Roundup: Free-agent DE Melvin Ingram visiting Dolphins 

The Dolphins could be looking to bolster their defense with a veteran talent.

Former Chargers pass rusher Melvin Ingram is set to visit Miami, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported Monday, per an informed source.

Ingram, 32, was limited to seven games in 2020 due to a knee injury and accumulated 10 tackles. He failed to record a sack for the first time in his nine-year career.

A first-round pick out of South Carolina in 2012, Ingram has been plagued by injury throughout his NFL tenure, beginning during OTAs in 2013 when he tore his ACL.

Ingram returned in 2014 and played nine games. Over the next five seasons, the menacing defensive end rattled off a superb stretch, starting 77 of his 80 appearances and compiling 43 sacks en route to earning three straight Pro Bowl nods from 2017-19.

With injuries and age being big concerns, it’ll be interesting to see if Ingram, who visited the Chiefs earlier this offseason and left without a deal, is signed. Should he sign in Miami, his addition could be a cost-effective, savvy option for a Dolphins defense that made a big impact last season.

Here’s other news Around The NFL is monitoring on Monday:

• The Houston Texans are releasing quarterback Ryan Finley, per Pelissero and NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport. The Texans signed FA QB Jeff Driskel last Thursday. Houston traded a sixth-round pick for Finley and a seventh-round pick in March.
• The Detroit Lions signed free-agent offensive lineman Darrin Paulo.

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