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Chiefs, 49ers have 5 former Dolphins in Super Bowl 58

Former Dolphins looking to win a Super Bowl on Sunday.

The Miami Dolphins were eliminated from the postseason following their 27-6 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs back in the divisional round, so it’s been some time since they last played football.

While Dolphins fans prepare for the offseason, there are a number of former Dolphins who are still playing for a Super Bowl championship that they can support.

This Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers are set to battle in a Super Bowl matchup, where one team will walk out with a Lombardi Trophy, and there are five former Dolphins on their rosters and practice squads.

Here’s a look at which players who once donned the aqua and orange will play in this one:

18 recently cut players the Colts should consider adding

The Colts will have plenty of options to choose from on the waiver wire.

The Indianapolis Colts officially set the initial 53-man roster before Tuesday’s deadline, but more changes to the group are expected to come.

With over 1,000 players being waived and released in one fell swoop Tuesday afternoon, the Colts will have a strong chance to claim as many players as they want from the waiver wire.

They hold the No. 4 spot in the order and there’s no limit to how many claims they make as long as they can make the corresponding moves to satisfy the 53-player limit.

General manager Chris Ballard is typically a pretty active member of the waiver wire the day following roster cuts.

Here are a few names the Colts should consider adding either through free agency or through the waiver wire:

Chiefs sign C Austin Reiter on reserve/future contract, per report

The #Chiefs have begun to sign practice squad players on reserve/future contracts, beginning with veteran C Austin Reiter per report.

With Super Bowl LVII in the rearview, the Kansas City Chiefs front office has turned its attention to constructing the 90-man offseason roster.

As practice squad contracts expire for Kansas City, the team will look to retain many of those players on reserve/future contracts. According to NFL reporter Ari Meirov, the Chiefs have signed veteran C Austin Reiter on a reserve/future deal.

Reiter is a two-time Super Bowl winner with Kansas City, having started 38 games for the Chiefs from 2018-2020. He was the team’s starting center in both Super Bowl LIV and Super Bowl LV. This past year, he spent most of the season on the team’s practice squad.

Reiter was elevated from the practice squad during the AFC divisional round and during Super Bowl LVII, but he wasn’t made active for either game.

If you’re unfamiliar with reserve/future contracts, Reiter won’t officially rejoin the team until the new league year begins in March. That’s when teams are permitted to expand roster size to 90 players for the 2023 NFL offseason. That said, he’s still going to be part of the Super Bowl LVII festivities along with his practice squad teammates.

Reiter joins former Bengals first-round draft pick John Ross, former Indiana WR Ty Fryfogle and DL Daniel Wise as the players who have signed reserve/future contracts with Kansas City.

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Former Browns players who could win rings in Super Bowl LVII

What former Browns players have a chance to win a ring tonight?

Today is the finale of the 2022 NFL season as the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs take the field in Glendale, Arizona in Super Bowl LVII. A feat the Cleveland Browns have still yet to accomplish since the inception of the Super Bowl, they are now focused on free agency and the 2023 NFL Draft. There are, however, quite a few former players who once wore the orange helmet who have a chance to win a Super Bowl ring tonight.

From a former first round pick to undrafted free agents who got cut in training camp, some of the names may come as a surprise. Which former Browns have a chance at a new piece of jewelry tonight?

Chiefs elevate pair of practice squad players for Super Bowl LVII

The #Chiefs elevated a pair of players from the practice squad ahead of #SuperBowlLVII

The Kansas City Chiefs have made a pair of practice squad elevations ahead of Super Bowl LVII against the Philadelphia Eagles. Just as the team did against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC divisional round, both WR Marcus Kemp and C Austin Reiter have been elevated from the practice squad per the NFL’s daily personnel notice.

Kemp was elevated in each of the past two postseason games, but he was only made active for the AFC Championship Game. He caught a crucial 13-yard pass to keep a touchdown drive alive against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Both Kemp and Reiter were made inactive for the divisional round against the Jaguars.

It’s possible the Chiefs go that route again in Super Bowl LVII, but it’s good to have the options available should something happen ahead of the game. There is no penalty or reason not to elevate players from the practice squad.

It’s possible that Kemp is active for the game given that the Chiefs normally like to carry six active receivers on game day. JuJu Smith-Schuster, Kadarius Toney and Justin Watson are all expected to play in the Super Bowl, but after the AFC title game attrition, they might want to play it safe. Right now, no players carry any game status designations, so they’re pretty healthy. Kemp also plays a key role on special teams for Kansas City.

As for Reiter, he was the team’s starting center in both Super Bowl LIV and Super Bowl LV. Having him available should something go wrong in warm-ups is a smart move.

