Miami Dolphins make roster moves
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September 30, 2023
Miami Dolphins make roster moves
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced they have signed wide receiver Robbie Chosen and linebacker Cameron Goode to the active roster. The team also elevated defensive end Chase Winovich to the active roster for Sunday’s game.
Chosen signed with the Dolphins on April 17, 2023 and made his Dolphins debut in last week’s win vs. Denver, catching one pass for a 68-yard touchdown. He’s played eight NFL seasons with the N.Y. Jets (2016-19), Carolina (2020-22), Arizona (2022) and Miami (2023) totaling 112 games played and 86 starts with 376 receptions for 5,024 yards (13.4 avg.) and 30 touchdowns. Chosen also has 16 career rushing attempts for 98 yards (6.1 avg.). He originally entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with the N.Y. Jets on May 6, 2016. Chosen is a Fort Lauderdale native and played at South Plantation High School.
Goode has played in all three games for Miami this season, the first three appearances of his NFL career. He spent the 2022 season on Miami’s practice squad after he was drafted by the Dolphins in the seventh round (224th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft. He lettered five times (2017-21) and was a three-year starter at California, where he earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors as a graduate student in 2021. In his collegiate career, Goode totaled 170 tackles (97 solo), 21.0 sacks, two interceptions, 12 passes defensed, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
Winovich was elevated to the active roster for Miami’s Week 2 win at New England. He’s played in 54 career games with 11 starts, spending three seasons (2019-21) with New England, one (2022) with Cleveland and one (2023) with Miami. He’s recorded 87 career tackles (60 solo) with 12.0 sacks, three passes defensed, one forced fumble and one interception. Winovich originally entered the NFL as a third-round pick (77th overall) by New England in the 2019 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Michigan.
| Name |
Pos. |
Hgt. |
Wgt. |
Birthdate |
Exp. |
College |
Hometown |
Acq. |
| Robbie Chosen |
WR |
6-3 |
185 |
5/9/93 |
8 |
Temple ‘16 |
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
FA, ‘23 |
| Cameron Goode |
LB |
6-3 |
245 |
4/15/98 |
1 |
California ’22 |
Spring, Texas |
D7a, ’22 |
| Chase Winovich |
DE |
6-3 |
251 |
4/19/95 |
5 |
Michigan ’19 |
Jefferson Hills, Pa. |
FA, ‘23 |
Miami Dolphins make roster moves
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September 29, 2023
Miami Dolphins make roster moves
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced they have placed wide receiver River Cracraft on injured reserve and wide receiver Erik Ezukanma on the reserve/non-football injury list.
Cracraft joined the Dolphins in 2022 and has played in 14 games with one start for Miami over the past two seasons, catching 15 passes for 189 yards (12.6 avg.) and three touchdowns. He originally entered the NFL with Denver in 2017 and has appeared in 38 career games with two starts over his career. Cracraft played collegiately at Washington State.
Ezukanma was a fourth-round pick (125th overall) by Miami in the 2022 NFL Draft. He’s played in three career games, totaling one reception for three yards and five carries for 22 yards (4.4 avg.). He played collegiately at Texas Tech, where he earned first-team All-Big 12 honors in 2020.
Tagovailoa Named AFC Offensive Player of the Month
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September 28, 2023
Tagovailoa Named AFC Offensive Player of the Month
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The NFL announced that Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has been named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for his performance in September.
Tagovailoa becomes the first Dolphins player to win AFC Offensive Player of the Month in 30 years, when quarterback Scott Mitchell last earned the honor in October 1993. He’s just the third different Dolphin to win the award, joining Mitchell and quarterback Dan Marino, who won it in November 1986 and October 1988.
Tagovailoa finished September completing 72-of-104 passes (71.3 pct.) for 1,024 yards, eight touchdowns, two interceptions and a 121.9 passer rating. He leads the league in passer rating (121.9) and yards per attempt (10.1). In fact, his 10.1 yards per attempt is a full two yards better than any other player in the league through Week 3.
Tagovailoa currently ranks second in the NFL and first in the AFC in passing yards (1,024) and passing touchdowns (eight). He has been sacked just one time in three games, tied for the best mark in the league. His 1,024 passing yards are the most in franchise history through the first three games of a season and his 10.1 yards per attempt are the fifth-most in the NFL in the past decade through a team’s first three games.
As Miami’s signal-caller, Tagovailoa has led the team to a 3-0 start for the second consecutive season, something the Dolphins haven’t done since 1994-96. The Dolphins offense has more points scored (130) and total yards (1,651) than any NFL team has accrued through the first three games of a season since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. He also helped the Dolphins set franchise records for points (70) and total yards (726) in the team’s Week 3 win vs. Denver as Miami’s 70 points were the most scored by any NFL team since 1966.
