The Miami Dolphins are leaning on a player they are familiar with to address one of the team’s most troublesome areas.
According to General Manager Chris Grier the team plans to re-sign Kendall Lamm, a 10-year veteran who spent the past three seasons with the Dolphins.
Lamm, who started 16 games at left tackle and right tackle for the Dolphins during his tenure in Miami, flirted with retirement before signing with the Philadelphia Eagles this offseason.
However, Lamm, who has started 44 of the 119 games he’s played, was released by the Eagles on Tuesday and because he’s a vested veteran he’s allowed to sign with any interested NFL team.
The Dolphins desperately needed help at offensive tackle because nobody on the roster was capable of playing left tackle adequately, serving as Patrick Paul’s backup.
That role now goes to Lamm, who must pass a physical with the team to make the signing official. Larry Borom, Kion Smith and Daniel Brunskill are the other four backups on the 53-man roster.
Lamm’s signing will highlight a fury of roster moves the Dolphins make on Wednesday, which also includes signing veteran kicker Riley Patterson to the team’s practice squad, and Grier said he’s placed waiver wire claims on players, and that there are a couple of tailbacks he intends to sign to the practice squad in the coming days.
Dolphins cornerback Cam Smith, a 2023 second-round pick, was placed on the the NFL’s Not Football Injury/Illness (NFI) list a day after he made the the initial 53-man roster, which creates a roster spot for Lamm.
The Dolphins also formally signed veteran cornerback Rasul Douglas and waived safety Jordan Colbert, who will likely be re-signed to Miami’s practice squad if he clears waivers on Thursday.
The Dolphins have 16 practice squad spots, and might place a couple of players - safeties Ashtyn Davis and Dante Trader Jr., cornerback Ethan Bonner and tailback Jaylen Wright - who initially made the 53-man roster on injury reserve. Each player put on the injury reserve creates a vacant roster spot. However, the Dolphins only have eight designated to return spots on injury reserve, and two have already been used on kicker Jason Sanders (hip) and center Andrew Meyer (elbow).