Because the Dolphins continued so as to add at working again underneath Mike McDaniel, Salvon Ahmed saved waging profitable battles to maintain his roster spot. However the Brian Flores-era acquisition obtained phrase Monday he would be released.
Throughout a busy day for Dolphins transactions, the group lower the fifth-year working again. Ahmed re-signed in March, staying in Miami on a one-year deal price $1.29M. The Dolphins didn’t assure Ahmed something upon bringing him again, and the group made one other key transfer at working again weeks after preserving the enduring former UDFA.
Talked about as a launch candidate earlier than the commerce addition of Jeff Wilson back in 2022, Ahmed managed to stay round regardless of the next De’Von Achane draft selection. This yr, nevertheless, the Dolphins traded up for Tennessee speedster Jaylen Wright. With ex-McDaniel 49ers costs Wilson and Raheem Mostert nonetheless round, Ahmed didn’t appear to have a realistic path to the team’s active roster. The group additionally rosters Chris Brooks, who arrived as a UDFA underneath McDaniel.
It could seemingly not be out of the query if Ahmed — a Dolphin since 2020 — resurfaced on the group’s follow squad, however this early launch would give him a shot at touchdown some other place. Most groups should not as deep as Miami within the backfield, pointing to Ahmed having one other likelihood. Although, he doesn’t precisely play a place on the precise finish of the supply-and-demand spectrum. A Washington alum, Ahmed rushed for 319 yards as a rookie, however has not surpassed 150 in a season since.
The Dolphins are additionally including at working again, signing former Steeler Anthony McFarland Jr. The 2020 fourth-rounder spent the previous 4 seasons with the Steelers, working in a reserve function. McFarland, 26, has solely topped 30 dashing yards in a single season (2020, when he amassed 113). The Steelers used one in every of their eight allotted IR activations on the third-string RB final season, however waived him later within the yr.
Miami additionally signed fullback Zander Horvath together with linebacker Dequan Jackson and large receiver Jadon Janke. The group positioned Willie Snead and offensive lineman Sean Harlow on IR and waived linebacker Ezekiel Vandenburgh with an damage designation. Snead caught on with the Dolphins in late July, becoming a member of a group that positioned Odell Beckham Jr. on the energetic/PUP record.
It doesn’t sound like OBJ will come off the record particularly quickly, McDaniel mentioned (via the Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson). Beckham is not going to follow this week, per McDaniel. Groups don’t have to reveal the character of accidents earlier than damage reviews return forward of Week 1, so Beckham’s difficulty stays a little bit of a thriller.
Whereas it doesn’t sound just like the Dolphins are overly involved, Beckham actually has handled a lot of accidents. Well being points led to his tumble off the famous person tier, however the veteran wideout has remained a viable contributor. The Dolphins gave OBJ a one-year, $3M deal ($3M guaranteed) to be their No. 3 wideout.
