Dolphins signal edge defender Trey Bouquets

The Miami Dolphins added veteran help on the edge just after the preseason’s summary in the form of former Patriots and Lions defensive conclude Trey Flowers.

Flowers, who figures to play more outside linebacker in Miami, satisfied with the Dolphins last week, and the team formally introduced the signing on Monday afternoon.

McDaniel presented his observations on viewing the veteran get the job done out in his Sunday press meeting.

“What I saw was a male which is in form that’s completely ready to enjoy,” McDaniel said. “He’s a consummate expert with a ton of flexibility to his match and length. His fashion of football is conducive to the model we perform. His flexibility is attractive.”

Bouquets is a 7-12 months NFL veteran with 64 commences amid his 75 games performed. He has 261 career common-year tackles, 31 1/2 sacks, 10 pressured fumbles and 4 fumble recoveries.

The 6-foot-2, 265-pound edge defender is a two-time Tremendous Bowl champion from his very first four seasons with the Patriots. In New England, he put in time with latest Dolphins defensive coordinator Josh Boyer, who was a cornerbacks mentor there. Flowers has performed the past three period with the Detroit Lions, wherever he also played some exterior linebacker in seven starts in 2021.

The shift will come with outside linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel’s standing in doubt for the start of the common season just after the removal of his appendix. Fellow outdoors linebacker Brennan Scarlett, who has also acquired reps at defensive conclude this offseason, has also skipped recent weeks of follow with an undisclosed injuries.

Scarlett could be on the roster cutoff line with the NFL deadline to get down to 53 gamers on the lively roster rapidly approaching on Tuesday at 4 p.m. Other folks this sort of as Porter Gustin, Darius Hodge and seventh-round rookie Cameron Goode are amongst players competing for a last roster location at the place.

This offseason, the Dolphins signed Melvin Ingram as the essential defensive acquisition just after revamping the offense. Ingram seems to be in line to start out reverse Jaelan Phillips at outdoors linebacker with defensive conclusion Emmanuel Ogbah a defensive conclude in a foundation three-guy entrance.

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