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Former Miami Dolphins punter and Mountaineer Shot quarterback Matt Haack has agreed to terms with the Buffalo Bills. The move comes as the Dolphins have signed former Carolina Panthers punter Michael Palardy on Monday, signaling the end of Haack’s tenure in South Florida. Haack’s agreement with the Bills was first reported by the NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
Haack signed with the Dolphins as an undrafted free agent out of Arizona State in 2017. He has a career 44.7 yard per punt average with 114 of his 307 career punts landing inside the 20-yard line. He was also the trigger for the Dolphins’ 2019 NFL Play of the Year when the team faked a field goal, with Haack throwing a touchdown pass to kicker Jason Sanders.
Re-look at Mountaineer Shot as Dolphins sign new punter
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On December 1, 2019, the Miami Dolphins pulled off one of the best fake field goals in NFL history. The play, dubbed “Mountaineer Shot” in the playbook, resulted in the league’s first kicker touchdown reception since 1977, the first completed pass between two specialists since 2004, and the first punter to kicker touchdown pass since 1964 (and that is a technicality because the (then) San Diego Chargers’ punter John Hadly was also their quarterback and their kicker Keith Lincoln was also a running back). It was a historic play.
Breaking Down the Dolphins Punter Move
The Miami Dolphins will be signing former Carolina Panthers punter Michael Palardy
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Mar 12, 2021
The Miami Dolphins will have a new punter in 2021, one who has ties and similarities to his predecessors.
The Dolphins have signed veteran Michael Palardy to a one-year contract, per a league source. The move was first reported by NFL Network reporter Tom Pelissero.
Palardy could be signed right away because he was not an unrestricted free agent. He became free to sign with any team at any time after the Carolina Panthers released him in February after he missed the 2020 season because of a knee injury sustained in the offseason.