The Miami Dolphins signed former Auburn wide receiver Anthony Schwartz to a reserve/future contract on Monday, the NFL announced.

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 the first day of the NFL’s 2023 business year on March 13. 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.

The Dolphins signed eight players from their practice squad to reserve/future contracts on Monday.

Schwartz joined Miami’s practice squad on Nov. 13, but did not play in a 2023 regular-season game.

Schwartz had been out of the NFL since the Cleveland Browns waived him from injured reserve on Sept. 19. When the Browns reduced their preseason roster to the regular-season limit of 53 players in August, they had waived Schwartz. But because he had a hamstring problem, he carried an injury designation and reverted to Cleveland’s injured reserve when he went unclaimed on waivers.

The Browns selected Schwartz in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Schwartz started his NFL career with three receptions for 69 yards in Cleveland’s 33-29 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sept. 12, 2021, but he never reached either of those stats again in 24 more games with the Browns.

Schwartz had 14 receptions for 186 yards and one touchdown, 10 rushing attempts for 96 yards and one touchdown and 15 kickoff returns for a 21.5-yard average with Cleveland.

Schwartz became the 15th player from an Alabama high school or college to sign a reserve/future contract since the end of the 2023 NFL regular season. The others include:

· Offensive lineman Chandler Brewer (Florence) signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

· Running back Spencer Brown (Mortimer Jordan, UAB) signed with the Carolina Panthers.

· Safety Shyheim Carter (Alabama) signed with the Tennessee Titans.

· Defensive end DJ Coleman (Jacksonville State) signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

· Offensive lineman D.J. Fluker (Foley, Alabama) signed with the Las Vegas Raiders.

· Cornerback Allan George (Andalusia) signed with the Cincinnati Bengals.

· Cornerback Tae Hayes (Decatur) signed with the New York Jets.

· Wide receiver Shedrick Jackson (Hoover, Auburn) signd with the Cincinnati Bengals.

· Tight end Jordan Matthews (Madison Academy) signed with the Carolina Panthers.

· Tight end John Samuel Shenker (Auburn) signed with the Las Vegas Raiders.

· Offensive lineman Lachavious Simmons (Selma) signed with the Tennessee Titans.

· Wide receiver Cam Sims (Alabama) signed with the Carolina Panthers.

· Outside linebacker Jordan Smith (UAB) signed with the Kansas City Chiefs.

· Center Darryl Williams (Bessemer City) signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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