Willie Gay: Everything you need to know

The Dolphins are set to re-sign Gay, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports. Gay signed a one-year deal with the Dolphins for the 2025 season, and it is likely the team has agreed to yet another one-year deal to maintain the linebacker through the 2026 season. Gay participated in all 17 regular-season games for the Dolphins in 2025, logging 20 tackles (10 solo), including 2.0 sacks. The 28-year-old also managed to pick up two passes defensed, creating a decent amount of havoc for the mere 131 defensive snaps he played.

Gay signed a one-year deal with the Dolphins on Wednesday, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports. After signing with the Dolphins, Gay will play for his third team in just as many years in 2025. The Mississippi State product appeared in 15 games with the Saints in 2024, recording 28 total tackles, including 2.0 sacks, three passes defended and one forced fumble across 259 defensive snaps. He's likely to compete for a depth role in Miami's linebacker corps throughout the summer.

Gay (shoulder) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers. Gay popped up on the injury report Thursday due to a shoulder issue and finished the week with a pair of limited practice sessions. The Saints have long been eliminated from playoff contention, so there wasn't much motivation to have Gay suit up at less than 100 percent. The veteran linebacker will finish the campaign with 28 tackles (19 solo), two sacks, three pass breakups, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries over 15 games. He'll be a free agent at the conclusion of the campaign.