Dodson Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week
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Dec. 31, 2024
Dodson Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Miami Dolphins linebacker Tyrel Dodson has been named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in Sunday’s game at Cleveland, the NFL announced Tuesday.
It is the first AFC Defensive Player of the Week honor of his career and Miami’s fourth Player of the Week award this season with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa earning AFC Offensive Player of the Week against New England in Week 12, defensive tackle Zach Sieler notching AFC Defensive Player of the Week against the N.Y. Jets in Week 14 and kicker Jason Sanders winning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week against San Francisco in Week 16.
The nod is Miami’s first player of the week honors in back-to-back weeks since 2023 when linebacker Bradley Chubb and Sanders earned the award in Weeks 15 and 16, respectively.
Dodson, who joined the team via waivers from Seattle in Week 11, led the team with a career-high 15 tackles (eight solo), one interception, one pass defensed and a quarterback hit. His 15 tackles were the most by any defender in Week 17 and the most by a Dolphins player since Jerome Baker had 16 against New England in Week 1 of the 2020 season.
Dodson became the seventh player in Dolphins history to record 15 tackles in a game since tackles became officially tracked in 1994. He is also the first Dolphin since at least 1994 to record 15 tackles and an interception in a single game and one of two players to do so this season, joining Atlanta’s Troy Andersen.
The interception was the second of his career, having recorded one in Week 12 against New England. He is the only linebacker in the NFL to have two interceptions since Week 12.
Dodson has recorded 103 tackles (56 solo), 2.0 sacks, four quarterback hits, two interceptions, four passes defensed and one forced fumble this season.
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Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves
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Dec. 28, 2024
Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced they have signed wide receiver Erik Ezukanma to the active roster off the practice squad and placed cornerback Kendall Fuller on the injured reserve list. The team also elevated cornerback Nik Needham and quarterback Skylar Thompson to the active roster for Sunday’s game.
Ezukanma has played in five career games, totaling one reception for three yards and five carries for 22 yards (4.4 avg.) in three seasons with Miami (2022-24). This season, he appeared in Miami’s Week 3 matchup at Seattle and against San Francisco in Week 16. Ezukanma was a fourth-round selection (125th overall) by the Dolphins in the 2022 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Texas Tech (2018-21), where he appeared in 35 games and totaled 138 receptions for 2,165 yards and 15 touchdowns in addition to 10 carries for 138 rushing yards and two touchdowns. He earned first-team All-Big 12 honors in 2020.
Fuller started 11 games for Miami this season and recorded 50 tackles (37 solo), seven passes defensed and one fumble recovery. He has appeared in 128 career games with 104 starts in nine seasons with Washington (2016-17, 2020-23), Kansas City (2018-19) and Miami (2024). He has recorded 503 tackles (402 solo), 2.0 sacks, 16 interceptions, 82 passes defensed, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries in his career. He won Super Bowl LIV with the Chiefs and entered the NFL as a third-round selection (84th overall) by Washington in the 2016 NFL Draft. Fuller played collegiately at Virginia Tech.
Needham has appeared in 63 games with 27 starts in six seasons with Miami (2019-24). He’s totaled 199 tackles (144 solo), 3.0 sacks, six interceptions, 25 passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in his career. He’s also had one interception return for a touchdown and played in one playoff game. This season, he appeared in Miami’s Week 5 matchup at New England and at Indianapolis in Week 7. Needham originally entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with Miami in 2019. He played collegiately at UTEP.
Thompson has appeared in 10 career games with three starts in three seasons with Miami (2022-24), completing 81-of-138 passing attempts for 721 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions. He entered the league as a seventh-round selection (247th overall) by Miami in the 2022 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Kansas State (2017-21), where he started 40 career games, totaling 7,134 passing yards and 42 passing touchdowns while adding 1,087 rushing yards and 26 rushing touchdowns.
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| Erik Ezukanma |
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| Nik Needham |
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196 |
28 |
6 |
UTEP ‘19 |
Buena Park, Calif. |
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| Skylar Thompson |
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6-2 |
210 |
27 |
3 |
Kansas St. ‘22 |
Independence, Mo. |
D7b, ‘22 |
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Miami Dolphins Waive Barrett from the Reserve/Retired List
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Dec. 26, 2024
Miami Dolphins Waive Barrett from the Reserve/Retired List
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced they have waived linebacker Shaquil Barrett from the reserve/retired list.
