Miami Dolphins make roster moves
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September 1, 2018
Miami Dolphins make roster moves
MIAMI – The Miami Dolphins today announced they have waived the following players:
| Name |
Pos. |
Hgt. |
Wgt. |
Birthdate |
Exp. |
College |
Hometown |
Acq. |
| Alston, Johnathan |
CB |
6-1 |
206 |
10/17/94 |
R |
North Carolina St. ’18 |
Bunn, N.C. |
FA, ‘18 |
| Asiata, Isaac |
G |
6-3 |
345 |
12/29/92 |
2 |
Utah ’17 |
Spanish Fork, Utah |
D5a, ‘17 |
| Calhoun, Taveze |
CB |
6-1 |
188 |
12/26/92 |
1 |
Mississippi St. ’16 |
Ludlow, Miss. |
FA, ‘17 |
| Carroo, Leonte |
WR |
6-1 |
215 |
1/24/94 |
3 |
Rutgers ’16 |
Edison, N.J. |
D3b, ‘16 |
| Collins, Cayson |
LB |
6-1 |
230 |
11/10/95 |
R |
North Carolina ’18 |
Charlotte, N.C. |
FA, ‘18 |
| Davis, Jalen |
CB |
5-10 |
185 |
2/2/96 |
R |
Utah State ’18 |
La Mesa, Calif. |
FA, ‘18 |
| Duarte, Thomas |
TE |
6-2 |
241 |
3/30/95 |
2 |
UCLA ’16 |
Fullerton, Calif. |
D7b, ‘16 |
| Elston, Trae |
S |
6-0 |
203 |
2/16/94 |
2 |
Mississippi ’16 |
Oxford, Ala. |
Wai., ’17 (Buf.) |
| Ford, Isaiah |
WR |
6-2 |
189 |
2/9/96 |
2 |
Virginia Tech ’17 |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
D7, ‘17 |
| Ginda, Frank |
LB |
6-0 |
235 |
5/26/97 |
R |
San Jose State ’18 |
Los Banos, Calif. |
FA, ‘18 |
| Gravelle, Lucas |
LS |
6-0 |
239 |
7/28/95 |
R |
TCU ’18 |
Niagara Falls, N.Y. |
FA, ‘18 |
| Hilland, Connor |
C |
6-4 |
298 |
6/18/95 |
R |
William & Mary ’18 |
Stafford, Va. |
FA, ‘18 |
| Howell, Buddy |
RB |
6-1 |
224 |
3/27/96 |
R |
Florida Atlantic ’18 |
Coconut Grove, Fla. |
FA, ‘18 |
| Joseph, Greg |
K |
6-1 |
214 |
8/4/94 |
R |
Florida Atlantic ’18 |
Johannesburg, South Africa |
FA, ’18 |
| Joseph, Roubbens |
T |
6-4 |
325 |
12/21/94 |
1 |
Buffalo ’17 |
Springfield, Mass. |
FA, ‘18 |
| Langford, Jeremy |
RB |
6-0 |
211 |
12/6/91 |
3 |
Michigan State ’15 |
Wayne, Mich. |
FA, ‘18 |
| Lewis, Malcolm |
WR |
5-10 |
200 |
10/27/93 |
1 |
Miami (FL) ’17 |
Miami, Fla. |
FA, ‘17 |
| Lippett, Tony |
CB |
6-3 |
192 |
7/2/92 |
4 |
Michigan State ’15 |
Detroit, Mich. |
D5d, ‘15 |
| Malveaux, Cameron |
DE |
6-5 |
265 |
8/22/94 |
1 |
Houston ’17 |
Beaumont, Texas |
FA, ‘17 |
| Mathieu, Claudy |
DE |
6-4 |
275 |
1/18/93 |
R |
Notre Dame (OH) ’18 |
Philadelphia, Pa. |
FA, ‘18 |
| Matthews, Mike |
C |
6-2 |
296 |
1/27/94 |
1 |
Texas A&M ’16 |
Missouri City, Texas |
FA, ‘18 |
| Morgan, Drew |
WR |
6-0 |
187 |
12/2/94 |
1 |
Arkansas ’17 |
Greenwood, Ark. |
FA, ‘17 |
| Moten, Anthony |
DT |
6-4 |
315 |
7/12/95 |
R |
Miami (FL) ’18 |
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
FA, ‘18 |
| Owusu, Francis |
WR |
6-3 |
223 |
12/27/94 |
1 |
Stanford ’17 |
Oxnard, Calif. |
FA, ‘17 |
| Pittman, Jamiyus |
DT |
6-2 |
319 |
10/23/94 |
R |
Central Florida ’18 |
Moultrie, Ga. |
FA, ‘18 |
| Poling, Quentin |
LB |
6-1 |
235 |
8/17/94 |
R |
Ohio ’18 |
Gomer, Ohio |
D7a, ‘18 |
| Radcliff, Brandon |
RB |
5-9 |
210 |
3/18/93 |
