Tag: Blake Ferguson

Dolphins add new long snapper to practice squad

The Dolphins swapped out practice squad long snappers and are turning to Tucker Addington to handle the duties.

The Miami Dolphins are signing veteran long snapper Tucker Addington to their practice squad, his agent told Aaron Wilson KPRC 2 in Houston.

Addington, 27, previously had stints with the Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Washington Commanders, although he only saw regular season action with New England and Washington.

The Dolphins have had a revolving door at long snapper in recent weeks after placing fifth-year player Blake Ferguson on the non-football illness list in October. The team signed Matt Overton to the practice squad and twice elevated him to the active roster.

However, a third elevation would’ve required the Dolphins to sign Overton to the active roster and release one of their 53 players to make room. Instead, Miami swapped a new long snapper on to the practice squad by signing Addington.

Presumably, the plan will be to elevate Addington twice to avoid dedicating one of their 53 roster spots to a long snapper while the Dolphins wait for Ferguson to return.

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Dolphins cut veteran long snapper after 2 games

Matt Overton’s time with the Dolphins appears to be over after only a couple games.

The Miami Dolphins released veteran long snapper Matt Overton from their practice squad Monday, the team announced.

Overton, 39, joined the Dolphins in October after the team’s fifth-year long snapper Blake Ferguson was moved to the non-football illness list. Miami twice elevated Overton from the practice squad to make him available on game days and would’ve had to release a player from the 53-man roster to have Overton play a third time.

With Ferguson required to miss at least two more games, the Dolphins appear to have instead decided they’ll swap in a new long snapper by adding one to the practice squad, who they can elevate twice without using a roster spot.

For now, though, the Dolphins don’t have a long snapper on their active roster or practice squad.

In Overton’s two games with Miami, the Dolphins had no issues on special teams. Kicker Jason Sanders made all four of his field goal attempts and all six extra point tries, while punter Jake Bailey averaged 43 yards on three punts with one downed inside the 20.

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Dolphins make long snapper swap, shelve Blake Ferguson

Blake Ferguson will miss at least four games after landing on the reserve/non-football illness list Saturday.

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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Dolphins place rookie S Patrick McMorris on IR, re-sign Blake Ferguson

Blake Ferguson is back, but rookie safety Patrick McMorris will be out of action to begin his NFL career.

Miami Dolphins rookie safety Patrick McMorris was placed on the injured reserve Thursday morning.

McMorris, 22, is now slated to miss at least four games in his rookie year, but — barring injuries in the secondary — it may make sense for the Dolphins to keep the sixth-round pick on the IR.

For one, the Dolphins are allowed to bring a maximum of eight players back from the IR in a season. Two of those designations are expected to be used to bring back wide receiver River Cracraft and cornerback Cam Smith, who landed on the IR on Tuesday. Additionally, the Dolphins can only carry 48 active players on game days and there’s not a significant need for McMorris with four veteran safeties on the roster.

McMorris impressed in the Dolphins’ preseason debut, receiving a 73.2 grade from PFF against the Atlanta Falcons. On four targets, McMorris was credited with allowing only nine receiving yards.

The Dolphins used the roster spot freed up by the McMorris transaction to bring back long snapper Blake Ferguson. An expected move, the fifth-year specialist was released Tuesday as a procedural to move to open an additional roster space for two days.

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Blake Ferguson changing jersey number to give Chop Robinson No. 44

Chop Robinson will get his jersey number of choice after all.

Miami Dolphins long snapper Blake Ferguson announced he’s changing his jersey number to No. 48 after a conversation with first-round pick Chop Robinson, who wanted to wear Ferguson’s No. 44.

“I heard from Chop very early Friday morning as he was making his way to Miami Gardens and he was just expressing to me how important the No. 44 was to him and asked if I’d be willing to consider taking a different number,” Ferguson said in a video posted on social media.

“I found that the jersey number that I wore for my last two years in college, and that I was able to win a national championship in, was available. Jersey No. 48. So that’s the jersey I’ll be in moving forward, I’m super, super pumped about it.”

