Darius and Thompson signed

In an attempt to replace SS Yeremiah Bell (and no doubt prevent the prospect of starting Travares Tillman again) the Dolphins signed S Donovin Darius and S Lamont Thompson. In order to make room on the roster, Bell was placed on Injured Reserve and DE Akbar Gbaja-Biamila was waived. The team also completed its practice squad by signing LB Kelvin Smith, one of the team's seventh-round draft picks.

Darius (6'1", 225 lbs.) is a nine-year veteran who was originally drafted by the Jaguars in the first round of the 1998 draft. He is 32 years old. He signed with Oakland this offseason before being released prior to the start of the season. He has started in all 115 games of his career, but he has played in only 12 games over the past two seasons.

Here's a look at his career stats:
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YEAR	TEAM	G	TOT	SOLO	AST	PD	SACK	FF	REC	INT	YDS	TD
1998	JAC	14	78	67	11	3	0.0	2	0	0	0	0
1999	JAC	16	78	64	14	12	0.0	0	0	4	37	0
2000	JAC	16	85	71	14	5	1.0	1	0	2	26	0
2001	JAC	11	77	71	6	7	0.0	0	0	1	39	0
2002	JAC	14	78	73	5	5	1.0	1	0	1	3	0
2003	JAC	16	83	60	23	7	0.0	2	0	1	4	0
2004	JAC	16	89	69	20	7	0.0	2	0	5	80	0
2005	JAC	2	6	5	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	JAC	10	48	39	9	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Career		115	613	510	103	49	2.0	8	0	14	189	0

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Thompson (6'1", 215 lbs.) is a five-year veteran who was originally drafted by the Bengals in the second round of the 2002 draft. He is 29 years old. He spent the last four seasons with the Titans but was released prior to the start of this season. He became a starter for the Titans early in the 2004 season and went on to start 45 games for them.

Here's a look at his career stats:
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Career Stats					Tackles					Sacks				Interceptions					Misc
Season	Team	G			Solo	Ast	Total			Sack	YdsL			Int	Yds	IntTD			DefTD	FFum	PD	Sfty
2002	Cincinnati	13			12	1	13			0.0	0			1	4	0			0	0	1	0
2003	Tennessee	16			14	5	19			0.0	0			0	0	0			0	0	2	0
2004	Tennessee	16			55	10	65			0.0	0			4	77	1			1	1	6	0
2005	Tennessee	16			62	19	81			1.0	16			1	0	0			0	1	3	0
2006	Tennessee	16			55	18	73			0.0	0			3	14	0			0	0	8	0
Career		77			198	53	251			1.0	16			9	95	1			1	2	20	0

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With the addition of Smith to the practice squad, here is what it now looks like:

1. WR Marvin Allen (International Practice Squad player, does not count against roster limits)
2. TE Aaron Halterman
3. T Julius Wilson
4. G Marquay Love
5. S Tuff Harris
6. G Tala Esera
7. WR Kerry Reed
8. WR Chandler Williams
9. LB Kelvin Smith