anthony Campanile said that has been discussed.

“Channing does have a skill set where eventually he will be able to contribute that way,” Campanile said.

Tindall has played only nine defensive snaps this season.

▪ With Teddy Bridgewater set to start on Sunday at New England (1 p.m., CBS), quarterbacks coach Darrell Bevell said “there are a lot of things he does well, the experience he brings. He’s been in a lot of locker rooms, a lot of huddles. It’s not like he needs a thousand reps. He’s an accurate passer, better movement skills than you think.”

Bevell, who has mentioned by national media as a potential candidate for Denver’s head coaching job, said in general that being a head coach is “definitely something I want to do.”

▪ Quick stuff from defensive line coach Austin Clark: Though Christian Wilkins and Zach Sieler have played very high snap counts in many games this season, Clark said there is no correlation between that and the Dolphins failing to stop teams on the ground in the fourth quarter of recent losses.

“They’re absolutely not [tired],” he said. “That’s not an excuse why those things broke out.”...

Clark said RJ McIntosh, the former Hurricanes standout who signed with the Dolphins’ practice squad, impressed during his workout with “his length. He uses hands well, moves well laterally.” He has 18 tackles and two sacks in 18 games for the Giants but hasn’t played in the NFL since 2019.

▪ Quick things: Miami signed receiver Calvin Jackson Jr. to the practice squad and released receiver DaeSean Hamilton...

ESPN’s Bart Scott, on Tagovailoa: “I have a major concern about this kid’s future. I know why he’s playing. We’re all playing for that second contract to take care of our families. I have concerns if he should play the rest of the season. He’s got to figure out a way to protect himself. I worry about his future in the NFL.”...

ESPN’s Tim Hasselbeck said of the Dolphins: “I think they should be OK with Teddy Bridgewater. New England, the Jets have issues of their own.”...

CBS is sending Dolphins-Patriots to a significant part of the country but only parts of Florida. The network’s No. 2 NFL team, Ian Eagle and Charles Davis, have the call.

▪ The Dolphins’ punt and kickoff coverage units rank in the bottom five in the league. Asked what individuals have been missed most on the return teams, Crossman cited Cethan Carter, who was lost for the season with a concussion after four special teams snaps in the opener.

Keion Crossen was the Dolphins’ most significant special teams signing of the past offseason, but Crossman said his snaps on return teams have been reduced because of the need for him to play cornerback amid injuries in Miami’s secondary.

“That’s the nature of this beast,” Crossman said.