Roster Moves | We have signed WR Willie Snead IV and waived DT Mario Kendricks. pic.twitter.com/QVYgyR0kqZ
— Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) July 31, 2024
Former New Orleans Saints wide receiver Willie Snead IV has signed with the Miami Dolphins, marking the sixth NFL team he’s landed with over his nearly decade-long career.
To make room for the move, the Dolphins also waived defensive tackle Mario Kendricks. Snead was part of a group tryout which also included former Saints cornerback Faion Hicks.
The veteran wideout most recently took the field for the San Francisco 49ers, seeing action in four games in his lone season with the team, catching two of the three passes he was targeted on for 14 yards. He spent the last two seasons on the 49ers practice squad.
He’s had a long, winding NFL career to this point, breaking out on the scene with the Saints in a way that demanded attention. Back in 2015, he caught 69 passes for 984 yards, following that up with 72 receptions and 895 yards in 2016.
Snead has not reached that level of production since, bouncing around between the Baltimore Ravens, Las Vegas Raiders also before joining the 49ers.
Snead said not long ago that he had hoped to retire as a member of the Saints, something that looks like won’t be happening, at least based upon the way things stand right now.
“If that black and gold starts calling, I would love to retire in those colors, if anything,” Snead told NewOrleans.Football. “Because that’s where I started. It would only seem fitting and right to finish there, if you get what I’m saying.”