Barrett, who signed with Miami on March 18, 2024 and retired on July 22, 2024, has played nine NFL seasons, four with Denver (2015-18) and five with Tampa Bay (2019-23). He has appeared in 131 games with 85 starts, totaling 383 tackles (276 solo), 59.0 sacks, three interceptions, 18 passes defensed, 22 forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries. Barrett also played in 11 postseason games with eight starts. He is a two-time Pro Bowl selection (2019, 2021), and a two-time Super Bowl champion (50, LV). Barrett originally entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with Denver in 2014 following a collegiate career at Colorado State.
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Miami Dolphins Make Practice Squad Roster Moves
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Dec. 24, 2024
Miami Dolphins Make Practice Squad Roster Moves
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced they have signed defensive tackle Neil Farrell to the practice squad and release tight end Hayden Rucci from the practice squad.
Farrell has appeared in 19 career games with Las Vegas (2022), Kansas City (2023) and Miami (2024), recording 15 tackles (five solo), one pass defensed and two tackles for loss. He played in seven games with Miami in 2024 and recorded two tackles (one solo). Farrell originally entered the league as a fourth-round selection (126th overall) by Las Vegas in the 2022 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at LSU (2017-21), where he appeared in 52 career games with 21 starts and recorded 144 tackles (55 solo), 7.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and five passes defensed.
Rucci entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with the Dolphins on May 10, 2024. He spent the offseason program and training camp with Miami and has had multiple stints on the practice squad. He played collegiately at Wisconsin, where he appeared in 36 games with 18 starts during four seasons (2020-23). He caught 17 passes for 200 yards (11.8 avg.) and one touchdown for the Badgers and was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection in 2020, 2021 and 2023.
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| Neil Farrell |
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Sanders Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week
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Dec. 24, 2024
Sanders Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Miami Dolphins kicker Jason Sanders has been named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance in Sunday’s game against San Francisco, the NFL announced Tuesday.
It is the sixth AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honor of his career and Miami’s first AFC Special Teams Player of the Week nod since Sanders earned the award against Dallas in Week 16 of the 2023 season. The award is Sanders’s second recognition this season, having earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Month honors for his performance in November.
The nod marks Miami’s third Player of the Week award this season with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa earning AFC Offensive Player of the Week against New England in Week 12 and defensive tackle Zach Sieler notching AFC Defensive Player of the Week against the N.Y. Jets in Week 14.
Sanders had one of the best outings of his career in Miami’s 29-17 win over San Francisco, converting each of his five field goal attempts, including a 54-yarder, and adding two extra points to finish the day with 17 points. Sanders not only tied the total points scored by the 49ers in Sunday’s games, but single-handedly outscored five teams in Week 16 and tied two others.
It was his fifth career game converting five field goal attempts, which is three more than any other player in Dolphins history. He now has made 23 field goals in a row, the longest active streak in the NFL and the longest in franchise history.
Sanders has had 11 field goals from 50 yards or longer this year, which is the fourth-most in the NFL this season and a single-season franchise record. He has made eight consecutive field goals from 50-plus yards, which is tied for the longest active streak in the NFL and ranks second in Dolphins history behind Sanders’s own record of 10-straight kicks of 50-plus yards from 2019-20.
Sanders, who is one of two players in the NFL this year to kick a field goal in every game alongside Dallas’ Brandon Aubrey, has made 33-of-37 field goals attempts (89.2%) this season along with 22-of-24 extra points (91.7%). He is the Dolphins all-time leader in field goal percentage and ranks third in points scored with 810. His 33 field goals made this year are the third most in a single season in franchise history.
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Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves
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Dec. 21, 2024
Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced they have activated linebacker Cameron Goode off the reserve/physically unable to perform list and waived defensive tackle Neil Farrell. The team also elevated wide receiver Erik Ezukanma to the active roster for Sunday’s game.
Goode appeared in 17 games with Miami in 2023, recording three tackles (one solo) and three quarterback hits. He spent the 2022 season on Miami’s practice squad. Goode was a seventh-round selection (224th overall) by Miami in the 2022 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at California (2017-21), where he appeared in 37 games and recorded 170 tackles (97 solo), 21 sacks, two interceptions, 12 passes defensed, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in five seasons with the Golden Bears.
