The Dolphins didn’t want to cut a player who “earned the right” to be on the roster to make room for Shaq Barrett.

After the Dolphins lost their Week 13 matchup with the Packers, Mike McDaniel revealed why LB Shaq Barrett has yet to return from injury.

Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said he was caught off guard by reports early Tuesday that linebacker Shaq Barrett wants to unretire. The two-time Super Bowl winner signed a one-year deal with the Dolphins in March,

Shaq Barrett signed with the Dolphins this offseason before shocking everyone by retiring just a few months later. The move meant he would be under contract with the team if he ever decided to

The Miami Dolphins are making a late playoff push, as they improved their record to 5-6 with a commanding 34-15 victory over the New England Patriots in Week 12. And now, they could be getting a surprising boost with veteran pass rusher Shaq Barrett set to unretire, and according to Mike McDaniel, it was a move that even caught him off guard.

Four months after retiring from the NFL, Miami Dolphins linebacker Shaq Barrett announced he’d like to be reinstated on Tuesday — two days before the deadline. The Dolphins had until 4 p.m. on Thanksgiving to decide,

When Shaq Barrett retired in July, it appeared his playing days were over. That decision came not long after he had signed a one-year Dolphins deal, a pact he could have played out over the closing weeks of the campaign had he been reinstated before Thursday’s deadline.