The Miami Dolphins placed running back Le'Veon Moss on the reserve/retired list on Tuesday, a roster move that means the team will keep his rights if he decides to try playing again.
Moss entered the league as an undrafted rookie free agent and had been one of the Dolphins' most heralded pickups in that class. He missed the 2024 season with a knee injury, returned in 2025 and later missed time again with an ankle injury, yet still tied for the team lead with six rushing touchdowns.
That production made his exit harder to ignore. Before the 2026 draft, NFL.com projected le'veon moss as a fifth- or sixth-round pick, but he went undrafted instead, and the Dolphins still brought him in as part of a rookie free agent group that was widely viewed as one of the best in the league.
The move comes at a time when Miami has openings to sort through in its backfield heading into OTAs. De'Von Achane is the unquestioned starter, while Jaylen Wright and Ollie Gordon II sit behind him on the depth chart after flashing potential at times during the 2025 season. Neither should be treated as a lock to make the 53-man roster.
New running backs coach Ladell Betts was asked about Moss when Dolphins assistant coaches met with the media early Tuesday afternoon, before the roster move was announced. The timing leaves Miami with a clearer picture of its running back room and a more complicated one at the same time, because the player who looked like one of its sharper undrafted finds is now off the field and still under team control if he returns.
For the Dolphins, the immediate task is simple: sort the running back depth chart without Moss. For Moss, the question is whether a player who once turned a longshot entry into real value has another comeback left in him.
