The Miami Dolphins will cut cornerback Xavien Howard at the start of the new league year on Wednesday.

Dolphins general manager Chris Grier recently left the door cracked open for a potential return, but Thursday on WQAM's The Joe Rose Show, Howard slammed that entryway shut.

"That door is closed," he said. "I'm sorry. I didn't hear [Grier's comments]. I did not hear that at all, but I know that door is closed, though."

A second-round pick in 2016, Howard has spent his entire career with the Dolphins.