Four players with Alabama football roots signed reserve/future contracts with NFL teams on Tuesday after nine did on Monday.

A player signed to a reserve/future contract can be added to an NFL team’s roster when it expands from 53 to 90 players for the offseason on March 12, the first day of the NFL’s 2025 business year. The newly signed players become eligible to participate in offseason workouts, minicamps and OTAs as team members.

Only players who aren’t on NFL active rosters can sign reserve/future contracts.

Three of the four non-playoff teams that did not announce reserve/future signings on Monday did so on Tuesday, and each team signed at least one player from an Alabama high school or college:

• Defensive tackle Neil Farrell Jr. (Murphy) signed with the Miami Dolphins.
• Safety Jaylen Key (UAB/Alabama) signed with the Cincinnati Bengals.
• Guard Tashawn Manning (Auburn) signed with the Cincinnati Bengals.
• Outside linebacker Jamie Sheriff (South Alabama) signed with the Seattle Seahawks.

Each player had ended the 2024 regular season on the practice squad of the team that he signed with on Tuesday.

Farrell played in seven games for the Dolphins during the 2024 season. Sheriff played in two games in 2024 – one for the Carolina Panthers and one for Seattle.

Key was the final player picked in the 2024 NFL Draft, chosen with Pick No. 257 by the New York Jets.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X at @AMarkG1.