Tag: Anderson Hardy

Dolphins release second-year OT from practice squad

The Dolphins still have three offensive linemen on the practice squad after releasing Anderson Hardy.

The Miami Dolphins released second-year offensive tackle Anderson Hardy from their practice squad, the team announced Tuesday.

Hardy, a former Appalachian State starter and All-Sun Belt selection, joined the Dolphins’ practice squad at the end of August after he was released by the Pittsburgh Steelers at the end of training camp. Prior to that, Hardy spent his rookie season with the Kansas City Chiefs after signing as an undrafted free agent.

During his time with the Chiefs, Hardy primarily played guard on both sides of the offensive line. The Steelers had Hardy at right tackle during the 2024 preseason. Two seasons into his NFL career, Hardy hasn’t appeared in a regular season game.

The Dolphins have three offensive linemen still on the practice squad: tackles Bayron Matos and Jackson Carman, and guard Chasen Hines.

Miami now has 16 players on its practice squad with room to add a 17th as Matos is exempt from counting against the 16-player limit as a member of the International Player Pathway program.

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Dolphins add 3 more to practice squad Friday

The Dolphins’ practice squad is up to 16 players after a trio were added Friday.

The Miami Dolphins’ practice squad is nearly at capacity after three more players were added Friday. The team announced that linebacker William Bradley-King, tackle Anderson Hardy, and running back Deneric Prince all signed, bringing the practice squad to 16 players.

Bradley-King, who was listed as a defensive end by the Washington Commanders, was a seventh-round pick in the 2021 NFL draft. He spent two seasons and change with Washington before joining the New England Patriots’ practice squad in 2023. He appeared in four games with the Commanders and recorded 0.5 sacks and seven tackles.

Both Hardy and Prince entered the league as undrafted free agents who signed with the Kansas City Chiefs last year. Hardy has never played in a regular season game, while Prince appeared in two with the Chiefs in 2023 where he exclusively played on special teams.

Bradley-King, Hardy, and Prince were released by the Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chiefs, respectively, in final cuts earlier this week.

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Chiefs UDFA Spotlight: Appalachian State C Anderson Hardy

Our #Chiefs UDFA Spotlight Series continues with a college left tackle who is making the switch to center in the NFL.

A two-star recruit out of Sanderson High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, Hardy received half a dozen offers from schools like Old Dominion, UConn, East Carolina, Coastal Carolina and Charlotte. He wound up sticking in North Carolina, but he ended up out in the mountains playing at Appalachian State.

Hardy redshirted as a true freshman in 2018, and would go on to appear in six games as a redshirt freshman the following season. He found his home at left tackle in 2020, earning a First-Team All-Sun Belt selection while playing the position as a senior.