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Dolphins Re-Sign Yet Another Defensive Player

Defensive tackle John Jenkins becomes the latest free agent to re-sign with the Miami Dolphins

Alain Poupart

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Stop us if you've ever this one before: The Miami Dolphins have re-signed one of their unrestricted free agent defensive players.

The latest to join the club is veteran defensive tackle John Jenkins, who re-signed with the team Thursday morning.

It's the third time in four offseasons that Jenkins has signed with the Dolphins as a UFA and the second consecutive year.

Jenkins first joined the Dolphins in 2019 after signing a one-year contract and spent the 2020 season with the Chicago Bears.

The 10-year NFL veteran played seven games for the Dolphins in 2021 and made two starts after Raekwon Davis went on injured reserve with a knee injury. But Jenkins was a non-factor down the stretch, playing only once (in the season finale) in the final seven weeks after being inactive six times and spending a game on the Reserve/COVID-19 list.

Jenkins' return addresses the need for a run-stopping backup along the defensive line.

Jenkins becomes the eighth defensive player the Dolphins re-signed as free agents this offseason, following Emmanuel Ogbah, Brennan Scarlett, Duke Riley, Sam Eguavoen, Elandon Roberts, Sheldrick Redwine and Nik Needham.

The only player from the Dolphins' 2021 defense who left via free agency was cornerback Justin Coleman, who signed with the Seattle Seahawks.

Linebacker Vince Biegel, cornerback Jamal Perry and DB Jason McCourty all remaining unrestricted free agents.

Given the pattern of this offseason, it's almost safe to predict that the Dolphins will en up re-signing all three of them.

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Alain Poupart
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.

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