Miami Dolphins elevate Bell and Hayes
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December 11, 2023
Miami Dolphins elevate Bell and Hayes
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced they have elevated linebacker Quinton Bell and tackle Ryan Hayes to the active roster for tonight’s game.
Bell joined Miami’s practice squad on Oct. 17, 2023. He’s played in nine career games with three tackles (two solo) over two seasons with Tampa Bay (2020) and Atlanta (2022). He originally entered the NFL as a seventh-round pick (230th overall) by Oakland in the 2019 NFL Draft. Bell played collegiately at Prairie View A&M.
Hayes was Miami’s seventh-round pick (238th overall) in the 2023 NFL Draft. He spent the offseason and training camp with the Dolphins before spending the first two weeks of the regular season on Indianapolis’ active roster. Hayes played collegiately at Michigan, where he was a three-year starter and a second-team All-Big Ten selection in 2021 and 2022, helping the Wolverines reach the College Football Playoff both years.
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| Quinton Bell |
LB |
6-4 |
251 |
5/9/96 |
3 |
Prairie View A&M ’19 |
Long Beach, Calif. |
FA, ‘23 |
| Ryan Hayes |
T |
6-6 |
305 |
2/28/00 |
R |
Michigan ’23 |
Traverse City, Mich. |
D7, ‘23 |
Miami Dolphins make roster moves
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December 9, 2023
Miami Dolphins make roster moves
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced they have signed linebacker Calvin Munson off New England’s practice squad and placed linebacker Jerome Baker on injured reserve. They also placed linebacker Alexander Johnson on the practice squad/injured list.
Munson enters his third stint with the Dolphins. He previously played for the team from 2019-20, then again from 2021-22. In total, Munson has appeared in 22 games for the Dolphins, totaling 13 tackles (nine solo) and five special teams stops. Munson has spent the 2023 season on New England’s practice squad, appearing in three games and recording one tackle. During his career, Munson has played in 46 career games with seven starts, totaling 72 tackles (46 solo), 2.0 sacks and one forced fumble. He originally entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with the N.Y. Giants on May 11, 2017 following a collegiate career at San Diego State.
Baker has played in 93 career games with 82 starts for the Dolphins after being drafted by the team in the third round (73rd overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. He has recorded 572 career tackles (374 solo), 22.5 sacks, five interceptions, 21 passes defensed and six forced fumbles. He also has two interceptions returned for a touchdown. Baker has led the Dolphins in tackles in three of his five complete seasons, and his 572 tackles rank sixth among all players in his 2018 draft class. He played collegiately at Ohio State.
Johnson has spent the entire season on Miami’s practice squad after originally signing with the team on Aug. 24, 2023. He has played in 39 career games with 34 starts after spending four seasons with Denver (2018-21) and one with Seattle (2022). Johnson has recorded 252 career tackles (143 solo), 4.5 sacks, one interception, eight passes defensed, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. He also played in an NFC Wild Card game last season with Seattle. Johnson originally entered the NFL with Denver on Aug. 13, 2018. He played collegiately at Tennessee.
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| Calvin Munson |
LB |
6-1 |
240 |
12/27/94 |
5 |
San Diego St. ’17 |
St. Charles, Mo. |
FA, ‘23 |
Miami Dolphins sign Jackson to contract extension
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December 7, 2023
Miami Dolphins sign Jackson to contract extension
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced they have signed offensive lineman Austin Jackson to a contract extension through the 2026 season.
Jackson was a first-round pick (18th overall) by Miami in the 2020 NFL Draft. He’s played in 44 career games with 42 starts with 15 at left tackle, 14 at right tackle and 13 at left guard. Jackson has started all 12 games at right tackle for the Dolphins this season as Miami leads the NFL in numerous offensive categories, such as total offense (428.4), passing offense (285.1), yards per play (6.9) and yards per rush (5.3). He’s protected quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s blindside, who ranks third in passing yards (3,457) and third in passer rating (106.0) this season. Jackson is the only player who has started all 12 games on a Miami offensive line that leads the NFL in fewest quarterback hits allowed (37) and ranks third in sacks allowed (18.0). He played collegiately at Southern California.
Miami Dolphins make practice squad moves
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December 6, 2023
Miami Dolphins make practice squad moves
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced they have signed defensive tackle Justin Ellis to the practice squad and released safety Verone McKinley III from the practice squad.
Ellis has played nine NFL seasons for three teams, spending time with Oakland (2014-18), Baltimore (2019-21) and the N.Y. Giants (2022). He’s appeared in 117 career games with 54 starts, recording 182 tackles (100 solo), 1.5 sacks and three passes defensed. He’s also played in five postseason games. Ellis originally entered the NFL as a fourth-round pick (107th overall) by Oakland in the 2014 NFL Draft.
McKinley 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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| Justin Ellis |
DT |
6-2 |
334 |
12/27/90 |
10 |
Louisiana Tech ’14 |
Monroe, La. |
FA, ‘23 |
FB Alec Ingold Named Miami Dolphins Nominee for Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award Presented by Nationwide
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Miami Gardens, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced today fullback Alec Ingold as their nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award Presented by Nationwide. The Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award presented by Nationwide is the league’s most prestigious honor and acknowledges NFL players who excel on the field and demonstrate a passion for creating a lasting positive impact beyond the game in their communities.
