Earlier this week, the agents for Shaq Barrett announced that the pass rusher had applied to be reinstated into the NFL. Four months after announcing his retirement in July, Barrett wanted to unretire and return to the league.

GREEN BAY, WI — The Miami Dolphins won't be activating pass rusher Shaq Barrett off the reserve/retired list, according to a league source. This means Barrett, who retired before the season, won't play this season.

The Dolphins don’t want Shaquil Barrett and they don’t want anyone else getting their hands on him either. But Barrett wants to play again. Despite the linebacker’s decision to unretire, the Dolphins didn’t activate him and won’t release him.