Dolphins re-sign inside linebacker Tyrel Dodson to two-year deal
The Miami Dolphins will bring back inside linebacker Tyrel Dodson.
He will sign a two-year deal worth $8.25 million, according to Fox Sports’ Jordan Schultz.
Dodson joined the Dolphins about midway through the 2024 season after the Seattle Seahawks released the five-year veteran. He had three starts in Miami and racked up 29 combined tackles as well as two interceptions. In total, he amassed 36 combined tackles, team-leading three picks and four pass deflections during his eight-game stint with the Dolphins.
The inside linebacker even earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors following the Dolphins’ second to last game against the Cleveland Browns. Dodson lead the team in combined tackles (15) and recorded an interception as well as a quarterback hit.
“I was just playing football,” Dodson said Jan. 1 after his career game. “I was finally in a defense that everyone’s on the same page, there’s no gray area, it’s black and white. I know where people are going to fit, I know how the d-line’s going to play. It’s fun when you come and play in a defense like that. Coach [Anthony Weaver] has done a great job.”
Added Weaver: “We kind of expected that. Fortunately I had some people in Seattle that could give us some really good intel, and all reports out of there was tremendous teammate, really good player.”
An undrafted player out of Texas A&M, Dodson signed with the Buffalo Bills in 2019. The 26-year-old spent the following four seasons in Buffalo where he started 15 of a potential 59 games. Dodson then decided to sign with the Seahawks as a free agent in 2024.
Over his career, Dodson has registered 16 tackles for loss, three interceptions and more than 250 combined tackles.
This story was originally published March 12, 2025 at 10:03 AM.
