The Dolphins made a trio of roster moves, adding kicker Zane Gonzalez to the active roster while also activating quarterback Brady Cook and wide receiver Jalen Reagor from the practice squad.
Gonzalez, 31, brings a long and winding NFL path with him to Miami. A former seventh-round pick of the Browns in 2017, he was in the second year of a four-year, $2.48 million contract and was due a base salary of $555,000 in 2018 when Cleveland waived him a few weeks into the regular season.
From there, Gonzalez kept finding new stops. The Cardinals signed him to their practice squad before moving him to the active roster later in the 2018 season. Arizona then placed a one-year restricted tender on him in 2020 worth $3.27 million.
He hit unrestricted free agency for the first time in 2021 and landed with the Lions on a one-year deal. Detroit released him after the preseason, then brought him back on the practice squad before Carolina signed him to its active roster.
Carolina later gave Gonzalez a two-year extension in 2022, but he was traded to the 49ers in March 2023. He wound up on injured reserve after the preseason and was cut in September.
Washington added him to its practice squad in November and then signed him to the active roster in December after he was elevated three times. The Commanders brought him back on a one-year deal for 2025, but released him before the season.
Gonzalez then signed with Atlanta in November 2025 and stayed there through the rest of the season. Miami signed him to a one-year deal for the 2026 season, and he has appeared in two games this year, converting two of his three field-goal attempts.
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