Miami Dolphins sign LB Spencer Paysinger, RBs Daniel Thomas, Isaiah Pead

Free agent linebacker Spencer Paysinger, a top special team performer, re-signed with the Miami Dolphins on Thursday.

The team also announced the signings of running backs Daniel Thomas and Isaiah Pead and tight end MarQueis Gray.

In 14 games last season, Paysinger made 15 tackles on special teams and 10 on defense. He was in his first season with the Dolphins after spending four years with the New York Giants, for whom he won a Super Bowl ring after the 2011 season.

Paysinger, 27, has 105 career tackles in 76 games (14 starts).

Thomas, 28, didn't play in the NFL last year after the Chicago Bears released him on Aug. 30. He was a Dolphin from 2011-14, appearing in 52 games (three starts) and producing 1,480 yards and 10 touchdowns on 409 carries.

Pead, 26, appeared in two games for the St. Louis Rams last year, gaining 3 yards on two carries and losing a fumble. The Rams released in during the season and he was on the Pittsburgh Steelers' roster for three weeks but did not get into a game.

In 28 NFL games, all for St. Louis, Pead compiled 19 carries for 78 yards and no touchdowns.

Gray, 26, had one catch for 2 yards last season with the Buffalo Bills. In four seasons with the Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings and Buffalo, Gray has played in 29 games (seven starts) and made 12 receptions for 144 yards and no touchdowns.