MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins released kicker Riley Patterson amid a series of roster moves on Tuesday.
The Dolphins brought back kicker Zane Gonzalez, signing him to the practice squad after the veteran spent part of training camp with the team before being released in August with an injury settlement. Miami also waived cornerback Storm Duck and edge Andre Jones Jr. and signed edge Rodney McGraw off the practice squad.
Patterson made seven of his nine field-goal attempts this season and was 5 of 6 on extra points. The moves come as the Dolphins try to improve one of the league's worst special teams units, which allowed an 81-yard return on the opening kickoff against Cincinnati in Week 5.
Coach Jeff Hafley has pointed to a lack of execution as a reason for some of Miami's special teams struggles and said the team would evaluate all units during its bye week and explore changes if necessary.
“We’re counting on those veteran players to do their job to the best of their ability,” Hafley said last week, before Miami's Week 6 bye. “Whether it’s in the punt game, whether it’s making our PATs and our extra points, whether it’s kicking the ball, whether it’s we’re trying to kick a touchback or we’re trying to kick the ball deep left, just like any other position, we’re counting on those veterans to do their job and do them at a high level. That’s what they’re here for.”
Gonzalez is 115 of 142 in his career on field goals and 18 of 28 on attempts of 50 or more yards.
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Miami Dolphins kicker Riley Patterson (47) kicks an extra point during the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Miami Gardens, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A drone strike on a market in Abyei, a border region disputed by Sudan and South Sudan, hit a nearby fuel depot, killing at least 153 people and igniting a fire that was still burning Tuesday, a local official said.
Yohanna Akol Ngor, the Abyei administration’s caretaker information minister, blamed Sudan ’s military for Monday’s attack on Amiet Market, north of Abyei town.
“We have recorded 153 deaths,” Ngor told The Associated Press by phone Tuesday. He said the death toll continued to rise as the fire burned.
A senior Sudanese military officer said the army carried out a drone strike Monday targeting fuel tankers arriving from South Sudan that he said were bound for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press.
The officer said those killed were RSF members and people involved in fuel smuggling. “We do not target civilians,” he said. The AP could not independently verify his account of the targets or the identities of those killed.
The officer said the strike took place outside the demilitarized zone along the border with South Sudan.
Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF, said more than 20 wounded people were brought to Ameth Bek Hospital, where MSF teams were working alongside staff from South Sudan’s Health Ministry.
“So far we received over 20 patients, including several critical cases. Patients with burns were also admitted,” said Dr. Christian Lindauer, MSF’s medical activities manager at the hospital.
South Sudan’s Foreign Ministry also blamed Sudan’s military, saying the attack hit multiple locations within the market, causing civilian casualties and extensive property damage.
The ministry said it had summoned Sudan’s ambassador to protest and urged Sudan to “refrain from any actions that endanger civilian lives and property.” It called for issues concerning Abyei to be addressed through diplomatic channels.
Sudan’s military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have been fighting since April 2023, devastating large parts of the country and threatening stability along its borders.
Ngor said the strike hit around 11 a.m. Monday. He said the fuel depot supplied local businesses.
“It is a horrible and shocking situation,” he said.
MSF called on all parties to stop attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, expressing concern about people’s ability to safely reach healthcare and other essential services.
Amiet Market is a trading hub serving the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya communities.
The oil-rich Abyei region’s status was left unresolved by a 2005 peace agreement that ended decades of civil war and remained unsettled when South Sudan became independent in 2011. A proposed referendum stalled over disagreements about who could vote.
The region’s majority Ngok Dinka population favors joining South Sudan, while Misseriya nomads who use its pastures favor Sudan. Abyei has also experienced deadly communal violence, including fighting over land between Ngok Dinka and neighboring Twic Dinka communities.
Yassir Abdalla contributed from Shendi, Sudan.
FILE - The silhouettes of South Sudanese people are seen through a South Sudanese flag as they line up to cast their votes in Juba, South Sudan, Jan. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
