Few things in life are considered certainties. Death and taxes are most commonly referred to as the two certainties in life, but we have now reached the point where it is appropriate to add another — the Miami Dolphins kicking the tires on defensive backs. Miami’s 2019 campaign was a dizzying one in the secondary, as Brian Flores continues to scoop free agents off the street and see them placed into the starting lineup within weeks.
The 2020 experience was a more stable one, but only in part because Miami invested significant resources (Byron Jones on a record-setting contract and a 1st-round pick on Noah Igbinoghene) into the group. But even amid more stability in the secondary, the Dolphins still found their chances to churn the bottom of the roster in the secondary.
It continues in 2021.
The Miami Dolphins announced yesterday the signing of cornerback Terrell Bonds to a futures contract.
Bonds, a 2018 product of Tennessee State, played with the Baltimore Ravens in 2020 and logged snaps in multiple games for the team as a member of the practice squad. He was previously under contract with the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football (AAF). Listed at 5-foot-9 and 183 pounds, Bonds won’t profile as a perimeter cornerback for the Dolphins. But his 2018 Pro Day credited him with a 4.50s 40-yard dash, a 34.5″ vertical leap and a 10’01” broad jump, respectable numbers that indicate this is indeed a viable NFL athlete.
What chance he gets to make an impact in Miami’s crowded secondary is yet to be determined. But, at the very least, the Dolphins continue to stay true to themselves by churning through their options at the bottom of the roster; an experience nearly worthy of being considered a certainty in life after all.