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More to go Camping With: Dolphins add 7 more Undrafteds

The Dolphins roster is a little thin with all the revamping going on.  As a result, the team is adding perhaps a few more undrafted free agents than most teams.

It may have been lost in my recap of the Draft, but the Dolphins added this group immediately after the draft.

WR Davone Bess, Hawaii
QB/WR Jayson Foster, Georgia Southern
OT Daren Heerspink, Portland State
OT Mike Byrne, Delaware
OT Dan Gore, Boise State
K Dan Carpenter, Montana
LB Kelly Poppinga, BYU
TE Matt Mulligan, Maine

Now, that’s a standard undrafted class for most NFL teams.  But remember I mentioned that the Dolphins are thin.  Critically thin at positions like WR and CB.  So, the Dolphins today brought in ANOTHER class of undrafted players.

WR Selwyn Lymon, formerly of Purdue
QB Willie Copeland, Valdosta
TE Kris Kasparek, Akron
FB Rolly Lumbala, Idaho
CB Aaron Lane, Purdue
DL Titus Brown, Mississippi State
CB Scorpio Babers, Sam Houston State

You might have stopped at the first one.  Selwyn Lymon, FORMERLY of Purdue?  What happened?  Well, Lymon is a little bit of a character risk.  He’s actually still on probation for his involvement in a fight outside a bar near Purdue.  Lymon was successful at Purdue, 73 catches for 1030 yards and 5 TDs the last two seasons.  But, two days after being arrested on a drunk driving charge, he was kicked off the team.

The Triforce has emphasized good character in the players they bring in, but undrafted free agents are so low risk/high reward that they are taking some chances, after doing careful research and interviews.  Bess, the Hawaii receiver, served a 15-month sentence in juvenile for driving a car with stolen goods when he was 17.  His agent says he’s been a model citizen since, but you know the front office looked into everything.

The Dolphins are a team so in transition that chances are pretty good a majority of these guys will make the roster.  Call it the “Warm Body Principle”.  They’ll fill the bench and be the just-in-case guys.  Next season, when the Dolphins bring in another draft class and more free agents, the guys that haven’t performed will be cut loose.

But, no matter if you guys are here for a cup of coffee or a lifelong career, welcome to the Phins!

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