This time last year Isaiah Pead was training hard to become part of the Miami Dolphins final 53-man roster. His hard work paid off as he was initially declared a part of the final roster at the start of the season. After the Dolphins started the season 1-4, however, Miami tightened their depth at running back to fill other positions. Pead would be the odd-man out, and was eventually released.
Despite Pead’s release, teams took notice to his strong preseason and were showing interest in bringing him in. Dolphins head coach Adam Gase even admitted that had an injury occurred at running back, Pead would have been the first player they called.