Miami Dolphins sign Will Fuller: Former Houston Texans wide receiver among flurry of signings
The Miami Dolphins agree deals with wide receiver Will Fuller and center Matt Skura, as well as confirming the signings of Jacoby Brissett, Malcolm Brown, Robert Foster and Justin Coleman
Monday 22 March 2021 11:12, UK
The Miami Dolphins agreed a one-year deal reportedly worth upwards of $10m with former Houston Texans wide receiver Will Fuller amid a flurry of free agent signings on Thursday.
Former Baltimore Ravens center Matt Skura agreed to a one-year deal, according to his agent David Canter, while the Dolphins also confirmed the signings of quarterback Jacoby Brissett, running back Malcolm Brown, wide receiver Robert Foster and cornerback Justin Coleman.
Fuller, 26, set career highs with 53 receptions, 879 yards and eight touchdowns in 11 games in 2020. He missed the final five games after receiving a six-game suspension for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances, which will mean he misses Week One of the 2021 season.
The 2016 first-round pick (21st overall) appeared in 53 games (52 starts) in five seasons with Houston, catching 209 passes for 3,110 yards and 24 touchdowns.
Skura, 28, will replace Ted Karras, who returned to the New England Patriots on a one-year deal on Wednesday after starting all 16 games at center for the Dolphins in 2020. Undrafted out of Duke in 2016, Skura played in 54 games with 51 starts with the Ravens from 2017-20.
Brissett played the last four seasons with the Indianapolis Colts after spending 2016 with the New England Patriots, who drafted him in the third round in 2016.
The 28-year-old owns a 12-20 record as a starter and has completed 59.6 per cent of his passes for 6,459 yards with 31 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. He passed for 3,098 yards in 2017 and 2,942 in 2019.
Brown has spent his entire six-year career with the St Louis/Los Angeles Rams. He rushed for 419 yards and five touchdowns in 16 games last season, adding 23 catches for 162 yards.
In 70 career games (two starts), Brown has rushed 298 times for 1,188 yards (4.0 average) with 11 touchdowns.
Foster, 26, caught two passes for 37 yards in four games with the Washington Football Team in 2020. He played in 26 games with the Buffalo Bills from 2018-19, tallying 30 receptions for 605 yards and three scores.
Coleman, 27, played the past two seasons with the Detroit Lions after two seasons each with the Seattle Seahawks (2017-18) and New England Patriots (2015-16). He has 211 tackles, four interceptions and four fumble recoveries in 79 games (29 starts).
