The Miami Dolphins are giving Shaq Barrett a chance to additional his NFL comeback try.
Barrett, a former Professional Bowl linebacker, signed with the Dolphins throughout the offseason however introduced in July that he was retiring to spend more time with his family. He modified his thoughts final month, when agent Drew Rosenhaus mentioned Barrett applied for immediate reinstatement.
The Dolphins didn’t activate Barrett from the reserve/retired listing by the deadline that will have allowed him to play for them this season. Nevertheless, they waived the 32-year-old on Thursday, based on ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Rosenhaus mentioned he’s hopeful Barrett will move by means of waivers, which might make the veteran a free agent. If one other crew have been to assert Barrett, he could be ineligible to play for the rest of the season.
Barrett went undrafted in 2014, however that has not prevented him from having a prolonged profession. He joined the Denver Broncos in 2014 and performed in 61 video games with them from 2015-18.
Barrett signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2019 and loved speedy success along with his new crew. He led the league with 19.5 sacks in 2019 and made his first Professional Bowl. He additionally made the Professional Bowl in 2021 when he had 51 tackles and 10 sacks for the Bucs.
Barrett received Tremendous Bowls in 2015 with Denver and 2020 with Tampa Bay.
Barrett and his spouse have had 4 kids collectively, however their youngest child died in an accidental drowning last year.
