{"id":10991,"date":"2024-12-15T04:02:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T04:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=10991"},"modified":"2024-12-15T04:02:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T04:02:24","slug":"breaking-the-dolphins-have-waived-qb-skylar-thompson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=10991","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: The Dolphins have waived QB Skylar Thompson ."},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"l-article__header\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"l-article__meta\">\n<div class=\"l-article__meta-item l-article__meta-item--dates\">\n<ul class=\"c-meta c-meta--post c-meta--list c-meta--dates\">\n<li class=\"c-meta__item c-meta__item--updated\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__content\">\n<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2173776893.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2173776893.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2173776893.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2173776893.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Skylar Thompson\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1872\" data-img-load-time=\"2035\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">The Miami Dolphins waived quarterback Skylar Thompson on December 14.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Quarterback\u00a0Skylar Thompson\u00a0is no longer a member of the\u00a0Miami Dolphins. Quite a few Dolphins fans on X (formerly Twitter) seemed pleased with that fact on December 14.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple Dolphins fans expressed satisfaction on social media with the team moving on from Thompson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSkylar Thompson is out of my life,\u201d\u00a0wrote one fa<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChefTrillie\/status\/1868001532249325651\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">n<\/a>\u00a0as a caption to a Roy Williams\/North Carolina basketball locker room celebration GIF.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cDolphins fans seeing Skylar Thompson is waived,\u201d\u00a0another Miami fan wrote\u00a0to a GIF of a giant mob throwing things in the air as a celebration.<\/p>\n<p>Releasing Thompson was one of several moves the\u00a0Dolphins announced\u00a0on December 14. The team released Thompson to sign defensive tackle\u00a0Matt Dickerson\u00a0from the practice squad to the active roster and activate wide receiver\u00a0Grant DuBose\u00a0from injured reserve.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Furthermore, the Dolphins elevated tackle\u00a0Ryan Hayes\u00a0and long snapper\u00a0Zach Triner\u00a0from the practice squad to the active roster for Week 15.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson went\u00a01-2 over three seasons as a starter for Miami. This season, he lost his only start and completed 21 of 33 passes while averaging 5.7 yards per attempt in three appearances.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson also started the Dolphins\u2019 AFC wild card game following the 2022 season.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Dolphins Part Ways With QB Skylar Thompson<\/h2>\n<p>Other fans also reacted positively to Miami releasing Thompson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSkylar Thompson off my football team,\u201d\u00a0wrote a Dolphins fan\u00a0to a caption of LeBron James smiling with his head pointed to the sky.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAn embarrassing amount of real people truly believes Skylar Thompson was better than Tua,\u201d\u00a0wrote another account. \u201cHonestly blows my mind how Tua haters can be so obscenely wrong yet still continue to spew their opinion like it\u2019s godsend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe level of narcissism that takes is hard to fathom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Dolphins drafted Thompson is the seventh round of\u00a0the 2022 NFL draft. While he made the NFL roster out of training camp during his rookie season, the Dolphins weren\u2019t expecting him to play a factor as a rookie.\u00a0Tua Tagovailoa\u00a0was firmly cemented as Miami\u2019s starter, and the Dolphins also had veteran backup\u00a0Teddy Bridgewater.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_4_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-4 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But injuries to both quarterbacks vaulted Thompson into the starting lineup twice in 2022. He then started Miami\u2019s first postseason game in six years.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson significantly struggled in that game, though,\u00a0completing\u00a0just 40% of his passes for 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions. He averaged 4.9 yards per pass.<\/p>\n<p>He didn\u2019t play at all last season. This past offseason, the Dolphins signed\u00a0Tyler Huntley\u00a0to compete with Thompson for backup repetitions behind Tagovailoa.<\/p>\n<p>Without Thompson, Huntley will be Miami\u2019s only backup quarterback for Week 15.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_5_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-5 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_5\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Bradley Chubb Still Waiting to Make Return<\/h2>\n<p>DuBose wasn\u2019t the only candidate to be activated from injured reserve for the Dolphins this week. Edge rusher\u00a0Bradley Chubb, linebacker\u00a0Cameron Goode\u00a0and long snapper\u00a0Blake Ferguson\u00a0were pushing to be back from injured reserve starting in Week 15.<\/p>\n<p>But after the team\u2019s series of moves didn\u2019t include activating any of those players, they will wait at least one more week to return.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_7_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad  adthrive-content adthrive-content-7\"><\/div>\n<p>Chubb\u2019s return will be a significant boost for the Dolphins defense if he gets back on the field this year. He posted a career-best 11 sacks and league-high 6 forced fumbles in 16 games last season.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_6_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-6 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_6\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Dolphins entered Week 15 tied for\u00a0the second-fewest sacks in the league\u00a0during 2024 with 24. Only the\u00a0Atlanta Falcon<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/atlanta-falcons\/\">s<\/a>\u00a0have fewer.<\/p>\n<p>Miami also came into Week 15 two games out of the final AFC playoff spot. The Dolphins may have to win each of their last four games to make the postseason.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty The Miami Dolphins waived quarterback Skylar Thompson on December 14. &nbsp; Quarterback\u00a0Skylar Thompson\u00a0is no longer a member of the\u00a0Miami Dolphins. 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