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Dolphins kicker situation gets intriguing after Riley Patterson's return

The NFL is a weird place, but sometimes the right moves come a little further down the road than originally expected. For the last eight years, there has not been much competition for the specialists on the special teams units for the Miami Dolphins.

What little competition there was seemed more to surround the long snapper than a "true" competition at punter or kicker. This year will now be different. Only a day after agreeing to a contract with Zane Gonzalez, the Dolphins have brought back last year's kicker, Riley Patterson.

We have re-signed DL Matthew Butler, ILB Willie Gay Jr.