The Miami Dolphins released veteran long snapper Matt Overton from their practice squad Monday, the team announced.
Overton, 39, joined the Dolphins in October after the team’s fifth-year long snapper Blake Ferguson was moved to the non-football illness list. Miami twice elevated Overton from the practice squad to make him available on game days and would’ve had to release a player from the 53-man roster to have Overton play a third time.
With Ferguson required to miss at least two more games, the Dolphins appear to have instead decided they’ll swap in a new long snapper by adding one to the practice squad, who they can elevate twice without using a roster spot.
For now, though, the Dolphins don’t have a long snapper on their active roster or practice squad.
In Overton’s two games with Miami, the Dolphins had no issues on special teams. Kicker Jason Sanders made all four of his field goal attempts and all six extra point tries, while punter Jake Bailey averaged 43 yards on three punts with one downed inside the 20.
