Dolphins part ways with 7 players in post-draft roster moves originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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NFL offseason rosters can be a bit of an adventure, especially so soon after the NFL Draft.
That was definitely true for the Miami Dolphins on Monday as they cut seven players.
Officially, one of the cuts was a release, long snapper Taybor Pepper.
The other six are players who are being waived: punter Seth Vernon, inside linebacker K.C. Ossai, edge rusher Derrick McLendon, cornerback Jason Maitre, tight end Zack Kuntz and cornerback Isaiah Johnson.
Johnson and Maitre were both waived officially with a failed physical designation.
Most recently, Johnson got into four games with the Dolphins in 2025 as a special teams player.
McLendon also has played for the Dolphins, although in just a single game.
The most-tenured NFL player on the list is Pepper, the long snapper. He has played 100 games across time with the Packers, Dolphins and 49ers — and he snapped in nine playoff games for San Francisco, too.
Kuntz played part of two seasons with the Jets.
Ossai and Maitre have yet to appear in a regular season NFL game.
Vernon has most recently punted in the UFL in 2025 for the Michigan Panthers, although he’s not in that spring league at the moment — maybe this move will push him back in that direction.
These won’t be the last moves for the Dolphins by any means, because the large offseason rosters in the NFL result in plenty of churn.