Dolphins Pass on Veteran After Workout, Release Starter After Injury
WHO:
miamidolphins.com - The Miami Dolphins signed edge Rodney McGraw to the active roster from the practice squad and signed kicker Zane Gonzalez to the practice squad.
miamidolphins.com - The Dolphins released kicker Riley Patterson and waived cornerback Storm Duck and edge Andre Jones Jr.
Heavy NFL - The Dolphins released a former starting cornerback after an injury-related absence; the article identifies him as Storm Duck.
Heavy NFL - NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported that Miami signed Gonzalez. The article says the Dolphins held two kicker workouts, including one involving a former Ravens player, but does not name that player.
WHAT:
miamidolphins.com - Zane Gonzalez made 96 of 116 field-goal attempts (82.8%) and 204 of 209 extra points (97.6%) in 51 games at Arizona State.
miamidolphins.com - Andre Jones Jr. recorded 209 tackles (110 solo), 17.5 sacks, 30.0 tackles for loss, one interception, eight passes defensed, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in 65 games at Louisiana.
miamidolphins.com - Riley Patterson made 64 of 83 field-goal attempts (77.1%) in 52 games at Memphis.
miamidolphins.com - Duck played 16 games, including four starts, for Miami over two seasons, recording 34 tackles (22 solo) and five passes defensed.
miamidolphins.com - McGraw appeared in two games for Miami, recording four tackles (one solo), one quarterback hit and one special-teams tackle.
miamidolphins.com - Gonzalez has played 78 career games across seven NFL seasons. He made 115 of 142 field-goal attempts (81.0%) and 163 of 171 extra points (95.3%); from 40-plus yards, he made 59 of 82 (72.0%).
miamidolphins.com - Patterson played 66 career games and made 97 of 112 field goals (86.6%) and 148 of 154 extra points (96.1%). He set Miami’s single-season field-goal percentage record in 2025, making 27 of 29 attempts (93.1%).
miamidolphins.com - Jones Jr. played 22 career games, including two starts, recording eight tackles (two solo), three passes defensed and two special-teams tackles.
miamidolphins.com - Jones Jr. appeared in one postseason game with Buffalo. Gonzalez appeared in three postseason games with Washington; Patterson appeared in three postseason contests with Jacksonville and Cleveland.
miamidolphins.com - Duck played at Louisville before transferring from North Carolina. In his final Louisville season, he recorded 32 tackles (23 solo), 1.0 sack and seven passes defensed; at North Carolina, he earned second-team All-ACC honors in 2022 with 46 tackles (36 solo), five interceptions, 12 passes defensed and one forced fumble.
miamidolphins.com - McGraw’s college career included Western Michigan, Penn State and Louisville. At Western Michigan, he recorded 64 tackles (24 solo), 8.0 sacks, 11.0 tackles for loss, one pass defensed, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in 27 games, with one start.
WHERE:
miamidolphins.com - Gonzalez has played for Cleveland, Arizona, Carolina, Washington and Atlanta; Patterson has played for Detroit, Jacksonville, Cleveland, the New York Jets, Atlanta and Miami.
miamidolphins.com - Jones Jr. has played for Washington, Buffalo and Miami; Duck played college football at Louisville and North Carolina.
WHEN:
miamidolphins.com - Duck was placed on the reserve/PUP list on Aug. 30, 2026.
miamidolphins.com - Gonzalez signed with Miami as an unrestricted free agent on March 12, 2026. McGraw entered the NFL as a Miami undrafted free agent on May 8, 2026.
miamidolphins.com - Patterson played for Miami in 2025–26; Duck played for Miami in 2024–25, and McGraw joined the Dolphins in 2026.
HOW:
miamidolphins.com - Rodney McGraw spent two seasons at Penn State (2021–22) and one season at Louisville (2023) before transferring to Western Michigan.
miamidolphins.com - Riley Patterson entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with Minnesota in 2021.
miamidolphins.com - Gonzalez entered the NFL as Cleveland’s seventh-round pick (224th overall) in the 2017 NFL Draft. Patterson entered as an undrafted free agent with Minnesota in 2021; McGraw and Duck entered the NFL as undrafted Miami free agents. Jones Jr. was Washington’s seventh-round pick (233rd overall) in the 2023 NFL Draft.
The Miami Dolphins announced additions including kicker Zane Gonzalez, who made 82.8 percent of his field-goal attempts at Arizona State, and linebacker Andre Jones Jr., who recorded 17.5 sacks at Louisiana. Kicker Riley Patterson made 64 of 83 field goals at Memphis and entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with Minnesota in 2021. Defensive lineman Rodney McGraw played at Penn State and Louisville before transferring to Western Michigan.