Dolphins Adding Veteran QB to Practice Squad

The Miami Dolphins are bringing in another former Jets player.

Alain Poupart | Aug 28, 2024

New York Jets quarterback Tim Boyle (7) drops back to pass against the Atlanta Falcons during the third quarter at MetLife Stadium last season. / Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

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The Miami Dolphins have a new third quarterback, and it's another one whose last regular-season action was with the New York Jets.

GM Chris Grier revealed Wednesday that the team has signed veteran Tim Boyle to the practice squad.

After they released veteran Mike White on Sunday, the Dolphins were down to two quarterbacks — Tua Tagovailoa and Skylar Thompson.

White, who also joined the Dolphins after playing for the Jets, has joined the practice squad of the Buffalo Bills, another AFC East team.

TIM BOYLE'S BACKGROUND

Boyle was in training camp this summer with the Houston Texans, who released him Tuesday as part of their move to reduce their roster to 53 players.

Boyle, who entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of Eastern Kentucky, has played 20 regular-season games with four different teams. He has made five career starts and is 0-5 as a starter.

One of those starts came on Black Friday last year when the Dolphins traveled to MetLife Stadium, and it was a rough outing for Boyle. He completed 27 of 38 passes but for only 179 yards with a long of only 13 yards.

Worse for Boyle, the Dolphins picked him off twice, including Jevon Holland's 99-yard interception that he returned for a touchdown on the last play of the first half — less than a minute after the Jets had scored on a pick-six of their own — to give Miami a 17-6 halftime lead. Linebacker Jerome Baker had the other pick against Boyle, who also was sacked seven times by the Dolphins defense.

Boyle started two games for the Jets last season, and his other NFL starts came with the Detroit Lions in 2021. He has completed 62.3 percent of his passes but has only four touchdowns against 12 interceptions and a 55.2 career passer rating.

As a reminder of the 2024 rules pertaining to the emergency third quarterback, Boyle will not be eligible to appear in the 2024 regular season unless he's moved to the active roster.

Published Aug 28, 2024|Modified Aug 28, 2024

ALAIN POUPART

Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of All Dolphins and co-host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press, the Dolphins team website, and the Fan Nation Network (part of Sports Illustrated). In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls (for NFL.com, Football News and the Montreal Gazette), the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.