1 |
Louisville ’17 |
Miami, Fla. |
FA, ‘17 |
| Smith, Eric |
T |
6-4 |
308 |
9/2/95 |
2 |
Virginia ’17 |
Atlanta, Ga. |
FA, ‘17 |
| Steinmetz, David |
T |
6-8 |
321 |
3/1/95 |
R |
Purdue ’18 |
Grafton, Mass. |
FA, ‘18 |
| Woodard, Jonathan |
DE |
6-6 |
271 |
9/19/93 |
1 |
Central Arkansas ’16 |
Brentwood, Tenn. |
FA, ‘17 |
The following players were waived/injured:
| Name |
Pos. |
Hgt. |
Wgt. |
Birthdate |
Exp. |
College |
Hometown |
Acq. |
| Petty, Bryce |
QB |
6-3 |
226 |
5/31/91 |
3 |
Baylor ’16 |
Midlothian, Texas |
Wai., ’18 (NYJ) |
| Redmon, Quincy |
DE |
6-4 |
247 |
12/11/93 |
R |
Fairmont State ’18 |
Keyser, W.V. |
FA, ‘18 |
| Scott, Rashawn |
WR |
6-0 |
203 |
1/29/92 |
3 |
Miami (FL) ’16 |
Merritt Island, Fla. |
FA, ‘16 |
The following players were released:
| Name |
Pos. |
Hgt. |
Wgt. |
Birthdate |
Exp. |
College |
Hometown |
Acq. |
| Escobar, Gavin |
TE |
6-5 |
247 |
2/3/91 |
5 |
San Diego State ’18 |
Rancho Santo Margarita, Calif. |
FA, ‘18 |
| Garvin, Terence |
LB |
6-3 |
242 |
1/1/91 |
6 |
West Virginia ’13 |
Baltimore, Md. |
UFA, ’18 (Sea.) |
| Langford, Kendall |
DL |
6-6 |
305 |
1/27/86 |
11 |
Hampton ’08 |
Petersburg, Va. |
FA, ‘18 |
Alston joined the Dolphins as an undrafted college free agent on May 10, 2018. He was a four-year letterman (2013-15, ’17) at North Carolina State where he played wide receiver and cornerback. He started all 13 games as a senior in 2017, recording 54 tackles (37 solo), one sack, two interceptions and 10 passes defensed.
Asiata was a fifth-round pick (164th overall) by Miami in the 2017 NFL draft. He played in one game in 2017 and was inactive in 15 contests. He was a four-year letterman (2013-16) and three-year starter at Utah, where he started 39 consecutive games to finish his career.
Calhoun signed with Miami on Jan. 1, 2018 after spending two weeks on the Dolphins’ practice squad in 2017. He also spent time with New Orleans (2016-17) and Chicago (2016). Calhoun was a four-year letterman (2012-15) and three-year starter at Mississippi State.
Carroo was a third-round pick (86th overall) by Miami in the 2016 NFL draft. He played in 28 games over two seasons (2016-17) and made two starts. Carroo had 10 career receptions for 98 yards (9.8 avg.) and one touchdown. He was a four-year letterman (2012-15) and two-year starter at Rutgers.
Collins was signed by Miami as an undrafted college free agent on May 10, 2018. He was a four-year letterman (2014-17) and one-year starter at North Carolina where he played in 49 games with 16 starts. Collins totaled 217 career tackles (123 solo), two sacks, one pass defensed, seven forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries.
Davis joined the Dolphins as an undrafted college free agent on May 10, 2018. He was a four-year starter (2014-17) at Utah State where he started 49 games and made 181 tackles (123 solo), eight sacks, 11 interceptions, 48 passes defensed and four forced fumbles.
