Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter returns to practice

(Updated: Porter listed as probable for Sunday’s visit from Tampa Bay. Left guard Justin Smiley (shoulder), linebacker Erik Walden (hamstring) and nose tackle Paul Soliai (ankle) are doubtful, while tight end Anthony Fasano (hip) is questionable.) DAVIE – Looking to get a disappointing season on track, linebacker Joey Porter returned to practice Friday after missing the past two days with a sore knee. Porter’s status for Sunday’s visit from Tampa Bay remains to be seen, but Porter has made so little impact of late the Dolphins might not miss him anyway. Porter, 32, hasn’t had a full sack since Sept. 27 at San Diego and has 2 1/2 sacks this season, or nine below the pace he set a season ago when he had 11 1/2 sacks through the first eight games. He also has just 12 tackles. Meanwhile, Smiley and Walden did not practice again. Soliai was back on the field during individual drills. Porter’s return comes on the heels of an embarrassing outing at New England, where Porter talked big all week and backed it up with

a zero-tackle performance. During the final moments of the game, video board operators panned in on Porter and flashed the caption, “No tackles.” Speaking on a Thursday interview on The NFL Network, Porter said he found it amusing. “It was all in fun and games,” he said. “They didn’t put the stats up there the last time I was there. They had the upper hand. They did a good job with that. “I’m not mad at them.” Porter can’t be happy about his play this season, though, and hopes to take it out on the 1-7 Bucs. Wearing funeral black, Porter said when he’s back for his weekly NFL Network segment next Thursday he doesn’t expect to be eating crow. “It’s not always going see the bad guy looking like this,” he said. “You’re going to see the bad guy looking way better than I look today. It was like a funeral last week, but I’m coming back. “I’ll be back next week and have some bright colors.”

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Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter returns to practice

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