Reports are out that the Miami Dolphins plan on signing center Austin Reiter off the New Orleans Saints practice squad. Reiter was the starting center for the 2019 Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Championship team. Reiter has played in 59 career games and started 33 of them. Reiter has also previously played with Washington and Cleveland.
Miami Dolphins signing center Austin Reiter off of the New Orleans Saints' practice squad, according to a league source. Reiter has 33 career starts, including his time with the Kansas City Chiefs
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They to sign about 20 more players off other teams practice squad.
Reiter is short and runblocks poorly. He’s the 3rd best pass blocking center in the league. He’s ranked around NE C David Andrews, overall. He’s ranked much higher than Skuras by PFF.
“Free agent of note: Austin Reiter (Would be 14th)
Reiter, who is still available in free agency, probably would have found his way onto the top half of this list if he was on a roster. He isn’t going to be a difference-maker in the run game, but he has been one of the more reliable pass protectors at center over his past two seasons as the Chiefs’ starter. He ranks in the 91st percentile of all players at the position in pass-blocking grade since 2019.”