News Now: Eight players signed to the practice squad by Miami Dolphins
MITCHELL, Florida – Eight players have been added to the Miami Dolphins practice squad: defensive end Chase Winovich, wide receiver Raleigh Webb, tight end Nick Bowers, running back Darrynton Evans, offensive lineman Chasen Hines, safety Joshua Kalu, defensive tackle Rashard Lawrence, and tackle James Tunstall.
In 2021, Bowers participated in five games for Las Vegas. On May 5, 2020, he signed a collegiate free agent contract with the Raiders, his first NFL team. Bowers was with the Bengals during the offseason and training camp this past season after spending the 2022 season on Cincinnati’s practice squad. He attended Penn State to play collegiately.
Evans has participated in 12 career games.
Hines was a sixth-round pick (210th overall) by New England in the 2022 NFL Draft but has not appeared in an NFL game. He played collegiately at LSU, where he appeared in 35 games with 17 starts. He was a member of LSU’s 2019 national championship team.
Kalu has spent five seasons in the NFL, including four with Tennessee (2018-20, 2022) and one with the N.Y. Giants (2021). He’s appeared in 44 career games with five starts, totaling 50 tackles (31 solo), one interception, six passes defensed and two forced fumbles. He also has 18 career special teams tackles (15 solo). Kalu has played in four playoff games with the Titans. He originally entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with Tennessee on May 11, 2018 after playing collegiately at Nebraska.
Lawrence is entering his fourth NFL season, having played his first three years (2020-22) with Arizona. He’s played in 25 career games with 13 starts, totaling 30 tackles (21 solo) and one forced fumble. Lawrence originally entered the NFL as a fourth-round pick (131st overall) by Arizona in the 2020 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at LSU.
Tunstall originally signed with Miami as an undrafted college free agent on May 12, 2023 before being waived on Aug. 28. He earned second-team All-AAC honors after starting 13 games at left tackle in 2022 for Cincinnati. He also played one season each at Stony Brook (2019) and at Connecticut (2018). As a sophomore at Stony Brook in 2019, Tunstall earned first-team FCS All-American honors.
Webb played in 12 games for two different teams as a rookie in 2022, appearing in two contests with Baltimore and 10 with New England. He originally entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with Baltimore on May 6, 2022. Webb played collegiately at The Citadel, where he earned first-team All-Southern Conference honors in 2019.
Winovich has played in 53 career games with 11 starts, spending three seasons (2019-21) with New England and one (2022) with Cleveland. He’s recorded 87 career tackles (60 solo) with 12.0 sacks, three passes defensed, one forced fumble and one interception. Winovich originally entered the NFL as a third-round pick (77th overall) by New England in the 2019 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Michigan.
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