The Miami Dolphins’ roster churn kept rolling Tuesday night, and two more familiar names found their way back into the mix.
The team announced it has added cornerback Ethan Bonner and EDGE Max Llewellyn to the practice squad. To create the openings, Miami released tight end Jeremiah Franklin and inside linebacker Cam Riley.
Bonner is back in a place he knows well. Miami’s team website noted that he has played in 21 career games over three seasons with the Dolphins from 2023-25, and he’s logged nine tackles, one interception, three passes defensed and one fumble recovery.
He also saw action in one postseason game for Miami in 2023. Bonner originally entered the league as an undrafted college free agent with the Dolphins in 2023 after a four-year run at Stanford, where he appeared in 20 games with 15 starts and posted 56 tackles, 12 passes defensed and four tackles for loss.
Llewellyn arrives with a draft pedigree, though he’s another player Miami already knows. The Dolphins picked him in the seventh round, 238th overall, in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At Iowa from 2021-25, he played in 43 career games with 13 starts and put up 64 tackles, 14.5 sacks, 20.5 tackles for loss, 10 passes defensed, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. He also earned All-Big Ten honorable mention in 2025 and was part of an Iowa team that reached the conference championship game in 2023.
Miami’s roster has been in constant motion over the last few days as general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan cut down to 53, made multiple waiver claims and set the practice squad - at least for the first time. Tuesday’s moves were just the latest turn.
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