The Dolphins have released kicker Zane Gonzalez from injured reserve, per the wire.
Gonzalez is 31 and entered the league as a seventh-round pick of the Browns in 2017. He was in the second year of a four-year, $2.48 million contract and due a base salary of $555,000 in 2018 when Cleveland waived him a few weeks into the regular season.
From there, Gonzalez kept bouncing through the league. The Cardinals signed him to their practice squad and later moved him onto the active roster during the 2018 season. Arizona then brought him back on a one-year restricted tender in 2020 worth $3.27 million.
He reached unrestricted free agency for the first time in 2021 and signed a one-year deal with the Lions. Detroit released him after the preseason, then re-signed him to the practice squad before Carolina picked him up for its active roster.
Carolina gave Gonzalez a two-year extension in 2022, but he was traded to the 49ers in March 2023. San Francisco placed him on injured reserve after the preseason and released him in September.
Gonzalez next landed on Washington’s practice squad in November and was added to the active roster in December after being elevated three times. Washington later signed him to a one-year deal for 2025, then moved on from him before the season.
He signed with Atlanta in November 2025 and stayed there for the rest of the year. Miami then brought him in on a one-year deal for the 2026 season.
In 2025, Gonzalez played in nine games for the Falcons and went 19-for-22 on field goals and 17-for-18 on extra points.
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