Miami Dolphins exercise fifth-year option on Wilkins
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April 28, 2022
Miami Dolphins exercise fifth-year option on Wilkins
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins today announced they have exercised the fifth-year option on defensive tackle Christian Wilkins. He is now signed through the 2023 season.
Wilkins was Miami’s first-round pick (13th overall) in the 2019 NFL Draft out of Clemson. During three seasons (2019-21) with the Dolphins, Wilkins has played in 47 games with 43 starts, totaling 192 tackles (107 solo), 8.0 sacks, one interception, 11 passes defensed, one forced fumble and three fumble recoveries. He also has two touchdown receptions on offense. Wilkins had 89 tackles during the 2021 season, which was tied for the most by an NFL defensive lineman since 2013 and was the most by a Dolphins defensive lineman since Jeff Cross has 93 in 1993.
Miami Dolphins re-sign Jones
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April 19, 2022
Miami Dolphins re-sign Jones
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins today announced they have re-signed defensive tackle Benito Jones.
Jones has been with the Dolphins since April 29, 2020, when he was signed as an undrafted college free agent. He played in six games in 2020, making two tackles (one solo). Jones spent the entire 2021 season on Miami’s practice squad. He earned second-team All-SEC honors in 2019 as a senior at Mississippi following his third season as a starter on the Rebels defensive line.
Miami Dolphins sign Morstead
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April 8, 2022
Miami Dolphins sign Morstead
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins today announced they have signed punter Thomas Morstead as an unrestricted free agent from Atlanta.
Morstead has played 13 NFL seasons. He was a Pro Bowl selection and earned second-team All-Pro honors in 2012. Morstead spent his first 12 years (2009-20) with New Orleans before playing for the N.Y. Jets and Atlanta in 2021. He’s played in 204 career games and is one of just 11 NFL players to play in at least 200 games since 2009. He’s also played in 15 playoff games and was New Orleans’ punter as a rookie during their Super Bowl XLIV win. Morstead has totaled 737 career punts for 34,313 yards. He has a career gross average of 46.6 and a net average of 41.6. He originally entered the NFL as a fifth-round pick (164th) by New Orleans out of SMU in the 2009 NFL Draft.
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Birthdate |
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College |
Hometown |
Acq. |
| Thomas Morstead |
P |
6-4 |
225 |
3/8/86 |
14 |
SMU ’09 |
Pearland, Texas |
UFA, ’22 (Atl.) |
Miami Dolphins re-sign Jenkins
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April 7, 2022
Miami Dolphins re-sign Jenkins
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins today announced they have re-signed defensive tackle John Jenkins.
Jenkins joined the Dolphins for a second time as an unrestricted free agent from Chicago on April 2, 2021. He also played for Miami in 2019. During his career, Jenkins has appeared in 100 games with 30 starts, totaling 192 tackles (104 solo), 2.5 sacks, four passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He’s also appeared in four playoff games. The 2022 campaign will be Jenkins’ 10th NFL season. He’s also spent time with New Orleans (2013-16), Seattle (2016), Chicago (2017, 2020) and the N.Y. Giants (2018). Jenkins originally entered the NFL as a third-round pick (82nd overall) by New Orleans out of Georgia in the 2013 NFL Draft.
Miami Dolphins sign Howard to contract extension
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April 6, 2022
Miami Dolphins sign Howard to contract extension
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins today announced they have signed cornerback Xavien Howard to a contract extension through the 2026 season.
Howard was a second-round pick (38th overall) by Miami out of Baylor in the 2016 NFL Draft and is the longest tenured Dolphins player on the roster. He’s earned three Pro Bowl selections (2018, 2020, 2021), two Dan Marino Team MVP awards (2018, 2020) and was named first-team All-Pro in 2020. Howard leads the NFL with 27 interceptions since he entered the league in 2016. His 27 interceptions are sixth in team history and eight shy of the team record (35, Jake Scott). Howard has played in 72 career games with 71 starts, totaling 241 tackles (187 solo), 2.0 sacks, 27 interceptions, 71 passes defensed, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. He also has three defensive touchdowns (two interceptions, one fumble return), two of which came during the 2021 season.
Miami Dolphins make trade with Patriots
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April 5, 2022
Miami Dolphins make trade with Patriots
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins today announced they have acquired a 2023 third-round pick from New England in exchange for wide receiver DeVante Parker and a 2022 fifth-round pick.
Parker was Miami’s first-round pick (14th overall) in the 2015 NFL Draft out of Louisville. He played in 93 games with 64 starts for the Dolphins, totaling 338 career receptions for 4,727 yards (14.0 avg.) and 24 touchdowns. Parker’s 4,727 receiving yards are sixth in team history while his 338 receptions rank eighth. His most productive season came in 2019 when he finished fifth in the NFL with 1,202 receiving yards and caught nine touchdowns.
Needham signs RFA tender
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April 4, 2022
Needham signs RFA tender
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins today announced that cornerback Nik Needham has signed his restricted free agent tender. Miami placed a second-round tender on him on March 11, 2022.
Needham joined the Dolphins as an undrafted college free agent out of UTEP on May 9, 2019. He spent the first part of the 2019 season on Miami’s practice squad before he was signed to the active roster on Oct. 12, 2019. Since then, Needham has appeared in 45 career games with 22 starts and totaled 171 tackles (125 solo), 3.0 sacks, six interceptions, 23 passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He also has one defensive touchdown (interception return). Needham has intercepted multiple passes in all three of his NFL seasons.
Miami Dolphins sign Armstead
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March 24, 2022
Miami Dolphins sign Armstead
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins today announced they have signed tackle Terron Armstead as an unrestricted free agent from New Orleans.
Armstead is a three-time Pro Bowl selection (2018-20) and earned second-team All-Pro honors in 2018. He was named New Orleans’ recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award in 2020. Armstead spent the first nine seasons (2013-21) of his career with New Orleans, appearing in 97 games with 93 starts, all at left tackle. He has also started nine playoff games. He originally entered the NFL as a third-round pick (75th overall) by New Orleans out of Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the 2013 NFL Draft.
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| Terron Armstead |
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6-5 |
304 |
7/23/91 |
10 |
Ark. Pine-Bluff ’13 |
Cahokia, Ill. |
UFA, ’22 (NO) |