Ingold joined the Dolphins in 2022 as a free agent and immediately set to work empowering, uplifting and inspiring within the South Florida community. Adopted at birth, Ingold found purpose in his story and dedicates much of his work to children in the adoption and foster care community. He officially founded the Ingold Family Foundation in 2022 to cultivate environments of inspiration and motivation, connecting youth with community leaders and fostering an ecosystem of excellence.
“We are proud to recognize Alec as our Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nominee and proud to have him represent the Miami Dolphins,” said general manager Chris Grier. “Alec demonstrates excellence on the field on daily basis, but his leadership and positive influence on others off the field is even more exemplary. He was voted a captain this year by his teammates, which is the highest recognition of respect inside the team. This honor only underlines the impact Alec has had and continues to have, both on the Dolphins and the South Florida community.”
Through his foundation, he helps local youth transform their dreams into tangible goals by providing necessary support to achieve that success through mentorship opportunities, mental health advocacy, physical education, entrepreneurship and financial literacy. Ingold founded the Money Minicamp program to enhance financial literacy at schools in underprivileged communities and dedicated his time to support youth at risk of aging out of foster care.
In his first season in South Florida, Ingold began partnering with Children’s Home Society of Florida, an organization whose mission centers around child welfare services, including foster care and adoption. In 2023, he partnered with CHS to host a free summer camp for youth who are in foster care or have been adopted. Ingold engaged with kids as they took part of the camp and was able to connect with the students and find similarities in their emotional journeys.
He channels his efforts into meaningful partnerships with multiple organizations dedicated to adoption and foster care advocacy including AdoptUSKids, ChildNet and The Barker Adoption Foundation. Ingold serves as a national spokesperson for AdoptUSKids and was awarded the 2022 Adoption Excellence Award through the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington D.C earlier this year.
Ingold utilizes the power of conversation to motivate and inspire, constantly seeking new mediums and avenues to reach unique audiences. In 2023, he has led “Mindset” panels in partnership with Lululemon, connecting with community members by sharing his journey through his own adoption story and adversities. He delivered a speech for the Coconut Creek Police Department’s “Do The Right Thing” initiative that recognizes local youth for exemplary behavior and served as a guest judge for the Jason Taylor Foundation’s poetry slam. He also delivered a testimony talk for God Behind Bars and the commencement speech for 2023 Miami-Dade College graduates and hosted a Mental Health Mastery panel. In athletics, Ingold conducts mindset coaching in monthly calls with four college athletes across the country and delivered a motivational speech for the Miami Edison youth lacrosse program.
Ingold also authored his own book, “The Seven Crucibles,” detailing his journeys through life and injury adversity and sharing tools for readers to utilize in their own paths, which was published in February 2023. At the Junior Dolphins Coaches Clinic, Ingold engaged with more than 500 local youth football coaches on the importance of their impact in their players’ lives and gifted participants with a copy of the book.
Ingold has been committed to supporting team community events, aligning own passion to help youth succeed through physical education and academic excellence. During the 2023 season, Ingold helped surprise the South Broward High School football team by delivering football gear, equipment and cleats to enhance their football program in partnership with Junior Dolphins. Ingold also visited STEM students of the S.E.E.K Foundation at Bunche Park in Miami Gardens, Fla. He joined students as they took part in the lesson plan and learned to build and code Lego robots.
This marks the second season Ingold has been selected as a team nominee for the award. He was previously chosen as the Las Vegas Raiders’ 2020 Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee.
As a nominee, Ingold will wear a Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year helmet decal through the end of the season in recognition of their accomplishments on and off the field.
All 32 nominees will be recognized for their achievements during the week leading up to Super Bowl LVIII. The 2023 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year winner will be announced during NFL Honors, a primetime awards special to air nationally on CBS on Thursday, Feb. 8.
Each nominee will receive up to a $55,000 donation, and the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award winner will receive a $250,000 donation to the charity of his choice. All donations are made possible by the NFL Foundation and Nationwide.
This year, fans are once again encouraged to participate in Nationwide’s annual Charity Challenge, a social media and online contest that allows fans to show support for their favorite Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nominee. Fans can vote on X (formerly Twitter) by posting #WPMOYChallenge along with the name/X handle of their chosen nominee or by voting directly on NFL.com/ManOfTheYear. The nominee who receives the most collective hashtag mentions and votes will win an additional $35,000 donation from Nationwide to the charity of their choice, with the runner-up receiving $10,000 and the third-place winner receiving $5,000. Charity Challenge voting takes place from Dec. 5th to Jan. 8th.
For more information on the nominees and the award, please visit NFL.com/ManOfTheYear.
Miami Dolphins elevate Conner
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December 2, 2023
Miami Dolphins elevate Conner
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced they have elevated tight end Tanner Conner to the active roster for Sunday’s game.
Conner was elevated twice earlier this season and played in Week 6 vs. Carolina and Week 7 at Philadelphia. He appeared in 13 games as a rookie for Miami in 2022. Conner joined the team as an undrafted college free agent from Idaho State on May 13, 2022, where he was a first-team All-Big Sky selection at wide receiver in the spring of 2021. Conner also earned all-conference honors in track and field. He transitioned to tight end when he was signed by the Dolphins last year.
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| Tanner Conner |
TE |
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3/20/98 |
2 |
Idaho State ’22 |
Kent, Wash. |
FA, ‘22 |
