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Dolphins sign veteran WR Willie Snead IV, waive DL Mario Kendricks

The Dolphins added another veteran receiver to the mix Wednesday.

The Miami Dolphins added another veteran to their wide receiving corps by signing Willie Snead on Wednesday.

Snead, 31, most recently had a two-year stint with the San Francisco 49ers, but bounced on and off the practice squad. He appeared in eight games with the team and caught just two passes for 14 yards.

Prior to that, Snead spent time with the New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens, and Las Vegas Raiders. Through his first two seasons in the NFL, Snead had 141 receptions for 1,879 yards, but he hasn’t managed to eclipse 700 yards in a season since.

The Dolphins aren’t particularly thin at the receiver position after rounding out the depth chart in the offseason by adding Odell Beckham Jr. and draft picks Malik Washington and Tahj Washington to the mix. However, Tahj Washington landed on Miami’s injured reserve and will likely miss his entire rookie season.

Snead will compete with Braxton Berrios, River Cracraft, Erik Ezukanma, and Anthony Schwartz for the final roster spots at receiver.

To make room for Snead, the Dolphins waived defensive lineman Mario Kendricks, an undrafted rookie who signed with the team after the 2024 NFL draft.

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Dolphins sign rookie DT Mario Kendricks after minicamp tryout

After trying out at both the Dolphins and Chiefs rookie minicamps, Kendricks earned a contract with Miami.

The Miami Dolphins announced Tuesday that they signed defensive tackle Mario Kendricks after he participated in the team’s rookie minicamp.

Kendricks is the third rookie — along with offensive lineman Ireland Brown and cornerback Jason Maitre — to earn a spot on the Dolphins roster after participating in minicamp on a tryout basis. The delay for the announcement of a deal for Kendricks is likely because he hurried out of town to go tryout at the Kansas City Chiefs’ rookie minicamp too.

The Chiefs’ minicamp began Saturday and lasted until Monday, overlapping with the Dolphins’ camp which ran from Friday to Sunday. It’s unclear which days he spent with each team.

Kendricks is listed by the Dolphins at 6’0, 294 pounds and recorded 17 tackles for loss during his time at Virginia Tech.

While certainly undersized for an NFL defensive tackle, Kendricks posted impressive numbers at the Hokies’ pro day. He was timed with an unofficial time of 4.78 seconds in the 40-yard dash, along with a 32.5-inch vertical jump, and 7.25-second three-cone drill.

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