The Miami Dolphins announced today they have waived punter Tommy Heatherly and signed punter Sterling Hofrichter, as per the team’s official website.
Heatherly signed with Miami this offseason as an undrafted college free agent from Florida International University. From 2019 to 2021, Heatherly appeared in all 30 of FIU’s games, amassing 161 punts across his college career, and did enough in 2021 to earn first-team All-Conference USA honors. Recently, Heatherly also made headlines on social media, posting videos that showed an astonishing 5+ second hang time on his punts.
The Dolphins are replacing Heatherly with Sterling Hofrichter, who was selected in the 7th round of the 2020 NFL Draft by the Atalanta Falcons.