Source: The #Dolphins are waiving veteran safety Marcus Maye.
Maye appeared in 11 games for Miami with three starts. They’d like to re-sign him to the practice squad if he clears.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) November 26, 2024
Former New Orleans Saints safety Marcus Maye has been waived by the Miami Dolphins on Tuesday after they got rookie DB Patrick McMorris back off of the injured reserve. Maye’s career trajectory has been on a pretty strong downturn ever since he signed a three-year deal with the Saints.
In 2022 he looked solid but not great for New Orleans and was a good veteran presence to have. However in 2023, he was suspended for three games due to his violation of the substance abuse policy, and was also placed on injured reserve further into the season which forced him to only play seven total games.
He was then released by the Saints a year before his contract ended, and he wound up signing with the Miami Dolphins where he has only started three games but played in 11 total. He was only given 43% of defensive snaps and 39% of special teams snaps with the Dolphins before this move, and the intent for Miami is to get him back on the practice squad if he clears waivers, as Tom Pelissero mentioned. We will see where he winds up, but ultimately not a good sign for the 31-year old veteran.
