Fins’ purge claims Denney, with membership since 2005
DAVIE, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins continued their veteran purge Monday by releasing long-snapper John Denney, the holder of the NFL’s longest lively recreation streak and the staff’s longest-tenured participant.
Denney, 40, launched an announcement thanking and saying goodbye to Dolphins teammates, coaches and followers who’ve supported him since he joined the staff in 2005. He has by no means missed a recreation in his 14-year profession (224 video games).
“John has executed an amazing job for this group for a very long time,” coach Brian Flores stated. “From a management standpoint, from a coming in on a regular basis to work standpoint, nobody has executed greater than he has. I am very appreciative of the time I spent with him. On the finish of the day, we felt like this was a transfer we wanted to make.”
The Dolphins signed former Giants long-snapper Taybor Pepper to take Denney’s roster spot.
Releasing Denney was one other Dolphins determination to do away with a veteran earlier than what is predicted to be a rebuilding season.
The Dolphins have added 12 new gamers to their roster over the previous 4 days. Miami has 31 gamers on the 53-man roster who’re 25 or youthful and simply 4 who’re 30 or older.
Miami’s huge transfer of the weekend was buying and selling away left deal with Laremy Tunsil and receiver Kenny Stills for a bounty of picks. The Dolphins’ roster underwent an entire remake this offseason beneath basic supervisor Chris Grier and Flores.
“Once you begin one thing new, you by no means actually know once you get into it. I did not stroll into it considering we’re going to do precisely this,” Flores stated. “You get in, you spend time with the staff, you make assessments and evaluations, and also you do what you are feeling is finest on the finish of the day. That is the method we have taken organizationally.”
Miami additionally waived defensive deal with Vincent Taylor on Monday and signed former Giants defensive deal with John Jenkins to fill his roster spot.