The Dolphins are re-signing Tyrel Dodson, Fox Sports’ Jordan Schultz tweets. Dodson is staying in Miami on a two-year deal worth $8.25MM.
The former Bills contributor made 12 starts between his stops in Seattle and Miami last year. As they shook up their linebacking corps midway through last season, the Seahawks cut Dodson, leading him to the Dolphins. Miami will keep working with the waiver claim.
Checking in as a player the Dolphins negotiated with before the legal tampering period, Dodson saw the team up its price just a bit to seal the deal, the Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson adds. With Anthony Walker and Duke Riley unsigned, Dodson joins Jordyn Brooks as the top linebackers on the Dolphins’ roster.
Not long after trading Jerome Baker to the Titans in a package that brought back Ernest Jones, the Seahawks waived Dodson, who had started all nine Seattle games to that point. Dodson started three with the Dolphins, making his presence felt with turnovers. In just eight Miami games, Dodson nabbed three interceptions. He also broke up four passes during an intriguing start, even as the Dolphins were moving out of the playoff race at that point. Overall, Dodson made 107 tackles in 2024 (eight for loss).
Pro Football Focus graded Dodson as one of the league’s best coverage linebackers last season and slotted the five-year veteran 34th overall at the position. That came after the advanced metrics site ranked him first in 2023, albeit on just 549 snaps. Neither of these placements, however, created robust markets for the former UDFA. Still, Dodson has started 22 games over the past two seasons. He will attempt to secure a starting role with the 2025 Dolphins edition.
Check the past; it became Tyrel Nissan quite some time ago.