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Report: Former 1st-Round Pick Robert Nkemdiche Signs Contract with Dolphins

The Miami Dolphins reportedly took a flier on a 2016 first-round pick Thursday and signed defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche to a one-year contract, per Adam Schefter of ESPN.

This comes after the Arizona Cardinals announced they released the Ole Miss product on July 27.

"Not in shape, I guess," Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury said of Nkemdiche the day before the team released him, per Josh Weinfuss of ESPN. "And that's kind of where we'll leave it. I mean, he's on PUP and he's working through that.