Farrell has appeared in 19 career games with Las Vegas (2022), Kansas City (2023) and Miami (2024), recording 15 tackles (five solo), one pass defensed and two tackles for loss. He played in seven games with Miami in 2024 and recorded two tackles (one solo). Farrell originally entered the league as a fourth-round selection (126th overall) by Las Vegas in the 2022 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at LSU (2017-21), where he appeared in 52 career games with 21 starts and recorded 144 tackles (55 solo), 7.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and five passes defensed.
Ezukanma has played in four career games, totaling one reception for three yards and five carries for 22 yards (4.4 avg.) in three seasons with Miami (2022-24). He appeared in Miami’s Week 3 matchup at Seattle earlier this season. Ezukanma was a fourth-round selection (125th overall) by the Dolphins in the 2022 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Texas Tech (2018-21), where he appeared in 35 games and totaled 138 receptions for 2,165 yards and 15 touchdowns in addition to 10 carries for 138 rushing yards and two touchdowns. He earned first-team All-Big 12 honors in 2020.
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Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves
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Dec. 17, 2024
Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced they have signed long snapper Jake McQuaide to the active roster off the practice squad and placed wide receiver Grant DuBose on the injured reserve list. The team also signed wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie and quarterback Skylar Thompson to the practice squad.
McQuaide is a 14-year veteran who has appeared in 194 career games with St. Louis/L.A. Rams (2011-2020), Dallas (2021-22), Detroit (2023) and Minnesota (2024). He also spent time on the practice squad with Chicago in 2024. McQuaide was named to consecutive Pro Bowls in 2016 and 2017. He entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with the Rams in 2011 and played collegiately at Ohio State (2006-10).
DuBose signed with Miami on Aug. 28, 2024, and appeared in three games with the Dolphins this season, recording two receptions for 11 yards. He entered the league as a seventh-round selection (256th overall) by Green Bay in the 2023 NFL Draft and spent the 2023 season on their practice squad. DuBose finished his collegiate career at Charlotte, where he appeared in 24 games with 20 starts in two seasons (2021-22) after transferring from Miles College. He recorded 126 receptions for 1,684 yards (13.3 avg.) and 15 touchdowns at Charlotte, where he ranked second in school history in career receiving yards per game (70.2) and fourth in career receiving yards (1,684).
McKenzie has appeared in 93 career games with 28 starts in seven seasons with Denver (2017-18), Buffalo (2018-22) and Indianapolis (2023). He has recorded 152 receptions for 1,427 yards (9.4 avg.) and 11 touchdowns, along with 50 carries for 244 rushing yards (4.9 avg.) and four touchdowns. He also played in seven postseason games with Buffalo, starting in two and tallying 13 receptions for 95 yards (7.3 avg.) and one touchdown. McKenzie entered the NFL as a fifth-round selection (172nd overall) by Denver in the 2017 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Georgia (2014-16), where he recorded 60 receptions for 823 yards and seven touchdowns in addition to 37 carries for 329 rushing yards (8.9 avg.) and four touchdowns.
Thompson has appeared in 10 career games with three starts in three seasons with Miami (2022-24), completing 81-of-138 passing attempts for 721 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions. He entered the league as a seventh-round selection (247th overall) by Miami in the 2022 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Kansas State (2017-21), where he started 40 career games, totaling 7,134 passing yards and 42 passing touchdowns while adding 1,087 rushing yards and 26 rushing touchdowns.
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29 |
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| Skylar Thompson |
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210 |
27 |
3 |
Kansas St. ‘22 |
Independence, Mo. |
D7b, ‘22 |
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Miami Dolphins Make Practice Squad Roster Moves
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Dec. 16, 2024
Miami Dolphins Make Practice Squad Roster Moves
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced they have signed long snapper Jake McQuaide to the practice squad and released long snapper Zach Triner from the practice squad.
McQuaide is a 14-year veteran who has appeared in 194 career games with St. Louis/L.A. Rams (2011-2020), Dallas (2021-22), Detroit (2023) and Minnesota (2024). He also spent time on the practice squad with Chicago in 2024. McQuaide was named to consecutive Pro Bowls in 2016 and 2017. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Rams in 2011 and played collegiately at Ohio State (2006-10).
Triner has played in 84 career games in six seasons with Tampa Bay (2019-24) and Miami (2024). He also spent time on the practice squad with Green Bay at the end of the 2017 season. Triner appeared in three games with Miami this season. He entered the NFL in 2017 as a free agent with the N.Y. Jets and played collegiately at Assumption College (2012-14) in Worcester, Mass.
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