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Dolphins add former Raiders, Chiefs DT Neil Farrell to practice squad

The Dolphins added a 325-pound former fourth-round draft pick to their practice squad Thursday.

The Miami Dolphins signed third-year defensive tackle Neil Farrell to their practice squad, the team announced Thursday.

Farrell, 26, was picked in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL draft by the Las Vegas Raiders and was later traded to the Kansas City Chiefs before the start of the 2023 season. Earlier this year, he was waived by the Chiefs and then later released from the team’s practice squad.

In his two seasons with Las Vegas and Kansas City, Farrell appeared in 12 games and recorded two tackles for loss and two quarterback hits.

The 6’4, 325-pound lineman joins a roster that has allowed the third most rushing touchdowns in the NFL. Through three games, starting defensive lineman Benito Jones has a 38.3 grade on Pro Football Focus, worst of any player on the team.

According to Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 in Houston, the Dolphins brought in former Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman Tyler Manoa along with Farrell for workouts before signing the latter.

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Cardinals make practice squad change on defensive line

Ben Stille signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers active roster. The Cardinals replaced him on the practice squad with DL Tyler Manoa.

Just when the Arizona Cardinals figured their roster and practice squad were set for Week 1, a change occurred Thursday after defensive lineman Ben Stille was signed off the practice squad by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Replacing him is defensive lineman Tyler Manoa (6-5, 315), who played last season at the University of Arizona after five years at UCLA.

Signed as an undrafted free agent in the spring by the Minnesota Vikings, Manoa was waived in the cut to 53 on Aug. 26.

He was on the field for practice Thursday morning with No. 90, which Stille had been wearing.

In his college career, Maona started 17 of the 58 games he played and registered 81 tackles, five passes defensed, 2.0 sacks with one forced fumble and recovery. At Arizona last season, he started 12 of 13 games and had 28 tackles, 1.0 sacks, one forced fumble and one pass defensed.

In one other practice-related note, safety and special-teams standout Joey Blount was not on the field at practice. His injury will be known when the injury report is announced later today.

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Report: Vikings sign former UFL defensive star Jalen Redmond

The Minnesota Vikings have reportedly signed former UFL/XFL defensive tackle Jalen Redmond, as reported by KPRC2’s reporter Aaron Wilson.

The Minnesota Vikings have reportedly dipped into the spring football league ranks to beef up their defensive line by signing former XFL and UFL defensive tackle Jalen Redmond. The signing, reported by Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 in Houston, TX, will reportedly be made official sometime Tuesday.

Redmond starred as a disruptive defensive lineman at the University of Oklahoma before going undrafted in the 2023 NFL Draft. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers, but injuries cut his attempts to make the roster short, and the team waived him in early August of that year.

In December 2023, Redmond signed with the Arlington Renegades of the then-XFL, now the UFL. Redmond once again struggled with injuries during the UFL season, but when he was healthy, he was highly productive for the Renegades. In just four games of the UFL season, Redmond stood out as one of the top defenders in the league, notching 18 tackles, five tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks.

Now Redmond will reportedly walk into a Vikings defensive tackle room that could use depth. Last year’s fifth-round pick, Jaquelin Roy, stood out at times last season and likely played well enough to earn the starting role. Behind him, however, are a lot of question marks.

The Vikings signed former Chargers and Raiders defensive lineman Jerry Tillery in the off-season to provide some depth behind Roy. They also signed undrafted free agent Tyler Manoa. Redmond will likely compete with Manoa to stay on the roster and may find himself in the rotation at the position—if he can stay healthy and perform.