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PRO CAREER



Veteran tight end entering his eighth season in the NFL and first season in Chicago
Over his first seven NFL seasons, all with the Dolphins (2018-24), has played in 112 games with 74 starts
Career totals include 132 receptions for 1,228 yards and three receiving touchdowns as well at four attempts for four yards and a touchdown on the ground
originally entered the NFL as a 4th round pick (123rd overall) of the Dolphins in the 2018 NFL Draft



2024 SEASON (DOLPHINS)



Played in all 17 games with four starts
Totaled nine catches for 53 yards



2023 SEASON (DOLPHINS)



Played in 16 regular season games with 14 starts
Established new career highs in receptions (35) and receiving yards (366)
Added three catches for 12 yards in the Dolphins Wild Card game against the Chiefs



2022 SEASON (DOLPHINS)



Played in 16 games with a career high 15 starts
Collected 15 receptions for 129 yards and a touchdown..
Added his first career rushing touchdown in Week 5
Had one catch for 20 yards in the Dolphins' Wild Card matchup at the Bills



2021 SEASON (DOLPHINS)



Played in all 17 games, getting the starting nod in 12 of them
Totaled 34 catches for 357 yards, both career best marks at the time



2020 SEASON (DOLPHINS)



Played in 15 games accumulating 13 starts
Saw new career best marks in receptions (26) and yards (208)



2019 SEASON (DOLPHINS)



Played in each of the Dolphins 16 games with 14 starts at tight end
Had seven catches for 65 yards



2018 SEASON (DOLPHINS)



Played in 15 games with two starts as a rookie
Caught six passes for 50 yards



TRANSACTIONS



06/06/2018: Signed/draft choice to Dolphins
03/16/2022: Re-signed with Dolphins
04/03/2023: Re-signed with Dolphins
02/14/2025: Cut by Dolphins
03/11/2025: Signed with Bears



COLLEGE



Spent five seasons at Notre Dame (2013-17) playing in 41 games for the Fighting Irish
Over the course of his career collected 28 receptions for 381 yards and six touchdowns
During his senior season set career highs with 15 catches for 244 yards
Was named to the watch list for the Mackey Award, given to the nation's most outstanding tight end, his senior season



PERSONAL



A native of Belton, Texas, he attended Belton High School
Caught 37 passes for 547 yards and six TDs as senior in 2012
Rated number two on Waco Tribune-Herald list of Central Texas prospects for 2012
Two-time first-team tight end on Texas District 8-5A squad in 2012 and 2011
Rated sixth tight end nationally by 247Sports and 15th tight end by Rivals
Played defensive end as a high school freshman before moving to tight end
Father Roy was offensive lineman on 1980 Baylor Southwest Conference champion football squad

*Courtesy ChicagoBears.com

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