Dolphins sign fullback Alec Ingold to two-year deal

Mike McDaniel’s previous team reset the fullback market. His new one is adding a well-regarded blocking back as well.

The Dolphins and Alec Ingold agreed to a deal Wednesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL.com tweets. It is a two-year pact worth up to $7.5M. While precise terms are not yet available, this is a nice fullback contract for Ingold.

Although Ingold’s deal does not threaten Kyle Juszczyk’s place atop the fullback salary hierarchy, the latter’s usage in Kyle Shanahan’s offense points to Ingold being valued well by McDaniel’s team. The Raiders did not tender Ingold as a restricted free agent, but this deal could well allow him to earn more than the low-end RFA tenders.

Ingold, 25, played between 20% and 23% of the Raiders’ offensive plays during his three-year stay with the team. Juszczyk was on the field for 56% of the 49ers’ snaps last season, making it safe to assume Ingold’s usage rate will increase in Miami.