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The Miami Dolphins signed six players to reserve/future contracts Tuesday, the team announced.
Reserve/future deals, typically a minimum-salary contract, don’t count against the team’s salary cap or roster limit until the beginning of the next league year. Essentially that means those type of contracts are a way to keep players with the team while roster limits haven’t yet been expanded back to a maximum of 90 players, which will happen when the new league year begins in March.
The following players are now under contract:
All six players were on the Dolphins' practice squad at the end of the 2025 season and McLendon was elevated to participate in the team's Week 18 game against the New England Patriots.
Smith, 27, is the longest tenured Dolphins player of the group. The veteran offensive lineman first joined the Miami practice squad during the 2021 season. Smith spent much of 2025 on the Dolphins' active roster, but was waived at the end of November and added back to the practice squad. He appeared in 14 games this season and made two starts at right guard early in the year.
This article originally appeared on Dolphins Wire: Dolphins sign 6 players to futures deals
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Reserve/future deals, typically a minimum-salary contract, don’t count against the team’s salary cap or roster limit until the beginning of the next league year. Essentially that means those type of contracts are a way to keep players with the team while roster limits haven’t yet been expanded back to a maximum of 90 players, which will happen when the new league year begins in March.
The following players are now under contract:
- WR AJ Henning
- DT Alex Huntley
- LB Derrick McLendon
- LB K.C. Ossai
- OL Josh Priebe
- OL Kion Smith
All six players were on the Dolphins' practice squad at the end of the 2025 season and McLendon was elevated to participate in the team's Week 18 game against the New England Patriots.
Smith, 27, is the longest tenured Dolphins player of the group. The veteran offensive lineman first joined the Miami practice squad during the 2021 season. Smith spent much of 2025 on the Dolphins' active roster, but was waived at the end of November and added back to the practice squad. He appeared in 14 games this season and made two starts at right guard early in the year.
This article originally appeared on Dolphins Wire: Dolphins sign 6 players to futures deals
Continue reading...
