MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins signed veteran linebackers Justin Houston and Bruce Irvin on Tuesday and positioned three more gamers on hurt reserve.
Houston and Irvin are predicted to insert depth to a linebacker group that has been decimated by injuries, as Jerome Baker, Cameron Goode and Andrew Van Ginkel have all gone down in the previous 7 days.
Miami is getting ready for its wild-card video game at Kansas City on Saturday night time.
Houston is rather common with the Chiefs, who picked him in the 3rd round of the 2011 draft. He put in the to start with 8 seasons of his vocation there before stints with Indianapolis (2019-20), Baltimore (2021-22) and Carolina (2023).
Houston, who turns 35 on Jan. 21, has been selected to 4 Pro Bowls and was an All-Professional with the Chiefs in 2014. His 112 sacks are third most amongst active gamers. He was introduced by the Panthers past month after signing a one particular-yr deal with the workforce in August.
Irvin, 36, was a very first-spherical choose by Seattle in 2012 and most not too long ago performed for the Detroit Lions. He has 56 1/2 sacks, a few interceptions, 13 passes defensed, 16 pressured fumbles and three fumble recoveries.
Irvin was produced from Detroit’s practice squad last 7 days right after a person sack in two appearances this season.
Miami finished the regular year without its top two edge rushers in Jaelan Phillips (Achilles tendon) and Bradley Chubb (ACL). Baker (wrist), Goode (knee) and Van Ginkel (foot) all experienced accidents in the Dolphins’ standard-time finale against Buffalo that will sideline them for the playoffs.
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