The Miami Dolphins improved their roster last week when they added veteran linebacker Melvin Ingram on a one-year deal worth up to $5 million.
Ingram hasn’t exactly been the perennial Pro Bowler that he was during his prime years with the San Diego and Los Angeles Chargers, but he’s still able to provide something to a young team trying to prove that they’re contenders.
On Tuesday, head coach Mike McDaniel was asked about the impact that Ingram can make in Miami.
“He’s a veteran player that has been very productive in this league,” McDaniel said. “In conjunction with the scouting department – Chris (Grier), myself and the rest of the scouting department and the coaching staff felt very excited to have the opportunity to add him to the team. He’s a veteran presence, a guy who has been in big games, a guy that for a young team can be very impressionable and a playmaker to boot.”
The off-field portion is so important with this team. Ingram has an opportunity to be a great mentor to some of the younger members of this organization. He can help them work on their craft as well as teach them how to be professional football players, which is something he has 10 years of experience in.
If he can come in and add productive reps on the field on gamedays as well, this has a chance to be a great signing for this team, as they attempt to make the postseason for the first time in five years.
