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.
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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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| Ryan Hayes |
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Michigan ’23 |
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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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| Byron Cowart |
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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.
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| Cameron Goode |
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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 |
Tagovailoa named AFC Offensive Player of the Week
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September 13, 2023
Tagovailoa named AFC Offensive Player of the Week
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The NFL announced that Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has been named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in Sunday’s win at the L.A. Chargers.
It’s Tagovailoa’s second AFC Offensive Player of the Week honor after he also won the award for his performance at Baltimore in Week 2 of the 2022 season.
Tagovailoa completed 28-of-45 passes (62.2 pct.) for 466 yards, three touchdowns and one interception, posting a 110.0 passer rating. His 466 passing yards were the fifth-most in a game in Dolphins history and fourth-most all-time by any NFL player in a Week 1 game.
He had three touchdown passes, each of which gave Miami the lead. His final touchdown pass to wide receiver Tyreek Hill came with 1:45 left in the game, giving the Dolphins the 36-34 victory.
Tagovailoa delivered 11 passes to Hill, whose 215 receiving yards were third-most in a Week 1 game in NFL history.
Tagovailoa is now the fourth quarterback in NFL history to have multiple games of at least 450 passing yards and three touchdown passes in their first four seasons, joining Marc Bulger, Joe Burrow and Patrick Mahomes. He’s just the fifth quarterback in NFL history with multiple road games of at least 450 passing yards and three touchdown passes, joining Joe Montana, Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes and Boomer Esiason.
Miami Dolphins elevate Goode for Sunday’s game
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September 9, 2023
Miami Dolphins elevate Goode for Sunday’s game
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced they have elevated linebacker Cameron Goode to the active roster for Sunday’s game.
Goode 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.
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| Cameron Goode |
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4/15/98 |
1 |
California ’22 |
Spring, Texas |
D7a, ’22 |
Miami Dolphins sign Ferguson to contract extension
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September 6, 2023
Miami Dolphins sign Ferguson to contract extension
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced they have signed long snapper Blake Ferguson to a contract extension through the 2026 season.
Ferguson was a sixth-round pick (185th overall) by Miami in the 2020 NFL Draft. He’s played in 50 career games for the Dolphins, totaling seven special teams tackles (four solo) and one special teams fumble recovery. He also appeared in last year’s AFC Wild Card game at Buffalo. Ferguson is a two-time Salute to Service Award nominee (2021, 2022). He played collegiately at LSU, where he became the first long snapper in program history to be named a permanent team captain.
