The Miami Dolphins placed long snapper Blake Ferguson on the reserve/non-football illness list Saturday and signed veteran long snapper Matt Overton to take his place on the roster.
The reason for Ferguson’s sudden departure from the active roster isn’t yet clear, but the fifth-year Dolphins snapper popped up on the injury report Friday with what the team called a personal issue.
Overton, 39, has bounced around the professional football ranks since first signing with the Seattle Seahawks in 2007. He didn’t play his first NFL game until five years later with the Indianapolis Colts and managed to earn Pro Bowl honors with the team in 2013. He later had stints with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Chargers, Tennessee Titans, Los Angeles Rams, Dallas Cowboys, and Chicago Bears.
Assuming he’s active Sunday against the Colts, Overton will play in his first game since the 2022 season when he was a member of the Cowboys.
Ferguson was a sixth-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft and hasn’t missed a game with the Dolphins until now. He’s required to miss at least four games before he’s eligible to return to action.
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