MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – In dire need of pass rushers, the Miami Dolphins are bringing in a four-time Pro Bowl selection for the playoffs.
The Dolphins are bringing in veteran Justin Houston to bolster their defense ahead of their Wildcard weekend matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs, according to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo.
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Houston, a 13-year NFL veteran, played the first seven games of this season with the Carolina Panthers before he landed on IR with a hamstring injury and was released in mid-December.
In those seven games, Houston had half a sack and three QB hits. He missed some time after being placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury.
Houston recorded 9.5 sacks in 14 games with the Baltimore Ravens in 2022.
Houston also played for the Indianapolis Colts after spending his first eight NFL seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, so the Dolphins’ first-round playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium will serve as a homecoming for him — as well as Tyreek Hill.
The Dolphins were down to two pure edge defenders — Melvin Ingram and Emmanuel Ogbah — after Andrew Van Ginkel (foot) and Cameron Goode (knee) both sustained season-ending injuries in the loss against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night.
Starting inside linebacker Jerome Baker might have been an additional pass option, but he also was knocked out with a season-ending injury in that game, in his case a wrist injury that necessitated surgery.
Ingram and Ogbah likely will be the starters against the Kansas City Chiefs in the first-round playoff game Saturday night, but Houston is expected to get some snaps as well.
Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. at Arrowhead Stadium and the game will be streamed live only on Peacock.