{"id":47503,"date":"2025-05-12T03:31:56","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T03:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47503"},"modified":"2025-05-12T03:31:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T03:31:56","slug":"dolphins-rookie-minicamp-2025-miami-waives-undrafted-free-agent-kneeland-hibbett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47503","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins rookie minicamp 2025: Miami waives undrafted free agent Kneeland Hibbett"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-entry-summary p-dek\">The undrafted free agent was waived as the team continues their rookie minicamp.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-short-author-bio\">\n<div class=\"c-short-author-bio-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"c-short-author-bio__item\">\n<div class=\"copy\">Kevin Nogle\u00a0began writing FanPosts on The Phinsider in 2009 before being added as a contributing author in 2010. He became the managing editor of the site in July 2011. He is a lifelong Dolphins fan and tries to always maintain a level-headed approach to covering the team.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-entry-content \">\n<p id=\"Lp02QQ\">The\u00a0Miami Dolphins\u00a0ended day two of their 2025 rookie minicamp with a roster move on Saturday, waiving long snapper Kneeland Hibbett. The move marks the third-straight day of long snapper moves for the team, following\u00a0Thursday\u2019s release of Blake Ferguson\u00a0and\u00a0Friday\u2019s signing of Joe Cardona.<\/p>\n<p id=\"NqzWDM\">Hibbett joined the team as an undrafted free agent this year, signing after last month\u2019s 2025\u00a0NFL Draft. He played four years at Alabama.<\/p>\n<p id=\"M7KMDz\">Cardona, entering his 10th year in the league, was a surprise release by the\u00a0New England Patriots\u00a0a few days after the Draft. The Dolphins\u2019 addition of their former AFC East rival set the stage for Hibbett\u2019s departure and seems to indicate the team is locked into Cardona handling the role this year.<\/p>\n<p id=\"s8rgjC\">Ferguson had spent five years with the team, but missed the second half of 2024 after being placed on the non-football illness list with an undisclosed issue.<\/p>\n<p id=\"oBjKfH\">It seems the Dolphins initially signed Hibbett as an insurance policy for Ferguson, but with the addition of Cardona, both players saws their roster spots disappear.<\/p>\n<p id=\"siY3fX\">Miami concludes their three-day rookie minicamp on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The undrafted free agent was waived as the team continues their rookie minicamp. 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