Apr 30, 2016 2 min read

Canon-McMillan High School graduate Mike Hull is going to have some added competition with the Miami Dolphins. And it will come from another Washington County native.

Florida A&M linebacker Akil Blount, who attended The Linsly School but lives in Taylorstown, signed with the Dolphins as an undrafted free agent following the draft. He also had offers from San Francisco, Seattle, Pittsburgh and Denver.

“Time to go to work. #DolphinsNation #2GodBeTheGlory,” Blount Tweeted Saturday night.

“As soon as the draft was over, they called me to see if I was interested,” said Blount. “They talked to my agent and worked things out and then called me back to welcome me to the team.”

Blount (6-3, 240) led Florida A&M in tackles in each of the past two seasons and added three interceptions and 14 1/2 tackles for loss.

He is the son of former Steelers Hall of Fame cornerback Mel Blount.

The Dolphins went into the draft with nine linebackers on their roster, including Hull.

Blount said the Dolphins plan to use him as an outside linebacker, while Hull plays an inside position. Both will be counted on to make the team as special-teams contributors.

Miami traded with Philadelphia in the offseason for inside linebacker Kiko Alonso and also re-signed Spencer Paysinger as a free agent.

Hull spent the majority of the 2015 season on Miami’s regular-season roster, becoming the first player from Washington or Greene counties to play in a regular-season game since 1999. He played in three games, making one tackle.

Blount’s brother, Khalid, was a standout defensive lineman at Washington High School last season. He was the first to inform his older brother about the Washington County connection.

“I didn’t play in PA, so I didn’t know much about it,” Blount said. “My brother played at Washington and he told me Mike Hull was there. That will be good.”