The Miami Dolphins introduced again a well-recognized identify to their follow squad and added some wanted depth within the secondary. They signed defensive again Jamal Perry on Tuesday, in response to his agent, David Canter, and because the crew later introduced.
Perry was final seen when he suffered a knee damage in Miami’s win on the New York Jets in November 2021, inflicting him to go on injured reserve. It was a torn anterior cruciate ligament, in response to Canter, and Perry was not with a crew in coaching camp forward of this season, nonetheless recovering.
Perry has performed in 31 video games with seven begins whereas additionally contributing on particular groups over the previous three seasons with the Dolphins, seeing most of his motion in 2019 and 2020. He totaled 86 tackles with seven go deflections and an interception in 2019, when he glided by Jomal Wiltz earlier than a March 2020 identify change.
Forward of the 2021 season, Perry was waived by the Dolphins when the crew claimed fellow defensive again and particular teamer Elijah Campbell off waivers from the Jets. Perry then signed to the Dolphins follow squad and performed in 4 video games in 2021, first as a practice-squad elevation a number of instances earlier than he was signed to Miami’s energetic roster days earlier than his season-ending damage at MetLife Stadium.
Perry initially entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent from Iowa State in 2017 with the Philadelphia Eagles however didn't make the crew. Earlier than touchdown with the Dolphins, he hung out on the New England Patriots’ follow squad in 2017 and 2018. There, he labored with former Dolphins coach Brian Flores and present Dolphins defensive coordinator Josh Boyer earlier than reuniting with them in Miami.
The Dolphins have been devastated by accidents within the secondary. In Sunday’s win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, security Brandon Jones went down. He was anticipated to go on injured reserve. Every week earlier, cornerback Nik Needham’s Achilles tear ended his season. Miami additionally has cornerbacks Kader Kohou (indirect) and Keion Crossen (knee) working to return after lacking final Sunday’s recreation, and Byron Jones has not but begun practising after beginning the season on the physically-unable-to-perform checklist as a result of offseason decrease left leg surgical procedure.
Brandon Jones was formally positioned on IR on Tuesday, as coach Mike McDaniel mentioned he anticipated on Monday.
The Dolphins additionally signed extensive receiver Calvin Jackson to the follow squad Tuesday whereas putting fellow wideout Freddie Swain, a former Florida Gator, on the follow squad’s injured checklist.
Jackson is the son of the previous Dolphins security by the identical identify, who performed in 75 video games with 57 begins from 1994 to 1999. The youthful Jackson is a Fort Lauderdale native who performed highschool soccer at Coral Springs Constitution. He’s an undrafted rookie out of Washington State who spent the offseason program and coaching camp with the Jets.
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