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A pair of former Saints will go to Super Bowl LVII with the Chiefs

A pair of former New Orleans Saints will go to Super Bowl LVII with the Kansas City Chiefs: fullback Michael Burton and center Austin Reiter

A pair of former New Orleans Saints players will be going to Super Bowl LVII with the Kansas City Chiefs: fullback Michael Burton and center Austin Reiter, who will line up against many of their former teammates now playing for the Philadelphia Eagles. Whichever team comes out on top with a championship win and the Lombardi Trophy in hand, some former members of the black and gold stand to benefit.

Chiefs elevate pair of practice squad players for AFC divisional round vs. Jaguars

The #Chiefs have officially elevated two players from the practice squad for the AFC divisional round game vs. the #Jaguars.

The Kansas City Chiefs have made a pair of practice squad elevations ahead of their AFC divisional round game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

According to the NFL’s personnel notice for Friday, the Chiefs have used a standard elevation on both practice squad WR Marcus Kemp and C Austin Reiter. Practice squad elevations reset during postseason play, so even though Kemp had exhausted his regular-season elevations, he’s permitted to be elevated and play.

With WR Mecole Hardman ruled out of the game, it makes plenty of sense for the Chiefs to elevate Kemp. The team has mostly gone with six receivers active on gameday. Kemp is one of the team’s longest-tenured special teams players and likely has the greatest depth of knowledge when it comes to the offensive playbook should he be needed to step in.

As for Austin Reiter, his elevation is an interesting one. The Chiefs did not have any interior offensive linemen end up on the injury report during the practice week. Reiter, however, is the team’s most battle-tested offensive lineman when it comes to the playoffs. Reiter was the Chiefs’ starting center throughout the 2019-20 and 2020-21 Super Bowl runs for Kansas City.

Some other housekeeping notes: The Chiefs did not activate either RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire and TE Jody Fortson from injured reserve. Both players were designated to return this week, but as Andy Reid suggested on Thursday, neither player was activated for the AFC divisional round.

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Chiefs release C Austin Reiter, RB Wayne Gallman from practice squad

The #Chiefs made Melvin Gordon’s practice squad addition official and terminated the contracts of C Austin Reiter and RB Wayne Gallman.

The Kansas City Chiefs terminated the practice squad contracts of two players on Tuesday.

The team released DE Azur Kamara from the practice squad on Monday to make room for WR Bryan Edwards. We knew that at least one more move was coming with news that RB Melvin Gordon III was also signed to the team’s practice squad, but Brett Veach surprised fans by making two moves.

The Chiefs released both C Austin Reiter and RB Wayne Gallman from the practice squad on Tuesday. Reiter, of course, started 38 games for Kansas City from 2018-2020 and was the team’s starting center in both Super Bowl LIV and Super Bowl LV.

Reiter was the only true center that the team had on both the 53-man roster and practice squad outside of starting center Creed Humphrey. Expect that practice squad OL Mike Caliendo will now slide into that role on the practice squad, while Nick Allegretti can play center in a pinch as well.

Gallman was an addition back in mid-October. The former fourth-round draft pick by the Giants was made expendable the moment the Chiefs made the decision to add Gordon to the practice squad as the two players have very similar skill sets.

Kansas City now has just 15 players on their 16-man practice squad with TE Jordan Franks on the practice squad/injured list with a broken hand.

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Chiefs to sign center Austin Reiter

The #Chiefs are bringing back a former starting center to reinforce their depth at the position. | from @WesleyRoesch

The Kansas City Chiefs are bringing back a former starting center.

Ari Meirov of Pro Football Focus reports that the Chiefs are signing center Austin Reiter, who spent 2018-2020 in K.C. as the starter for the team. A former seventh-round draft pick by the Washington Commanders in 2015, the 30-year-old Reiter now enters his seventh year in the NFL.

The 6-foot-3, 300-pounder started at center for the Chiefs during both of the team’s Super Bowl appearances in 2019 and 2020, and started 38 total games in Kansas City during his three-year run with the team. Reiter now projects to be a strong backup in K.C. in 2022, providing depth behind Creed Humphrey who took over the Chiefs’ starting center job in 2021.

Reiter bounced around a bit in 2021, starting five games for the Miami Dolphins and spending some time on the Los Angeles Rams’ practice squad. Prior to his time with the Chiefs, Reiter spent 2016 and 2017 with the Cleveland Browns, starting one game.

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Report: Dolphins are waiving backup center Austin Reiter

This seems like good news about Greg Mancz.

While the Dolphins haven’t had a lot of good news in recent days, it does seem they’re starting to get healthy at the center spot, as Michael Deiter has already returned and Greg Mancz is just about ready to come back.

With this, Miami doesn’t have a ton of need for another center on the active roster, so the Dolphins are releasing Austin Reiter, according to Aaron Wilson. Ari Meirov of PFF was the first to report it.

Reiter originally signed with the Dolphins back in October after Deiter went down with his injury. He was supposed to back up Mancz, but then Mancz went down, and Reiter was thrust into the starting role.

With everyone getting back and healthy, the Dolphins will give Reiter a chance to sign with another team, and if he isn’t grabbed right away, he could find his way back on their practice squad.

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