Duarte was a seventh-round pick (231st overall) by Miami in the 2016 NFL draft. He played in one regular-season game in 2016 and spent several stints on the Dolphins practice squad. Duarte was a three-year letterwinner (2013-15) and two-year starter at UCLA.
Elston was awarded to Miami off waivers from Buffalo on Dec. 29, 2017. He played in 14 games in 2017 – 13 of them with Buffalo and one with Philadelphia – and recorded 15 tackles (eight solo), one interceptions, one pass defensed and four special teams stops. He originally entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with New Orleans on May 6, 2016.
Escobar signed with Miami on April 16, 2018. He’s played in 64 NFL games with seven starts for Baltimore (2016) and Dallas (2013-16). Escobar totaled 30 career receptions for 333 yards (11.1 avg.) and eight touchdowns. He originally entered the NFL as a second-round pick (47th overall) by Dallas in the 2013 NFL draft.
Ford was a seventh-round pick (237th overall) by Miami in the 2017 NFL draft. He missed the entire 2017 season after being placed on injured reserve on Aug. 19, 2017. Ford was a three-year starter (2014-16) at Virginia Tech where he left as the school’s all-time leader in receptions (210), receiving yards (2,967) and receiving TDs (24).
Garvin was signed by Miami as an unrestricted free agent on April 11, 2018. He played in 74 NFL games with four starts for Seattle (2017), Washington (2016) and Pittsburgh (2013-15). Garvin recorded 27 tackles (17 solo), 1.5 sacks, one pass defensed, one forced fumbles and 49 special teams stops in his career. He originally entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with Pittsburgh on May 6, 2013.
Ginda was signed by Miami on July 24, 2018. He originally entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with Arizona on April 30, 2018. Ginda was a three-year starter (2015-17) at San Jose State and played in 38 games with 35 starts, setting a Mountain West Conference record with 173 total tackles as a junior in 2017.
Gravelle joined the Dolphins as an undrafted college free agent on May 10, 2018. He lettered one season (2017) at TCU and two seasons (2015-16) at Washington State.
Hilland signed with Miami as an undrafted college free agent on May 10, 2018. He was a four-year starter (2014-17) at William & Mary, where he started 39 games at left guard. He earned first-team Colonial Athletic Association honors as a senior in 2017.
Howell joined the Dolphins as an undrafted college free agent on May 10, 2018. He was a four-year letterman (2014-17) and one-year starter at Florida Atlantic, where he played in 39 games with 16 starts. Howell totaled 463 carries for 2,424 yards (5.2 avg.) and 22 touchdowns during his collegiate career.
Greg Joseph signed with Miami as an undrafted college free agent on May 10, 2018. He was a four-year letterman (2014-17) at Florida Atlantic, where he played in 50 games and finished his career as the school’s all-time leader in scoring (336), field goals (57) and PATs (165).
Roubbens Joseph signed with the Dolphins on April 4, 2018. He spent the 2017 training camp and offseason with Baltimore and originally entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with the Ravens on May 15, 2017. Joseph was a two-year letterman (2015-16) and one-year starter at Buffalo.
Jeremy Langford signed with Miami on Aug. 6, 2018. He spent the 2017 season with the N.Y. Jets but missed the year with an injury. Langford played in 28 games with five starts for Chicago from 2015-16 and totaled 210 carries for 737 yards (3.5 avg.) and 10 touchdowns. He originally entered the NFL as a fourth-round pick (106th overall) by Chicago in the 2015 NFL draft.
Kendall Langford signed with Miami on Aug. 14, 2018. He played in 136 career games with 113 starts for Houston (2017), Indianapolis (2015-16), St. Louis (2012-14) and Miami (2008-11). Langford had 290 career tackles (208 solo), 22.5 sacks, 20 passes defensed, four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. He originally entered the NFL as a third-round pick (66th overall) by Miami in the 2008 NFL draft.
Lewis joined the Dolphins on May 5, 2017 as an undrafted college free agent and spent the entire 2017 season on Miami’s practice squad. He was a five-year letterman (2012-16) and one-year starter at the University of Miami, where he played in 50 career games with 15 starts.
Lippett was a fifth-round pick (156th overall) by Miami in the 2015 NFL draft. He played in 25 games for the Dolphins with 13 starts before missing the 2017 season after he was placed on injured reserve on Sept. 2, 2017. Lippett recorded 77 career tackles (54 solo), four interceptions and 11 passes defensed.
