The Miami Dolphins made a handful of roster moves a short time ago, bringing their roster down to 80 before today’s NFL deadline. According to the team, the Dolphins released punter Sterling Hofrichter, linebacker Deandre Johnson, and safety Sheldrick RedwiBarry Jackson of the Miami Herald first reported Redwinerald.
The Miami Dolphins announced Friday that they’ve signed punter Sterling Hofrichter and waived punter Tommy Heatherly. Hofrichter, 25, is a former seventh-round pick of the Falcons back in 2020.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are shuffling their roster a bit after their second day of training camp, signing tight end Bug Howard and waiving punter Sterling Hofrichter, per multiple reports.
According to Michael Rothstein of ESPN, two former Falcons, punter Sterling Hofrichter and cornerback Chris Williamson, found new jobs today. Hofrichter was a late seventh-round selection out of Syracuse.
The 2020 NFL Draft pick is gone after one year. Sterling Hofrichter was a 7th round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft for the Falcons, and he spent the entire 2020 season as the team’s punter.
It’s the camp battle nobody is talking about: punter. It’s finally here. We’ve waited all offseason, and finally Atlanta Falcons’ football has returned to our lives.
Atlanta’s got some things to figure out at punter, but hopefully we’ll see Hofrichter again in 2021. Yesterday, Sterling Hofrichter cleared waivers and was placed on injured reserve, which was the expected outcome after the surprising and unwelcome news that he was hurt and being waived by the team.
Not one but two punter injuries have the team in a bit of a bind as preseason looms. Atlanta’s punter battle was between two players, Sterling Hofrichter and Dom Maggio.
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. - The Atlanta Falcons have signed punter Cameron Nizialek. The 26-year-old punter spent the first three weeks of the 2020 season on the Falcons practice squad.
Hofrichter was expected to be the team’s punter this year, so this is a big blow. Sterling Hofrichter came into 2021 expected to be the team’s punter for a second straight season, though he was facing new competition in the form of Dom Maggio, a former Raven the team made the first free agent signing of the Terry Fontenot era.
Although it sounds like a character from the movie Goodfellas, Dom Maggio is a punter and the latest signing by Terry Fontenot. This move shouldn’t come as a surprise because Sterling Hofrichter needs competition.