Oklahoma’s all-time leading rusher has had another setback in his NFL career.
Samaje Perine’s 4,122 rushing yards during his career for the Sooners etched his name atop the leaderboards for running backs. He was able to accomplish that in three seasons from 2014-16 before foregoing his senior season for the NFL, but things haven’t hit the ground running for Perine in the league.
The Miami Dolphins announced on Sunday that they waived the former Oklahoma running back from their roster.
Perine was drafted by Washington in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He started in eight games his rookie season and playing in all 10 games, but only rushed for only 3.4 yards per carry in the 2017 season. Perine suffered two injuries in the 2018 season before Washington waived him before the 2019 season.
The Cincinnati Bengals claimed him off waivers after Washington waived him. He was on the active roster and practice squad during his time in Cincinnati, but was waived in Oct. of the 2019 season. The Miami Dolphins signed him at the end of the 2019 season before waiving him today.
During his career at Oklahoma, Perine set the NCAA single-game rushing record with 427 yards against Kansas—a mark that hasn’t been touched since. Him and back-to-back 1,000 yard rusher for the Bengals, Joe Mixon, became one of the premier one-two punches in college football in 2015-16.
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