Will Yeatman William Yeatman ( born April 10 , 1988 ) is an American football offensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football as well as college lacrosse at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Maryland . Yeatman was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent on July 27 , 2011 . On September 4 , 2011 , he was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins . Early years . Yeatman was born in Naples , Italy , to parents Dennis and Bonnie Yeatman . His father played lacrosse for the United States Naval Academy . Yeatman has four siblings : Grant ; Caroline ; Anne Morgan , who plays lacrosse at Maryland ; and Jack , who will be playing lacrosse at the Providence University . Yeatman was raised in San Diego , California , and attended Rancho Bernardo High School , where he played football ( as a tight end ) and lacrosse . As a junior , he recorded 26 receptions for 340 yards and four touchdown s . As a senior , he recorded 36 receptions for 527 yards and seven touchdowns . He was a three - time all - conference and all - city selection in football , and an all - state selection in his senior year . In lacrosse he was team captain in his senior year , was a four - time all - conference and all - city selection , and was named to the US Lacrosse All - American team as a junior and senior and to the Under Armour All - American team as a senior . College career . Following high school , Yeatman attended the University of Notre Dame , where he played both lacrosse ( named All American ) and football . As a freshman , he recorded no receptions . As a sophomore , he recorded six receptions for 37 yards . On January 28 , 2008 , Yeatman was arrested for driving on a sidewalk on the Notre Dame campus . In February 2008 , he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of driving while intoxicated and reckless driving . As a junior in fall 2008 , Yeatman started the first three games . He was suspended for the rest of the season after being arrested on September 21 during a police raid at a house party and charged with minor consumption of alcohol , resisting arrest and false informing . The latter two charges were subsequently dropped . In January 2009 , Yeatman transferred from Notre Dame to the University of Maryland . He played lacrosse at Maryland for his final two seasons in college , and also played football in his senior season . In football he played on special teams ( making three tackles ) and at tight end . Yeatman played in the last eleven games of the season , having fractured a finger during the pre - season . He recorded 13 receptions for 134 yards . In lacrosse , Yeatman was fourth on the team his scoring both his Junior and Senior seasons , as the Terrapins reached the NCAA lacrosse quarterfinal both years . Professional career . New England Patriots . Yeatman was signed by the New England Patriots as a rookie free agent on July 27 , 2011 . In a Patriots conference call on August 23 , 2011 , Yeatman said he did not plan to play much lacrosse in the future . In the first two games of the 2011 pre - season , Yeatman recorded four receptions for 23 yards . He was waived on September 3 . Miami Dolphins . On September 4 , 2011 , Yeatman was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins .