{"id":32981,"date":"2025-03-14T03:41:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T03:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32981"},"modified":"2025-03-14T03:41:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T03:41:51","slug":"alexander-mattison-welcome-to-south-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32981","title":{"rendered":"ALEXANDER MATTISON, WELCOME TO SOUTH BEACH!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NFL Insider Jordan Schultz is reporting the Miami Dolphins have signed running back\u00a0Alexander Mattison. Terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>Mattison will be 27 in June and is a former 3rd-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings in 2019. He spent last season with the Las Vegas Raiders.<\/p>\n<p>For his career, he has 2,790 rushing yards and 15 rushing touchdowns. Last season in Las Vegas he played in 14 games, started 7, ran for 420 yards, and four touchdowns. 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