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Dolphins make multiple defensive back additions on Day 3 of free agency
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The Miami Dolphins made five defensive back additions Wednesday, agreeing to deals with four outside free agents and re-signing one of their own unrestricted free agents.
Veteran safeties Lonnie Johnson Jr. and Zayne Anderson and cornerbacks Alex Austin and Darrell Baker agreed to terms with Miami, according to league sources. The Dolphins also announced, after the start of the new league year at 4 p.m., that they re-signed cornerback A.J. Green III.
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Green, 27, was claimed off the Los Angeles Rams ' practice squad by the Dolphins Nov. 19 while the roster was under the management of interim general manager Champ Kelly. He appeared in three games late in the past season for Miami, playing sparingly on defense and special teams. New GM Jon-Eric Sullivan saw enough in him to give him another shot with the team.
Spending his first four seasons with the Cleveland Browns from 2020 through 2023 as an undrafted player and playing two games for the Rams earlier in 2025, Green has appeared in 39 career games with two starts in five seasons. He has recorded 26 tackles, two interceptions, seven passes defensed and two fumble recoveries, along with 15 special teams tackles.
Baker, who turns 28 March 27, comes from the Tennessee Titans , where he made 19 starts over the past two seasons. He also started six more games for the Indianapolis Colts in 2023. The Colts took him in as an undrafted rookie in 2022.
Last year in Tennessee, Baker made 55 tackles and broke up seven passes without an interception in his 10 starts. He allowed 10.2 yards per target and a passer rating against of 124.1
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Johnson, 30, is a former second-round pick of the Houston Texans in 2019. He started off as a cornerback but transitioned to safety and has also been a special teams contributor.
Nineteen of his 22 career starts came with the Texans in his first three NFL seasons. Three of Johnson's four career interceptions came in 2021 with Houston.
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He has since played with the Titans in 2022, New Orleans Saints in 2023, Carolina Panthers in 2024 and last year with the Las Vegas Raiders . In 2025, he played nine games, starting two, and had 25 tackles and two pass breakups.
Anderson represents a reunion with Sullivan from Green Bay , along with new Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley, who was defensive coordinator with the Packers . Anderson has been a strong special teams contributor in Green Bay the past three seasons and played 145 defensive snaps for the team while Hafley led the defense the past two seasons.
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He made 31 tackles, an interception, two fumble recoveries and two pass breakups the past two seasons with the Packers.
Austin, who turns 25 in May, comes from the Patriots , where he spent parts of the past three seasons. Last year, he appeared in 12 games and started two for New England , making 13 tackles. He allowed a passer rating of 143.7 on 12 targets.
The Dolphins need players in the secondary. They return rookies from the 2025 class in cornerback Jason Marshall Jr. and safety Dante Trader, along with former Colts second-round pick Juju Brents , who impressed in a short spurt of playing time last season.
But Miami traded veteran former All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick to the New York Jets on Monday. They also have other veterans like cornerbacks Rasul Douglas , Jack Jones and Kader Kohou and safeties Ifeatu Melifonwu , Ashtyn Davis and Elijah Campbell who are free agents.
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Miami agreed to terms with multiple defenders Wednesday, also striking deals with edge rusher Joshua Uche and linebacker Willie Gay Jr .
