Dolphins Add Ferrell to Shore Up a Defensive Line That Needed the Help

Miami signed Clelin Ferrell, and per Marcel Louis-Jacques, there was a surprise element to how it came together. The details of what helped close the deal are worth a read on their own. What matters for the depth chart is that Ferrell is here and active, arriving at a position that needed a body after Darrell Baker Jr. landed on the Out list.

The DE depth chart behind Chop Robinson was thin before Baker Jr. went down. It's thinner now, and Ferrell at least gives the coaching staff another experienced option to work with during camp. That's the practical value of the signing — not a headline addition, just a functional one.

The Dolphins have been patching holes all camp. The receiver room has been the loudest story, and I've written about that twice already. This one is quieter, but the same logic applies: you can't enter a season short-handed at multiple spots and expect the depth to hold. Ferrell is a plug, not a solution, but plugs matter when the dam has this many cracks.