Phillip

Dorsett

We don’t know how much future there is to reserve for the 33-year-old (happy birthday!), but the Raiders are here for it. The Raiders also signed RB Chris Collier, G McClendon Curtis, LB Jamin Davis, DT Treven Ma’ae, T Joshua Miles, TE Albert Okwuegbunam (remember him?), WR Brenden Rice, G Layden Robinson, WR Justin Shorter, OL Laki Tasi, and T Dalton Wagner to reserve/future deals.

Callaway ended the 2024 season on the Buccaneers’ roster, and has briefly spent time on both the 49ers’ and Raiders’ rosters this month. The Raiders also released WRs Phillip Dorsett and Colin Johnson, plus LB Jaylon Smith.

It’s not over yet. The 32-year-old speedster will try to compete for a spot at the end of the roster after being let go by the Falcons earlier this offseason. Dorsett has been targeted three times in actual NFL games since the start of the 2023 season.

What was your favorite moment of Dorsett’s three-month run on a reserve/future contract with the Falcons? Was it when the signing was announced, or was it when the release happened? Dorsett will try to bounce to another team as wideout depth as he enters his age-32 season. He did not play NFL snaps last year and was only targeted three times by the Broncos in 2023.

Dorsett spent most of 2023 and the summer of 2024 bouncing between the Broncos’ practice squad and active roster. He appeared in two games for them two years ago but was cut by Denver before the start of last season. Dorsett joined Atlanta’s practice squad in October but never saw any action on the game-day roster. He will be fighting for a roster spot this summer. The Falcons also signed QB Emory Jones, RB Elijah Dotson, WR Jesse Matthews, WR Dylan Drummond, OL Joey Fisher, OL Jovaughn Gwyn, OL Tyrone Wheatley Jr., DL Junior Aho, DB Lamar Jackson, DE Khalid Kareem, DB Benny Sapp III, WR Makai Polk, OL Matthew Cindric, DL LaCale London, WR David Sills, and TE Nikola Kalinic to R/F deals.

Dorsett was released by the Broncos late last week but is now back with the team after they waived two rookie UDFAs. Dorsett, 31, will presumably get a chance to earn a spot on the 53-man roster in training camp but hasn’t done much in the league over the last several years. He appeared in just two games last season but didn’t record a catch and has caught just 27 passes since 2021.

Dorsett joined the Broncos as a member of their practice squad last August and failed to record a catch in either of the two games he appeared in. Dorsett has caught just 27 passes for 367 yards and one touchdown since 2021 and has bounced around four different teams over that span. The 31-year-old speedster could catch on with another team ahead of training camp, but he won’t be expected to make much of an impact wherever he lands. In addition to Dorsett, the Broncos also released defensive tackle Rashard Lawerence.

This wouldn’t seem like massive news if taken without the context of the current state of the Denver wide receiver room. Courtland Sutton has been ruled out with a concussion, Jerry Jeudy is questionable with illness, and rookie Marvin Mims is questionable with a hamstring injury. The fact that the team added two wide receivers to the active roster the day before the game seems to hint at the possibility they are planning to be without both Jeudy and Mims. Final word will come when the team releases their Week 17 inactives ahead of their late afternoon kickoff against the Chargers.

Dealing with wideout injuries, the Broncos bring on Dorsett — a former first round pick — as a depth option who could soon make his way onto the team’s 53-player roster. The speedy Dorsett, 30, had eight catches for 103 yards in three preseason games for the Raiders this summer.

Despite a dearth of talent in Houston last season, Dorsett managed just 40 targets and a 20/257/1 receiving line. Vegas needed a replacement for Mack Hollins as the designated speed threat and this may be a sign Hollins won’t return in free agency. He’s not particularly fantasy-relevant at this point, but Dorsett continues to be a solid depth speed receiver.