Malveaux signed with Miami as an undrafted college free agent on May 5, 2017. He spent most of the 2017 season on the Dolphins practice squad before he was promoted to the active roster on Dec. 2, 2017 and played in four games. Malveaux recorded five tackles (four solo) and one sack.
Mathieu joined the Dolphins as an undrafted college free agent on May 10, 2018. He was a four-year starter (2014-17) at Notre Dame (Ohio), where he played in 42 games with 39 starts. Mathieu left school as the program’s all-time leader in sacks (26) and tackles for loss (43.5).
Matthews signed with Miami on May 25, 2018. He spent the 2017 season with Pittsburgh, but was placed on injured reserve on Aug. 9, 2017. Matthews originally entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with Cleveland on May 5, 2016. He was a four-year letterman (2012-15) and three-year starter at Texas A&M.
Morgan joined the Dolphins as an undrafted college free agent on May 5, 2018. He spent the entire 2017 season on Miami’s practice squad. Morgan was a four-year letterman (2013-16) and two-year starter at Arkansas, where he played in 49 games with 19 starts.
Moten signed with Miami as an undrafted college free agent on May 10, 2018. He was a four-year letterman (2014-17) at the University of Miami, where he played in 45 games with four starts. He recorded 38 tackles (14 solo), 1.5 sacks and one pass defensed in his collegiate career.
Owusu joined the Dolphins as an undrafted college free agent on May 5, 2017. He was a four-year letterman (2013-16) and one-year starter at Stanford, where he played in 50 games with 14 starts. He recorded 34 receptions for 482 yards (14.2 avg.) and three touchdowns in his collegiate career.
Petty was awarded off waivers to Miami on May 4, 2018. He originally entered the NFL as a fourth-round pick (103rd overall) by the N.Y. Jets in the 2015 NFL draft and played in 10 career games with seven starts for the Jets. Petty completed 130-of-245 passes (53.1 pct.) for 1,353 yards and four touchdowns.
Pittman signed with Miami as an undrafted college free agent on May 10, 2018. He was a four-year letterman (2014-17) and three-year starter at Central Florida, where he played in 49 games with 33 starts. Pittman recorded 138 tackles (67 solo), 13 sacks, four passes defensed and one forced fumble in his collegiate career.
Poling was a seventh-round pick (227th overall) by the Dolphins in the 2018 NFL draft. He was a four-year starter (2014-17) at Ohio, where he started 50 games. Poling recorded 374 tackles (217 solo), 18.5 sacks, seven interceptions, 21 passes defensed and seven forced fumbles in his collegiate career.
Radcliff signed with Miami on Jan. 1, 2018 after he spent part of the 2017 season on the Dolphins practice squad. He originally entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with Indianapolis on May 4, 2017. Radcliff was a four-year letterman (2013-16) and two-year starter at Louisville.
Redmon joined the Dolphins as an undrafted college free agent on May 10, 2018. He was a four-year starter (2014-17) at Fairmont State, where he played in 38 games with 36 starts. He recorded 169 tackles (93 solo), 19 sacks, eight passes defensed, four forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries in his collegiate career.
Scott signed with the Dolphins as an undrafted college free agent on May 6, 2016. He spent several stints on the Dolphins practice squad in 2016 and 2017 before being promoted to the active roster both seasons. Scott played in three career games – one in 2017 and two in 2016 – and also appeared in one playoff game during the 2016 season.
Smith joined the Dolphins as an undrafted college free agent on May 5, 2017 but missed most of the 2017 season after he was placed on injured reserve on Oct. 3, 2017. He was inactive for the remaining five games. Smith was a four-year starter (2013-16) at Virginia and started 44 consecutive games to finish his career.
Steinmetz signed with the Dolphins as an undrafted college free agent on May 10, 2018. He was a one-year starter (2017) at Purdue after he transferred from Rhode Island following the 2016 season. He played in a total of 46 collegiate games with 44 starts.
Woodard signed with Miami on Jan. 1, 2018 after finishing the 2017 season on the Dolphins practice squad. He also spent part of the 2017 season on Atlanta’s practice squad. Woodard originally entered the NFL as a seventh-round pick (226th overall) by Jacksonville in the 2016 NFL draft.
