Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves
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Dec. 4, 2024
Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced they have signed tackle Jackson Carman to the active roster off the practice squad and placed cornerback Cam Smith on the injured reserve list. The team also signed cornerback Jason Maitre to the practice squad.
Carman signed to Miami’s practice squad on Sept. 17, 2024 and has played in three games for the Dolphins. He has appeared in 25 career games with six starts in four seasons with Cincinnati (2021-23) and Miami (2024). He also appeared in seven postseason games with two starts with the Bengals. Carman originally entered the NFL as a second-round selection (46th overall) by Cincinnati in the 2021 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Clemson (2018-20), where he appeared in 40 career games with 27 starts during his three seasons with the Tigers.
Smith has appeared in 21 career games in two seasons with the Dolphins (2023-24), recording 18 tackles (four solo). He was selected by Miami in the second round (51st overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft out of South Carolina, where he was a four-year letterman (2019-22) and two-year starter. He played in 33 games with 19 starts for the Gamecocks and earned second-team All-SEC honors in 2021 and 2022. He led the team with 14 passes defensed in 2021. Smith intercepted six passes and had 24 passes defensed in his final three collegiate seasons (2020-22).
Maitre entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with Miami on May 14, 2024, and spent the offseason program and training camp with the Dolphins. He spent his final collegiate season at Wisconsin, where he played in 12 games with nine starts and totaled 33 tackles (24 solo), one interception and four passes defensed. Maitre transferred from Boston College, where he spent five years (2018-22) and tallied 133 tackles (86 solo), 4.0 sacks, three interceptions and 22 passes defensed in 44 games for the Eagles.
| Name |
Pos. |
Hgt. |
Wgt. |
Age |
Exp. |
College |
Hometown |
Acq. |
| Jackson Carman |
T |
6-5 |
322 |
24 |
4 |
Clemson ‘21 |
Fairfield, Ohio |
FA, ‘24 |
| Jason Maitre |
CB |
5-10 |
188 |
24 |
R |
Wisconsin ‘24 |
Everett, Mass. |
FA, ‘24 |
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