This offseason, the Miami Dolphins are set to lose their two special teams aces from the last two seasons with Keion Crossen and Justin Bethel both on the market, so to address that need, general manager Chris Grier signed Siran Neal to a one-year deal.
As cost-cutting season continues around the NFL, the Dolphins are moving on from one veteran.
The Miami Dolphins have made another move toward getting under the salary cap limit, and it was another move that was expected. The team will be releasing cornerback Keion Crossen, according to NFL writer Aaron Wilson, after he missed the entire 2023 season with a shoulder injury.
The Miami Dolphins will open their 2023 campaign against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium on Sept. 10, which is now 27 days away. Until the opening kickoff of the season, we’ll be counting down each day by remembering the players who have worn each specific jersey number.
For the Miami Dolphins, injuries were a common theme of their 2022 season with a number of key contributors missing time. That was especially the case in the secondary, as Byron Jones missed the whole year following Achilles surgery, Nik Needham tore his Achilles and both Brandon Jones and Trill Williams suffered torn ACLs.
The Miami Dolphins were in line for a lot of postseason awards when they were flying at 8-3 in November, but instead they've been shut out of all the major AP awards.
McDaniel said in August that Jones would play Week 1 barring a setback, but he has yet to see the field, even for practice. His absence has been felt, as the Dolphins' secondary has not played at the same level it did over the previous two years.
Head coach Mike McDaniel addressed the media before the Miami Dolphins practiced at the Baptist Health Training Complex on Monday. Here were the highlights from McDaniel's press conference: -- First question, of course, deals with Byron Jones, along with the status of fellow cornerback Keion Crossen.
Miami Dolphins cornerbacks coach Sam Madison discussed the big no-call controversy from the victory against the Chicago Bears, as well as sharing his thoughts on a couple of his players Thursday.
Miami Dolphins get relief in the beleaguered secondary as two return to practice ahead of the team’s road trip to Detroit to take on the Lions. Kader Kohou
The Miami Dolphins should be getting some key players back for Sunday’s matchup vs. the Detroit Lions. #FinsUp It’s Friday, so the final injury report before Miami’s week eight matchup vs.
After the Dolphins’ offense stalled in the second half of Sunday’s win over the Steelers, the defense held on to get the job done.
The Miami Dolphins can’t seem to stay healthy, as they are losing players left and right. After quarterback Skylar Thompson, cornerback Nik Needham, edge rusher Trey Flowers and defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah left the game, cornerback Nik Needham was escorted to the locker room with a knee injury.
While the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots aren’t scheduled to go head-to-head until Sunday afternoon, Bill Belichick’s team is heading to Florida on Tuesday, so his team can get accustomed to the heat and humidity that will be a factor at Hard Rock Stadium.
After losing second-year cornerback Trill Williams during the first preseason game, the Miami Dolphins were down a talented player at a position that couldn’t really afford to be thin.
After losing special teams ace Mack Hollins this offseason to the Las Vegas Raiders, the Miami Dolphins went out and signed Keion Crossen to a three-year deal worth $10.5 million with the expectation that he fills that same role in South Florida.
Before the Miami Dolphins officially lost one of their best special team contributors to the Las Vegas Raiders in Mack Hollins, they made the decision to go after former New York Giants defensive back Keion Crossen to fill the role.
Should Giants bring back special teamer? The New York Giants sent a sixth-round pick to the Houston Texans for Keion Crossen last August in an effort to boost their special teams play.
Keion Crossen, Cornerback Height: 5’10" Weight: 185 lbs. Age: 25 NFL Exp.: 4 years College: W Carolina Keion Crossen became a member of the Giants secondary this past summer after coming over in a trade with the Houston Texans.
The New York Giants value their special teams to the point where they will trade draft picks to procure solid ‘teams’ players. That is what they did this summer when the shipped a 2023 sixth-round selection to the Houston Texans for cornerback Keion Crossen.
New York Giants defensive back and special teams ace, Keion Crossen, received a FedEx package from the NFL this week. And no, it wasn’t filled with anything celebratory.
With less than three weeks to go before the start of the NFL season, the New York Giants still have a lot of important decisions to make before setting their 53-man roster.
A look at why the Giants traded for this veteran special teamer/cornerback Special teams are special - few teams understand this like the New York Giants.
Crossen will look to make an impact in the secondary for the Giants.
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