Former Dolphins Safety Finds a New Team

Rookie free agent Mark Perry had a strong training camp performance.

Alain Poupart | Aug 29, 2024

Miami Dolphins safety Mark Perry (38) catches the football during training camp at Baptist Health Training Complex. / Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports

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One of the Miami Dolphins' impressive rookie free agent secondary players has found a new team.

Safety Mark Perry has signed to joined the Houston Texans practice squad, according to NFL reporter Aaron Wilson, choosing the Texans over offers from the New England Patriots, New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars and Pittsburgh Steelers.

With Houston, Perry will be reunited with former high school teammate C.J. Stroud, the 2023 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.

Perry, who signed with the Dolphins in May after going undrafted out of TCU, was among the players waived Tuesday when Miami reached the 53-player roster limit.

Perry made his share of plays during training camp practices and the preseason but found himself beaten out by a deep group of safeties, including Jevon Holland, Jordan Poyer, Marcus Maye, Elijah Campbell, and rookie Pat McMorris, who was placed on IR on Thursday.

Among the players waived by the Dolphins, Perry has become the first rookie to sign with another team.

The Dolphins kept two of their undrafted rookie free agents — center Andrew Meyer and cornerback Storm Duck — on the 53-man roster.

Cornerback Isaiah Johnson was re-signed to the practice squad Wednesday, while cornerback Jason Maitre had a workout scheduled with the New York Giants on Thursday.

Published Aug 29, 2024|Modified Aug 29, 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.