Maurice Smith - Pro Football Rumors

Bills To Meet With Laquon Treadwell

September 3rd, 2019 at 12:17pm CST by Zachary Links

The Bills will meet with wide receiver Laquon Treadwell and outside linebacker Noah Spence on Tuesday, according to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport (on Twitter). Given their draft pedigrees, both could be intriguing low-risk pickups for Buffalo.

Treadwell is a former first-round pick of the Vikings who entered the NFL with lots of fanfare. Unfortunately, he hasn’t done a whole lot at the NFL level.

Spence, meanwhile, washed out of Ohio State’s program in college before transferring over to Eastern Kentucky University. He did well for the Ohio Valley Conference school, and parlayed that success into a second-round selection from the Bucs. He racked up 5.5 sacks as a rookie, but his sophomore season was largely lost to injury and he didn’t really produce in 12 games last year.

In addition to Treadwell and Spence, here are the other players that Buffalo has recently worked out, a list that includes a number of safeties (Twitter link via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle):

S Andrew Adams
S Kentrell Brice
S Deiondre’ Hall
OLB Chuck Harris
WR Keon Hatcher
S Josh Jones (story)
DE Carroll Phillips
S C.J. Reavis
S Maurice Smith
WR Jordan Veasy
QB Mike White

Dolphins Cut Kiko Alonso

August 31st, 2019 at 4:33pm CST by Zachary Links

The Dolphins cut Kiko Alonso en route to reaching the 53-man max. Both moves were rumored this week, but the Fins were waiting to see if they could arrange a trade for the linebackers before letting them go.

Alonso requested a trade during training camp when he realized that he would be squeezed out of the Dolphins’ plans in one fashion or another. New coach Brian Flores is overseeing a defensive overhaul and he didn’t have much use for the veteran, despite his three years of starting experience in Miami. Originally drafted by the Bills in the second-round back in 2013, Alonso won’t play out the two years left on his four-year, $28.9MM deal.

Here are the other moves made by Miami to make their roster kosher by Week 1:

QB Jake Rudock
RB Kenneth Farrow
WR Reece Horn
WR Trenton Irwin
WR Isaiah Ford
WR Brice Butler
WR T.J. Rahming
OL Kyle Fuller
OL Aaron Monteiro
OL Tony Adams
OL Michael Dunn
OL Jaryd Jones-Smith
DL Cory Thomas
DL Tyrone Holmes
DL Jamiyus Pittman
DL Durval Queiroz Neto
DL Dewayne Hendrix
DL Joey Mbu
DL Tank Carradine
LB Terrance Smith
LB Tre’ Watson
LB Nick DeLuca
CB Tyler Patmon
CB Jalen Davis
CB Nik Needham
CB Davis Rivers
CB Cornell Armstrong
CB Torry McTyer
S Maurice Smith
LS Wesley Farnsworth

Minor NFL Transactions: 12/21/18

December 21st, 2018 at 4:51pm CST by Andrew Ortenberg

Today’s minor moves will be posted here:

Miami Dolphins:

Promoted from practice squad: S Maurice Smith
Waived: OL Hroniss Grasu

New England Patriots

Promoted from practice squad: DL Ufomba Kamalu

NFL Practice Squad Updates: 10/30/18

October 30th, 2018 at 7:37pm CST by Ben Levine

Here are Tuesday’s practice squad moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: DE Vontarrius Dora, OL Kyle Friend
Released: DE Ufomba Kamalu, K Matt McCrane

Cleveland Browns

Signed: LB Xavier Woodson-Luster
Released: LB Brady Sheldon

Green Bay Packers

Signed: TE Ethan Wolf

Houston Texans

Signed: WR Steven Mitchell
Released: WR Cyril Grayson

Miami Dolphins

Signed: DB Maurice Smith

Minnesota Vikings

Signed: OG Landon Turner

New York Jets

Signed: CB Juston Burris

Oakland Raiders

Signed: OT Jamar McGloster

Seattle Seahawks

Signed: TE Tyrone Swoopes
Released: OL JJ Dielman

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Signed: RB Dare Ogunbowale

Minor NFL Transactions: 10/29/18

October 29th, 2018 at 9:41pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here are Monday’s minor moves:

Miami Dolphins

Waived: DT Jamiyus Pittman, S Maurice Smith

Seattle Seahawks

Placed on reserve/left squad list: S T.J. Green

Tennessee Titans

Signed: FB Jalston Fowler
Waived: LB Robert Spillane

Washington Redskins

Placed on IR: S Troy Apke

Dolphins Place Chase Allen On IR

October 17th, 2018 at 11:24am CST by Zachary Links

The Dolphins placed linebacker Chase Allen on injured reserve, according to a team announcement. To fill his spot, the club re-signed safety Maurice Smith.

Allen played through a foot injury against the Bears and it’s possible that he aggravated the issue while on the field. While he wasn’t a star player in Miami, he was a special teams staple and his hard-nosed play will be missed. It’s not immediately clear whether Allen is a candidate to return later this year or if this is a certain season-ender.

Allen, of course, is just the latest Dolphins player to be hit by the injury bug. Quarterback Ryan Tannehill, cornerback Bobby McCain, and linebacker Cameron Wake face uncertain timetables for return while Allen joins notables William Hayes, Josh Sitton, and Daniel Kilgore on IR.

Despite their bad luck when it comes to health, the Dolphins boast a 4-2 record heading into this week’s contest against the Lions.

Dolphins Bring Back T Sam Young

October 15th, 2018 at 2:51pm CST by Sam Robinson

Shortly after his release, Sam Young is back with the Dolphins. Miami made the decision to re-sign the veteran tackle on Monday, Cameron Wolfe of ESPN.com tweets.

Miami waived safety Maurice Smith to make room on the roster, per Wolfe. Young was in Smith’s shoes on Saturday but has a roster spot again.

Young serves as offensive line depth for the Dolphins behind Laremy Tunsil and Ja’Wuan James. The Dolphins only had seven healthy linemen available Sunday, with center Wesley Johnson and tackle Zach Sterup in place behind the starters. Young adds a proven swing man to that contingent.

The 31-year-old blocker saw a more prominent role with the 2017 Dolphins, who deployed him as a starter in six games. He played in 10 last season and eight in 2016. Prior to being a free agent Sunday, Young had suited up in the previous five Dolphins games this season.