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Dolphins sign Gay Jr.   Download PDF version

March 21, 2025

Dolphins sign Gay Jr.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced today that they have signed linebacker Willie Gay Jr. as an unrestricted free agent.

Gay Jr. is a two-time Super Bowl champion (LVII, LVIII), who is entering his sixth NFL season after spending time with Kansas City (2020-23) and New Orleans (2024). He has appeared in 72 career games with 55 starts, totaling 253 tackles (164 solo), 7.0 sacks, four interceptions with one returned for a touchdown, 22 passes defensed, three forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries. Gay Jr. has also started in nine postseason games. He entered the league as a second-round selection (63rd overall) by Kansas City in the 2020 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Mississippi State (2017-19), where he appeared in 31 games with six starts and recorded 99 tackles (46 solo), 6.0 sacks, three interceptions, seven passes defensed, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.

Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Age Exp. College Hometown Acq.
Willie Gay Jr. LB 6-1 243 27 6 Mississippi State ‘20 Starkville, Miss. UFA, ‘25

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Dolphins re-sign Jones   Download PDF version

March 20, 2025

Dolphins re-sign Jones

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced today that they have re-signed defensive tackle Benito Jones.

Jones has played in 57 career games with 30 starts in four seasons with Miami (2020, 2024) and Detroit (2022-23), recording 68 tackles (31 solo), 2.5 sacks and two passes defensed. He has also played in three playoff games, recording one solo stop. He returned to Miami as a free agent on March 18, 2024, and appeared in all 17 games with 15 starts last season, totaling 24 tackles (nine solo). Jones played in six games with the Dolphins in 2020 and spent the 2021 season on Miami’s practice squad. Jones originally entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with Miami in 2020. He played collegiately at Mississippi (2016-19), where he played in 48 games with 36 starts and recorded 132 tackles (66 solo), 10.5 sacks, one interception, one pass defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.

Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Age Exp. College Hometown Acq.
Benito Jones DT 6-1 335 27 5 Mississippi ’20 Waynesboro, Miss. FA, ‘24

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Dolphins sign Burns   Download PDF version

March 19, 2025

Dolphins sign Burns

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced today that they have signed cornerback Artie Burns as an unrestricted free agent.

Burns is entering his 10th NFL season after spending time with Pittsburgh (2016-19), Chicago (2020-21) and Seattle (2022-24). He has appeared in 90 career games with 39 starts, totaling 192 tackles (151 solo), four interceptions, 38 passes defensed, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries. He also started in four postseason games with Pittsburgh in 2016-17, recording 15 tackles (11 solo), two passes defensed and one fumble recovery. He entered the league as a first-round selection (25th overall) by Pittsburgh in the 2016 NFL Draft. A Miami native, Burns attended Miami Northwestern High School and played collegiately at the University of Miami (2013-15), where he appeared in 36 games with 23 starts and recorded 93 tackles (65 solo), 2.0 sacks, 3.0 tackles for loss, seven interceptions, 14 passes defended, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in three seasons with the Hurricanes.

Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Age Exp. College Hometown Acq.
Artie Burns CB 6-0 187 29 10 Miami (Fla.) ‘16 Miami, Fla. UFA, ‘25

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Dolphins sign Brown   Download PDF version

March 17, 2025

Dolphins sign Brown

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced today that they have signed tight end Pharaoh Brown as an unrestricted free agent.

Brown has appeared in 87 career games with 54 starts in seven seasons with Oakland (2017), Cleveland (2019, 2022), Houston (2020-22), New England (2023) and Seattle (2024), recording 72 receptions for 751 yards (10.4 avg.) and three touchdowns in his career. He also spent time on the practice squad with Cleveland in 2018. Brown entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with Oakland in 2017. He played collegiately at Oregon (2012-16), where he appeared in 40 games and recorded 70 receptions for 1,011 yards (14.4 avg.) and 13 touchdowns.

Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Age Exp. College Hometown Acq.
Pharaoh Brown TE 6-5 246 30 8 Oregon ‘16 Lyndhurst, Ohio UFA, ‘25

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Dolphins sign Stonehouse   Download PDF version

March 17, 2025

Dolphins sign Stonehouse

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced today that they have signed punter Ryan Stonehouse.

Stonehouse has appeared in 46 career games in three seasons with Tennessee (2022-24). He has totaled 216 punts for 11,282 yards (52.2 avg.), including 80 punts inside the 20 and a 42.1 net average. He has also added three special teams tackles. Stonehouse holds the top two single-season punting averages in NFL history – 53.1 yards in 2022 and 53.06 yards in 2023. He added the single-season rookie record for net punting average (44.03) in 2022, while leading the NFL in punting yards (4,773). He entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with Tennessee in 2022 after a collegiate career at Colorado State (2017-21), where he appeared in 53 games and recorded 244 punts for 11,656 yards (47.8 avg.).

Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Age Exp. College Hometown Acq.
Ryan Stonehouse P 5-10 193 25 4 Colorado State ‘22 La Verne, Calif. FA, ‘25

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Dolphins sign Wilson   Download PDF version

March 17, 2025

Dolphins sign Wilson

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced today that they have signed quarterback Zach Wilson as an unrestricted free agent.

Wilson is entering his fifth NFL season after spending three seasons with the N.Y. Jets (2021-23), where he was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, and one season with Denver (2024). He has played in 34 career games with 33 starts, completing 566-of-993 passing attempts (57.0 pct.) for 6,293 yards, 23 touchdowns and a 73.2 passer rating, along with 498 rushing yards on 93 carries and five touchdowns. He played collegiately at BYU (2018-20), where he appeared in 30 games with 28 starts and completed 566-of-837 attempts (67.6 pct.) for 7,652 passing yards and 56 touchdowns, in addition to 212 carries for 642 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns.

Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Age Exp. College Hometown Acq.
Zach Wilson QB 6-2 214 25 5 BYU ‘ 21 Draper, Utah UFA, ‘25

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Dolphins sign Britt   Download PDF version

March 17, 2025

Dolphins sign Britt

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced today that they have signed linebacker K.J. Britt as an unrestricted free agent.

Britt is entering his fifth NFL season after appearing in 59 games with 15 starts with Tampa Bay (2021-24). He has recorded 105 tackles (56 solo), a 0.5 sack and three passes defensed in his career, while also adding 21 special teams tackles (12 solo). Britt has also appeared in six postseason games with two starts, totaling 21 tackles (10 solo) and one pass defensed. He entered the NFL as a fifth-round selection (176th overall) by Tampa Bay in the 2021 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Auburn (2017-20), where earned first-team All-SEC honors in 2019 and played in 42 games with 14 starts, recording 119 tackles (64 solo), 2.5 sacks, 13 tackles for loss, two passes defensed and one forced fumble in four seasons with the Tigers.

Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Age Exp. College Hometown Acq.
K.J. Britt LB 6-0 235 25 5 Auburn ‘21 Oxford, Ala. UFA, ‘25

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Dolphins sign Mattison   Download PDF version

March 14, 2025

Dolphins sign Mattison

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced today that they have signed running back Alexander Mattison as an unrestricted free agent.

Mattison has played in 89 career games with 26 starts in six seasons with Minnesota (2019-2023) and Las Vegas (2024). He has recorded 716 carries for 2,790 rushing yards (3.9 avg.) and 15 touchdowns in his career, along with 136 receptions for 1,012 receiving yards (7.4 avg.) and seven touchdown receptions. Mattison has also appeared in three postseason games with the Vikings. He entered the NFL as a third-round selection (102nd overall) by Minnesota in the 2019 NFL Draft. Mattison played collegiately at Boise State (2016-18), where he appeared in 40 games and recorded 581 carries for 2,829 rushing yards (4.9 avg.) with 33 rushing touchdowns, along with 60 receptions for 511 yards (8.5 avg.) and one receiving touchdown.

Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Age Exp. College Hometown Acq.
Alexander Mattison RB 5-11 220 26 7 Boise State ‘19 San Bernardino, Calif. UFA, ‘25

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