Dolphins part ways with 7 players in post-draft roster moves
Miami is moving a lot of pieces around.
Dolphins part ways with 7 players in post-draft roster moves originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . NFL offseason rosters can be a bit of an adventure, especially so soon after the NFL Draft.
That was definitely true for the Miami Dolphins on Monday as they cut seven players. Officially, one of the cuts was a release, long snapper Taybor Pepper. The other six are players who are being waived: punter Seth Vernon, inside linebacker K.
C. Ossai, edge rusher Derrick McLendon, cornerback Jason Maitre, tight end Zack Kuntz and cornerback Isaiah Johnson. Johnson and Maitre were both waived officially with a failed physical designation.
Most recently, Johnson got into four games with the Dolphins in 2025 as a special teams player. McLendon also has played for the Dolphins, although in just a single game. MORE: Shilo Sanders under fire for telling female reporter to 'make a sandwich' The most-tenured NFL player on the list is Pepper, the long snapper.