The Dolphins have now had a Player of the Month Award in each of the past five seasons. Linebacker Melvin Ingram was AFC Defensive Player of the Month in September 2022. Linebacker Jerome Baker earned AFC Defensive Player of the Month in December 2021. Kicker Jason Sanders won three AFC Special Teams Player of the Month awards in October and November 2020 and in December 2019.
Achane Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week
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September 27, 2023
Achane Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The NFL announced that Miami Dolphins running back De’Von Achane has been named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in Sunday’s win vs. Denver.
It’s Achane’s first AFC Offensive Player of the Week honor and he becomes the first Dolphins running back to win the award since Jay Ajayi did so three times during the 2016 season.
Achane had a record-setting performance in Miami’s historic victory over Denver. The running back broke Miami’s single-game rushing record by a rookie with 203 yards on 18 carries (11.3 avg.). The 203 rushing yards were tied for the seventh-most in a game in franchise history. It was the most yards by an NFL player in his first or second career game since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. Achane totaled four touchdowns – two rushing and two receiving – tying another team record. He and running back Raheem Mostert became the second pair of teammates in NFL history to each have four touchdowns in a game, joining Kansas City running backs Priest Holmes and Derrick Blaylock, who did so on Oct. 24, 2004 vs. Atlanta.
Achane was part of an offense that set team records for points (70), total yards (726) and rushing yards (350) in the win. Miami’s 70 points were the most by an NFL team since 1966 and the 726 total yards were the second-most in league history.
Achane is the first Dolphins rookie since Olivier Vernon in 2012 to win an AFC Player of the Week award. Vernon earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors in Week 8 of the 2012 season at the N.Y. Jets. The last Dolphins rookie to win an AFC Offensive Player of the Week award was Karim Abdul-Jabbar, who was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week after his first career game in Week 1 of the 1996 season vs. New England.
This is the second AFC Offensive Player of the Week award for the Dolphins this season after quarterback Tua Tagovailoa earned the honor in Week 1 at the L.A. Chargers. The last time the Dolphins won two AFC Offensive Player of the Week Awards in a three-week span was in 2016, when quarterback Matt Moore earned the honor in Week 15 at the N.Y. Jets and Ajayi won the award in Week 16 at Buffalo.
Miami Dolphins elevate 2 for Sunday’s game
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September 23, 2023
Miami Dolphins elevate 2 for Sunday’s game
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced they have elevated wide receiver Robbie Chosen and linebacker Cameron Goode to the active roster for Sunday’s game.
Chosen signed with the Dolphins on April 17, 2023 and has spent the first two weeks of the season on Miami’s practice squad. He’s played seven NFL seasons with the N.Y. Jets (2016-19), Carolina (2020-22) and Arizona (2022), totaling 111 games played and 86 starts with 375 receptions for 4,956 yards (13.2 avg.) and 29 touchdowns. Chosen also has 16 career rushing attempts for 98 yards (6.1 avg.). He originally entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with the N.Y. Jets on May 6, 2016. Chosen is a Fort Lauderdale native and played at South Plantation High School.
Goode has played the past two games as a standard elevation – the first two games of his career. He spent the 2022 season on Miami’s practice squad after he was drafted by the Dolphins in the seventh round (224th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft. He lettered five times (2017-21) and was a three-year starter at California, where he earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors as a graduate student in 2021. In his collegiate career, Goode totaled 170 tackles (97 solo), 21.0 sacks, two interceptions, 12 passes defensed, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
| Name |
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Wgt. |
Birthdate |
Exp. |
College |
Hometown |
Acq. |
| Robbie Chosen |
WR |
6-3 |
185 |
5/9/93 |
8 |
Temple ‘16 |
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
FA, ‘23 |
| Cameron Goode |
LB |
6-3 |
245 |
4/15/98 |
1 |
California ’22 |
Spring, Texas |
D7a, ’22 |
Miami Dolphins make practice squad moves
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September 22, 2023
Miami Dolphins make practice squad moves
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced they have released tackle James Tunstall from the practice squad and signed tackle Ryan Hayes to the practice squad.
Hayes was selected by Miami with the 238th overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft and waived on Aug. 29, 2023. He played four seasons (2019-22) at Michigan, appearing in 40 career games with 30 starts, all at left tackle. He earned second-team All-Big Ten honors both as a senior in 2021 and as a graduate student in 2022, starting 26 games in those two seasons. In both years, Hayes was the starting left tackle for a unit that won the Joe Moore Award, given to the nation’s top offensive line.
