Miami Dolphins sign veteran wide receiver

One day after we invited eight players for a training, The Miami Dolphins have signed one of their own: veteran wide receiver Willie Snead IV.

To make room for Snead on the roster, the Dolphins released defensive tackle Mario Kendricks, a rookie free agent from Virginia Tech.

Snead has by far the most experience in the NFL of any player who played in nine seasons, with 103 games and 48 starts.

Snead has played four games for the San Francisco 49ers over the past two seasons, alternating between the practice squad. He previously played for the New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers and Las Vegas Raiders.

Snead has 281 career receptions, but only six in the past three seasons.

He had 60 or more catches in three of his first four seasons, including a career-high 72 for 895 yards and four touchdowns in 2014 with the Saints, when he was a teammate of tackle Terron Armstead.

Snead joins a wide receiver corps that was plagued by injuries even before the start of training camp.

Veteran newcomer Odell Beckham Jr. has been on PUP since the start of training camp, rookie seventh-round pick Tahj Washington has been placed on the injured list and 2022 fourth-round pick Erik Ezukanma has missed the past few practices with an undisclosed issue as he attempts to make a comeback after missing most of last season with a neck injury.

The Dolphins likely don’t have many openings at the wide receiver position due to the presence of Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle, Braxton Berrios, River Cracraft and sixth-round pick Malik Washington, but Snead certainly provides a solid insurance policy.

The other wide receivers on the roster are young players Braylon Sanders, Anthony Schwartz, first-year player Kyric McGowan and rookie free agent Je’Quan Burton.