The Dolphins have signed 34-year old kicker Shayne Graham.  Graham will be replacing Dan Carpenter who will miss the game tomorrow with a groin injury.  Graham played in 9 games for the Giants & Patriots last year and he connected on all 12 of his field goal attempts last year and he was 39 of 41 on extra points, good for 75 points.  He has now played in 136 games in his first 10 years in the NFL and he has made 208 of 242 field goals (86%).  He has also made 315 of 320 extra points in his career as he has 939 points scored.  He should be able to do a decent job while Carpenter gets better.  Carpenter has played in 9 games for the Dolphins so far this year and he has connected on 18 of 22 field goals (81.8%).  He is also 14 of 14 on extra points this year as he has scored 68 points for the Dolphins.

The Dolphins have signed 27-year old cornerback Jonathan Wade.  Wade played in 12 games for the Bengals & Lions last year and he had 44 tackles, 5 passes defensed and 3 tackles for a loss.  He has now played in 59 games in his first four years in the NFL and he has 111 tackles, 4 tackles for a loss, 2 interceptions and 12 passes defensed.  The Dolphins need all of the help that they can get in the secondary, so this was most likely a good signing for them.

UPDATE:  (11/19/2011) – The Dolphins have released Jonathan Wade.  He played in 2 games for the Dolphins and he didn’t have any tackles.

The Dolphins have signed 30-year old QB J.P. Losman.  Losman last played in a regular season game in the NFL back in 2009 with the Raiders.  Losman has played in 43 games (33 starts) in his NFL career and he has completed 558 of 942 passes (59.2%) for 6,211 yards with 33 TD passes and 34 INTs (75.6 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 103 times for 489 yards (4.7 ypc) with 3 TD runs so far in his career.  Losman is only 10-23 (30.3%) as a starting QB in the NFL.  The Dolphins place Sage Rosenfels on I.R. (undisclosed illness) to make room on the roster for Losman.

The Dolphins have signed 27-year old safety Gerald Alexander.  He was one of their last cuts before the 2011 season started.  Alexander has played in 39 games in his first four years in the NFL and he has 159 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 tackle for a loss, 3 forced fumbles, 4 fumble recoveries, 4 interceptions and he has defensed 14 passes.  This was a good move to bring Alexander back, as the Fins need all of the help that they can get.

UPDATE:  (11/2/2011) – The Dolphins have waived Gerald Alexander.  Alexander played in 2 games for the Dolphins but he didn’t have any tackles.

The Dolphins have signed 33-year old QB Sage Rosenfels.  Rosenfels played in 12 games (0 starts) for the New York Giants last year but he didn’t throw any passes.  He did carry the ball 3 times for -3 yards (-1.0 ypc) last year.  Rosenfels has now played in 44 games (12 starts) in his first 9 years in the NFL and he has completed 351 of 562 passes (62.5%) for 4,156 yards with 30 TD passes and 29 INTs (81.2 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 48 times for 95 yards (2.0 ypc) with 1 TD run so far in his NFL career.  Rosenfels is 6-6 as a starting QB in the NFL so far in his career.  Rosenfels might push Matt Moore for the starting job at QB in the near future.

UPDATE:  (10/26/2011) – The Dolphins have placed Sage Rosenfels on the Injured Reserve list, ending his season, due to an undisclosed illness).

UPDATE:  (12/1/2011) – The Dolphins have waived Sage Rosenfels.

The Dolphins have signed 29-year old DE Igor Olshansky.  Olshansky played in all 16 games for the Cowboys last year and he had 38 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and 2 passes defensed.  He has now played in 107 games in his first 7 years in the NFL and he has 257 tackles, 12.5 sacks, 12 tackles for a loss, 3 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery, 8 passes defensed and 1 interception.  This was a good signing for the Dolphins as you can never have too many quality DEs on your roster.

The Dolphins have signed 29-year old cornerback Nate Jones.  Jones played in all 16 games for the Broncos last year and he had 57 tackles and 3 passes defensed.  He played with the Dolphins in 2008+2009.  He played in 32 games in his two years with the Fins and he had 77 tackles, 11 passes defensed, 3 interceptions, 4 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery.  Jones has now played in 99 games in his first 7 years in the NFL and he has 212 tackles, 16 passes defensed, 3 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery, 6 sacks and 1 tackle for a loss.  The Dolphins need all of the help in the secondary that they can get, so Jones is going to be a nice addition to the team.  To make room on the roster for Jones, the Dolphins have cut TE Dante Rosario.  Rosario played in both of the Fins games this year but he didn’t catch any passes.

The Dolphins have signed 28-year old offensive lineman Ryan Cook.  Cook played in 16 games (7 starts) for the Vikings last year.  He has now played in 70 games (40 starts) in his first five yeras in the NFL.  The Dolphins will benefit from Cook’s versatility along the offensive line as he can handle playing center, guard or tackle.

The Dolphins have signed 26-year old TE Dante Rosario.  Rosario played in 16 games (6 starts) with the Panthers last year and he had 32 grabs for 264 yards (8.3 avg).  He has now played in 62 games (22 starts) in his first four years in the NFL and he has caught 82 passes for 894 yards (10.9 avg) with 5 TD grabs.  Rosario is a decent TE who should be able to help the offense when he’s on the field.

The Dolphins have signed 27-year old safety Gerald Alexander.  Alexander played in 3 games for the Jaguars last year and he had 16 tackles, 1 fumble recovery and 3 passes defensed.  He has now played in 39 games in his first four years in the NFL and he has 159 tackles, 14 passes defensed, 4 interceptions, 2 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, 4 fumble recoveries and 1 tackle for a loss.  This was a good signing for the Dolphins so late in the preseason.

UPDATE:  (9/3/2011) – The Dolphins have released Gerald Alexander.