MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- The Miami Dolphins waived Shaquil Barrett on Thursday, roughly a month after the linebacker ended his brief retirement in November.
Barrett signed a one-year, $7 million contract with the Dolphins this offseason but announced his retirement in July, the day before the team opened training camp. He filed for reinstatement in November, but the Dolphins declined to activate him, despite missing their top two pass rushers, Jaelan Phillips and Bradley Chubb.
Barrett's decision to unretire came days before the deadline to do so in Week 13, and Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel called the team's decision "a numbers game.