Dave Rayner signed

According to the Sun-Sentinel, the Dolphins have signed K Dave Rayner.

Rayner (6'2", 210 lbs.) was a sixth-round draft pick of the Colts in 2005. He is 25 years old.

Rayner only has a 70.7% career field goal percentage, so it is highly unlikely that he will unseat Jay Feely (career 80.8% on FGs) as the team's kicker. However, Rayner is likely being brought in to compete with Brandon Fields for kickoff duties. Yet, while Feely struggled mightily on kickoffs last year, one look at his career stats will show that his average distance of 57.8 yards in 2007 is well below his career mark of 62.9 yards. I'm not doubting that Rayner is better than Feely on kickoffs, but why use up a valuable roster space on a third kicker if Fields can handle that role. Hopefully, he will prove in training camp that he can take over the kickoff duties, thus erasing the need to keep Rayner on the team.

Here is a look at Rayner's career stats:

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Career Kicking Stats
Year	Team	G	FGM	FGA	Pct	XPM	XPA	Pct	Pts
2005	Ind	14	0	1	0.0	0	0	-	0
2006	GB	16	26	35	74.3	31	32	96.9	109
2007	KC	10	15	22	68.2	14	14	100.0	59
2007	SD	1	0	0	-	0	0	-	0
	TOTAL	11	15	22	68.2	14	14	100.0	59
Totals		41	41	58	70.7	45	46	97.8	168

Career Kickoff Stats
Year	Team	G	KO	TB	Pct	Yds	Avg	Ret	Ret Yds	Avg Start
2005	Ind	14	82	1	1.2	5046	61.5	81	1806	30.6
2006	GB	16	71	11	15.5	4686	66.0	60	1348	26.4
2007	KC	10	39	3	7.7	2662	68.3	34	747	23.8
2007	SD	1	7	0	0.0	447	63.9	7	190	33.3
	TOTAL	11	46	3	6.5	3109	67.6	41	937	25.3
Totals		41	199	15	7.5	12841	64.5	182	4091	27.9

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