Overview

• Miami set its initial 53-man roster, placed cornerback Cam Smith on the non-football injury list, and put kicker Jason Sanders on injured reserve with Riley Patterson to be elevated from the practice squad.
• The team made veteran cornerback Rasul Douglas’s signing official and claimed Julius Brents off waivers to address a thin cornerback group.
• Chris Grier emphasized a culture of accountability, citing a visit from the Florida Panthers’ Bill Zito and Matthew Tkachuk, and said some departures were about finding better locker-room fits.
• Grier framed 2025 as a business-focused reset to get younger and manage contracts, while re-adding tackle Kendall Lamm and expressing confidence in the offensive line’s depth plan.
• Grier disclosed receiving vile emails targeting his family after last season’s slide, and local columnists cast this year as pivotal for his job security.