Release trade and FA News

Kevin Nogle wrote:The Miami Dolphins are expected to sign offensive tackle Michael Dunn, according to NFL Draft Diamonds. Dunn was a member of the Birmingham Iron during the short-lived Alliance of American Football season this spring, but the suspension of operations of that league has freed their players to sign with NFL franchises. The Dolphins, who need depth on the offensive line and only have 58 players on their roster when the league allows 90 players, can use a developmental lineman like Dunn to bolster the roster during the team’s offseason training program.

Greg Likens wrote:#NFL announces they've allocated DT Durval Queiroz Neto to the #Dolphins via the International Player Pathway Program.

Queiroz is a 25-year-old DT from Brazil and goes by Duzão. He has spent the past 4 seasons playing professionally in Brazil & is a former judo champion

miamidolphins.com wrote:The Miami Dolphins today announced they have signed wide receiver Ricardo Louis.
Louis has played in 32 career games with 12 starts and has 45 receptions for 562 yards (12.5 avg.) in two seasons (2016-17) with the Cleveland Browns. He was on injured reserve and missed the entire 2018 season. Louis was a fourth-round pick (114th overall) by Cleveland in the 2016 NFL draft. Louis played collegiately at Auburn and is a Miami native who played high school football at Miami Beach Senior High School.

Ian Rapoport wrote:The #Dolphins are signing OLB/ pass rusher Jayrone Elliott, who led the AAF in sacks with 7.5, source said.

The Dolphins have been telling people that they’re signing four San Antonio players.

Besides Elliott, they also agreed to terms on Monday evening with outside linebacker Tyrone Holmes, who had 4.5 sacks and 11 quarterback hits in nine AAF games, including preseason.

Holmes appeared in 15 games for the Cleveland Browns in 2016 and 2017 and had nine tackles.

Holmes, 6-2 and 253 pounds, was a sixth-round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2016 but was cut shortly before the season and signed with Cleveland, where he stuck for two years.

He spent time with the Chiefs’ and Chargers’ practice squads in 2018, and joined the AAF at the start of this season.

Holmes was FCS Defensive Player of the Year at Montana in 2015, when he had 18 sacks, 87 tackles and 24 tackles for loss. He had 34.5 sacks in four years at Montana.

The Dolphins, according to ESPN, are among multiple teams that have shown interest in veteran punter Marquette King, who has averaged 46.7 yards per punt in parts of six NFL seasons, including four games with the Broncos last season.

Matt Haack, the Dolphins’ incumbent punter, has averaged 44.6 yards per punt in his two seasons with Miami.

mostly likely these guys will end up being camp bodies, but who knows, maybe one of them might end up showing some special teams value. then again, given the dearth of talent on this team, these guys might actual end up as starters. after all, nobody was expecting Cam Wake to become much of anything.

barry jackson wrote:The Dolphins continued raiding the San Antonio roster of the defunct Alliance of American Football on Tuesday, adding a former Patriots running back and one of the league’s standout nose tackles, according to a source.

The Dolphins are signing Kenneth Farrow, who had 60 carries for 192 yards for the Chargers in 2016 and has spent time on the New England Patriots’ practice squad in 2018, after missing the 2017 season with an injury.

Farrow was one of the AAF’s best running backs, including a 30-carry, 142-yard performance against Birmingham that resulted in him being named AAF Offensive Player of the Week.

Miami also is signing Joey Mbu, who played seven games for Atlanta in 2015 and two for the Colts in 2017. He also has spent time on the practice squads of Atlanta and Washington.

Degarmo wrote:The NFL sorely needs a minor league system.  It's too bad they couldn't get the AAF to work.

JMP wrote:

Degarmo wrote:The NFL sorely needs a minor league system.  It's too bad they couldn't get the AAF to work.

The NFL definitely needs some kind of developmental league, both for players that are coming back from injuries and for the guys that just fell through the cracks for whatever reason.  I really enjoyed the AAF games.  Sucks that the money wasn't there...but the people in charge knew that going into it.

The Dolphins are looking at reincorporating a fullback – something that wasn’t a part of their offense under Adam Gase – and according to team sources, recently brought to their offices one of the draft’s top fullbacks and a Big 12 tight end with the ability to play fullback.

Wisconsin running back/fullback Alec Ingold, who visited in recent days, had 103 carries for 343 yards in four seasons (a 3.3 per carry average) and 17 touchdowns on the ground and also caught 14 passes for 185 yards (a 13.2 average) and four touchdowns. He’s also a skilled blocker.

mercury22nathan wrote:this isn't a release, trade or FA, but...

The Dolphins are looking at reincorporating a fullback – something that wasn’t a part of their offense under Adam Gase – and according to team sources, recently brought to their offices one of the draft’s top fullbacks and a Big 12 tight end with the ability to play fullback.

Wisconsin running back/fullback Alec Ingold, who visited in recent days, had 103 carries for 343 yards in four seasons (a 3.3 per carry average) and 17 touchdowns on the ground and also caught 14 passes for 185 yards (a 13.2 average) and four touchdowns. He’s also a skilled blocker.

https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article228610889.html

...i think its good news nonetheless.

Kevin Patra wrote:Free agent running back Ty Montgomery is taking meetings with two AFC East teams this week.

The 26-year-old is visiting with the New York Jets on Thursday and the Miami Dolphins on Friday, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per a source informed of the meetings.
Montgomery played in six games with the Baltimore Ravens last season after being traded from the Green Bay Packers. The back earned just 15 carries for 83 yards and 10 receptions for 64 yards with the Ravens

rightchea wrote:

Kevin Patra wrote:Free agent running back Ty Montgomery is taking meetings with two AFC East teams this week.

The 26-year-old is visiting with the New York Jets on Thursday and the Miami Dolphins on Friday, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per a source informed of the meetings.
Montgomery played in six games with the Baltimore Ravens last season after being traded from the Green Bay Packers. The back earned just 15 carries for 83 yards and 10 receptions for 64 yards with the Ravens

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001026008/article/jets-dolphins-to-host-freeagent-rb-ty-montgomery

Dolphins get: 1-2
49ers get: 1-13, 2020 first-round pick

NFL teams occasionally agree on conditional trades, which are dependent upon a player being available at a given spot. Last year, for example, the Broncos and Bills agreed on a tentative pick swap, with the Broncos retaining the right to keep their pick if their player was still on the board. When Bradley Chubb fell to the fifth slot, the Bills had no deal.

Here, the Dolphins would be striking a conditional swap if the Cardinals decide to pass on Kyler Murray with the top pick, presumably to draft Nick Bosa. The 49ers and Jets have no need for Murray, but the Dolphins would want to move ahead of the Raiders at No. 4 to grab their quarterback of the future. The Jets likely want to add one of the edge rushers at No. 3 after missing out on Anthony Barr this offseason, and they're not going to be inclined to help a divisional rival get their quarterback of the future.

Degarmo wrote:I'll only take that scenario if we get a guaranteed 15-year Pro-Bowl caliber (talent floor) QB, and I don't see one of those in this draft.