Tunstall originally signed with Miami as an undrafted college free agent on May 12, 2023 before being waived on Aug. 28 and signing to the practice squad on Aug. 31, 2023. He earned second-team All-AAC honors after starting 13 games at left tackle in 2022 for Cincinnati, where he played two seasons (2021-22). He also played one season each at Stony Brook (2019) and at Connecticut (2018).
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Wgt. |
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College |
Hometown |
Acq. |
| Ryan Hayes |
T |
6-7 |
305 |
2/28/00 |
R |
Michigan ’23 |
Traverse City, Mich. |
D7, ‘23 |
Miami Dolphins make practice squad moves
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September 19, 2023
Miami Dolphins make practice squad moves
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced they have released safety Joshua Kalu from the practice squad and signed defensive tackle Byron Cowart and safety Verone McKinley III to the practice squad.
Cowart has played in 36 career games with 14 starts for two different franchises – New England (2019-20) and Indianapolis (2022). He’s recorded 41 tackles (19 solo), 1.0 sack and one pass defensed. Cowart originally entered the NFL as a fifth-round pick (159th overall) by New England in the 2019 NFL Draft. Cowart played collegiately at Maryland (2018) and Auburn (2015-17).
Kalu joined Miami’s practice squad on Aug. 31, 2023 and has spent five seasons in the NFL, including four with Tennessee (2018-20, 2022) and one with the N.Y. Giants (2021). He’s appeared in 44 career games with five starts, totaling 50 tackles (31 solo), one interception, six passes defensed and two forced fumbles. He also has 18 career special teams tackles (15 solo). Kalu has played in four playoff games with the Titans. He originally entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with Tennessee on May 11, 2018 after playing collegiately at Nebraska.
McKinley has played in 10 career games with two starts, all for the Dolphins in 2022. He’s totaled 16 tackles (10 solo), one interception and one pass defensed. McKinley originally entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with Miami on May 13, 2022. He was a three-year starter (2019-21) at Oregon, where he earned first-team All-American honors as a junior in 2021.
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Pos. |
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Wgt. |
Birthdate |
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College |
Hometown |
Acq. |
| Byron Cowart |
DT |
6-3 |
300 |
5/20/96 |
5 |
Maryland ’19 |
Tampa, Fla. |
FA, ‘23 |
| Verone McKinley III |
S |
5-10 |
190 |
6/29/99 |
2 |
Oregon ’22 |
Carrollton, Texas |
FA, ‘22 |
Miami Dolphins make roster moves
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September 16, 2023
Miami Dolphins make roster moves
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced they have signed defensive tackle Da’Shawn Hand to the active roster and waived safety Verone McKinley III. The team also elevated linebacker Cameron Goode and defensive end Chase Winovich to the active roster for Sunday’s game.
Goode made his NFL debut last week in the win at the L.A. Chargers. He spent the 2022 season on Miami’s practice squad after he was drafted by the Dolphins in the seventh round (224th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft. He lettered five times (2017-21) and was a three-year starter at California, where he earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors as a graduate student in 2021. In his collegiate career, Goode totaled 170 tackles (97 solo), 21.0 sacks, two interceptions, 12 passes defensed, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
Hand signed with Miami on Aug. 6, 2023. He’s appeared in 31 career games with 11 starts, having played for Detroit (2018-21) and Tennessee (2021-22). Hand has 54 career tackles (39 solo), 3.0 sacks, two passes defensed, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. He originally entered the NFL as a fourth-round pick (114th overall) by Detroit in the 2018 NFL Draft. Hand played collegiately at Alabama.
McKinley has played in 10 career games with two starts, all for the Dolphins in 2022. He’s totaled 16 tackles (10 solo), one interception and one pass defensed. McKinley originally entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with Miami on May 13, 2022. He was a three-year starter (2019-21) at Oregon, where he earned first-team All-American honors as a junior in 2021.
Winovich has played in 53 career games with 11 starts, spending three seasons (2019-21) with New England and one (2022) with Cleveland. He’s recorded 87 career tackles (60 solo) with 12.0 sacks, three passes defensed, one forced fumble and one interception. Winovich originally entered the NFL as a third-round pick (77th overall) by New England in the 2019 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Michigan.
| Name |
Pos. |
Hgt. |
Wgt. |
Birthdate |
Exp. |
College |
Hometown |
Acq. |
| Cameron Goode |
LB |
6-3 |
245 |
4/15/98 |
1 |
California ’22 |
Spring, Texas |
D7a, ’22 |
| Da’Shawn Hand |
DT |
6-3 |
297 |
11/14/95 |
6 |
Alabama ’18 |
Woodbridge, Va. |
FA, ‘23 |
| Chase Winovich |
DE |
6-3 |
251 |
4/19/95 |
5 |
Michigan ’19 |
Jefferson Hills, Pa. |
FA, ‘23 |