Ferguson also announced that fans who own his No. 44 jersey can send them to the Dolphins facility and he’ll replace it with an autographed No. 48 jersey.

Robinson wore No. 4 during his time at Maryland and then No. 44 in his two seasons at Penn State.

The pass rusher will be the 18th player in Dolphins history to wear the No. 44 jersey. Others include defensive back Paul Lankford, fullback Rob Konrad, and linebacker Elandon Roberts (who later switched to No. 52).

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Chop Robinson wants to wear No. 44 with the Dolphins, but it’s taken

Chop Robinson says he’d like to wear No. 44 with the Dolphins, but that jersey has belonged to long snapper Blake Ferguson.

Chop Robinson wore No. 44 during his two seasons with the Penn State Nittany Lions. He’d like to wear it with the Miami Dolphins too.

“Of course 44, but I don’t know who has 44 or if it’s open, so I haven’t really looked at it yet,” Robinson told reporters, via Chris Perkins of the Sun Sentinel.

Just one problem: Dolphins long snapper Blake Ferguson has been the proud owner of No. 44 since he was picked by the team in the 2020 NFL draft.

So far, Ferguson hasn’t said anything about the possibility of handing the number over to the rookie. He did, however, celebrate the pick when it was made Thursday night.

Robinson didn’t sound particularly concerned about the possibility that he’d have to change numbers, though. He wore No. 4 during his one season with the Maryland Terrapins and he was Nos. 42 and 44 in high school.

Dolphins cornerback Kader Kohou owns the No. 4 jersey. Maybe a return to No. 42, which is currently unclaimed, would interest Robinson. Either way, it doesn’t seem like a battle for No. 44 is on the way.

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Grading the Dolphins specialists after their 2023 season

A look at Miami’s kicker, punter and long snapper, and the year they had in 2023.

The Miami Dolphins finished their 2023 campaign with an 11-6 record and made the postseason for the second time in as many years under head coach Mike McDaniel. Unfortunately, it came to an end with a loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the wild-card round.

While other teams are in the midst of their playoff run, it’s time to do some reflecting on the team in South Florida.

Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll be reviewing and evaluating different positions for the Dolphins in 2023. Today, we’ll wrap up with the specialists.

9 Dolphins leading their positions in AFC Pro Bowl votes after first update

Dolphins getting massive respect in Pro-Bowl voting.

Fan voting for the 2024 NFL Pro Bowl has opened and has been underway for about a week with the best players across both conferences up for consideration to represent their team in the Pro Bowl Games before the Super Bowl.

While the Miami Dolphins are hoping to be busy prepping for a game in Las Vegas, Nevada this year, they were heavily represented on the first update from the league.

In total, nine Dolphins led their positions in voting after a week. Here they are:

WATCH: Tyreek Hill roasts Dolphins LS Blake Ferguson in undercover video

The Cheetah took a funny shot at his long snapper.

While the Miami Dolphins were in Frankfurt, Germany for their Week 9 battle with the Kansas City Chiefs, wide receiver Tyreek Hill kept up with his content creation strategy.

In a video shared on X, the wideout went undercover in disguise to surprise a Chiefs fan. He asked the fan to identify famous athletes, and one of the only athletes that the fan didn’t know was Dolphins long snapper Blake Ferguson, who Hill called “some random white guy.”

Ferguson shared the video with his response on the social media platform as well.

2023 LSU Tigers Snapshot Profile: No. 65 Paul Mubenga

We’re looking at a true freshman from Buford, Georgia, in Paul Mubenga.

Going into the 2023 football season, LSU Wire will be looking at each player listed on the Tigers’ roster.

Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for Brian Kelly this season.

We’re looking at one of LSU’s true freshmen along the offensive line in Buford, Georgia, native [autotag]Paul Mubenga[/autotag]. Hailing from powerhouse Buford High School, which Kelly has recruited heavily and produced LSU long snappers [autotag]Reid Ferguson[/autotag] and [autotag]Blake Ferguson[/autotag], the former three-star recruit will look to make an impact with the Tigers.

Paul Mubenga Preseason Player Profile