The Miami Dolphins signed Da’Shawn Hand to their active roster from their practice squad on Saturday, and the former Alabama defensive lineman got on the field for 10 defensive snaps and one special-teams play in a 24-17 victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday night.

The Dolphins filled Hand’s spot on the practice squad on Tuesday by signing former Auburn defensive lineman Byron Cowart.

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Cowart had been out of the NFL since the Houston Texans released him on Aug. 29 when they reduced their preseason roster to the regular-season limit of 53 players.

In the 2022 season, Cowart played in every game for the Indianapolis Colts. On the field for 227 defensive snaps and 92 special-teams plays, Cowart had 12 tackles, including two tackles for loss last season.

When Cowart became a free agent in the offseason, he signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on March 24, but he spent less than seven weeks with the team before being released.

Cowart had signed with the Texans in May.

Once ranked as the No. 1 recruit in the 2015 class, Cowart played at Auburn in 2015 and 2016 before being granted his release early in the 2017 season. Cowart cited his lack of playing time and the health of his mother as the reasons he sought to leave the Tigers. Cowart played at Maryland in the 2018 season.

Cowart joined the Patriots in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. He played in five games as a rookie, then made 14 starts in his second season, when he totaled 29 tackles and recorded one sack while playing 419 defensive snaps.

Cowart did not play during the 2021 season. He opened training camp on the physically-unable-to-perform list with an undisclosed injury and never came off it.

The Patriots waived Cowart on July 22, 2022, and he joined the Colts the next day as a waiver claim.

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