The Miami Dolphins practice squad has reached the maximum limit of 17 players. And, despite the additions to the group starting as early as mid-week last week, the Dolphins themselves have only now unveiled their choices and selections formally — with the biggest surprise to make the list being the most familiar name to Dolphins fans.
We’ve known that the practice squad would contain names like Reid Sinnett, Gerrid Doaks, Kirk Merritt and others for nearly a week now. But the team’s final addition to the practice squad brings an old friend back into the fray.
Wide receiver Isaiah Ford is, once again, a Miami Dolphin.
Ford’s journey as an NFL player has been a bumpy one. He’s been cut by the Dolphins numerous times. The Dolphins even traded Ford at last year’s trade deadline to the New England Patriots. And yet by the end of the year, Ford was back in South Florida and playing with the Dolphins.
Only to be cut again this offseason. And now, returned back to the practice squad.
Ford is a likable player. He’s not overly impactful in any dynamic of the game and he isn’t a threat as an athlete; at least not in the same sense as a lot of the new additions to the Dolphins’ locker room this past offseason. But he’s savvy against zone coverage and he’s clearly tough. And at this point it is safe to presume that the coaching staff likes him quite a bit.
How else can you explain this journey that has featured numerous cuts and even a trade; only to once again see Ford with the Dolphins? Here’s hoping Ford enjoys the season in South Florida while on the practice squad but never sees game action. Because if we get to that point, something went horribly wrong with Miami’s pass catchers in 2021.