Jason Sanders has chemistry with Jake Bailey as holder despite Dolphins signing another punter

According to the Sun Sentinel‘s David Furones, Miami Dolphins kicker Jason Sanders and punter Jake Bailey have developed chemistry with the latter as the holder. They’ve been teammates for each of the last two seasons now.

Bailey began his tenure with the team in the 2023 season after he started out his NFL career with the New England Patriots. Sanders, on the other hand, has only played for the Dolphins since he was drafted by the team in the seventh round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

Despite the fact that Sanders and Bailey have chemistry with one another, the Dolphins just recently agreed to terms on a deal with another punter.

Ryan Stonehouse is set to join the team, and he had an impressive start to his pro tenure with the Tennessee Titans. He averaged a league-high in yards per punt in two of his three seasons in Tennessee and also led the NFL in total punt yardage in the 2022 campaign.

Stonehouse is already quite the accomplished NFL player despite his inexperience, but he’s also fresh off what might have been his worst season in the league to date. He averaged a career-low 50.6 yards per punt with the Titans in 17 games played in the 2024 season and saw his punts get blocked twice, which was tied with A.J. Cole of the Las Vegas Raiders for the most of any punter in the league.

If Stonehouse can replicate his quality of play in the first two seasons of his NFL career in his maiden season with the Dolphins, the signing will age like fine wine for Miami, assuming the team didn’t overpay him. It’s worth noting that the details of Stonehouse’s contract have yet to be disclosed.

Stonehouse has several NFL seasons under his belt now, yet he hasn’t suited up in a single playoff game in the league. Perhaps he will get his first taste of playoff football at the highest level as soon as the 2025 campaign. The Dolphins have made the playoffs in two of their last three seasons, even if they don’t have a playoff victory to show for their appearances.