The Miami Dolphins aren’t done adding talent to the roster this offseason, and they just landed a three-time Pro Bowl pass rusher.

Melvin Ingram is signing with the Dolphins, according to a league source on Sunday.

Ingram, who can play both defensive end and outside linebacker and visited Miami in April, has made his mark in the NFL over nine seasons with the Chargers but found a resurgence late last season with the Chiefs.

At 33 years old, Ingram has 55 career sacks between regular season and postseason play since entering the league as a first-round pick in the 2012 draft.

After consecutive Pro Bowl campaigns from 2017 to 2019, Ingram suffered multiple knee injuries in 2020 that cut his final year with the Chargers short and caused him to miss more than half the season. He signed a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers ahead of training camp in 2021, and the Steelers then traded him at the deadline to the Chiefs.

In the second half of the 2021 season in Kansas City, he started six games, making 15 tackles and a sack. He then started all three of the Chiefs’ playoff games, adding five tackles and two postseason sacks. He was touted for the number of quarterback pressures he provided during the stretch, on top of the three total sacks.

The Dolphins also showed interest in Ingram, who has a home and trains in South Florida, last offseason and brought him to team facilities for a visit before he inked with Pittsburgh.

The Dolphins continue to add veteran free agents after the initial March surge in player movement. Last week, the team signed running back Sony Michel to add a between-the-tackles ball carrier to the running back room. Their top free-agent acquisition was left tackle Terron Armstead, while the biggest blockbuster move was made in acquiring wide receiver Tyreek Hill via trade with the Chiefs.

Ingram (6-foot-2, 247) provides Miami another pass rusher on the edge with rising second-year player Jaelan Phillips, fellow outside linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel and defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah. Jerome Baker, who sometimes rotates from inside to outside linebacker, also can help on the edge.

The Dolphins are one of the most blitz-heavy teams in the NFL, even bringing their safeties on the pass rush while leaving their cornerbacks in single coverage or with one single-high safety.

Along with other outside linebacker options in Brennan Scarlett and potentially Sam Eguavoen, they also used a seventh-round draft pick on California’s Cameron Goode. Among their undrafted free agents is former Miami Hurricanes edge defender Deandre Johnson.

The Dolphins’ top choice in the past draft was Georgia inside linebacker Channing Tindall, selected at pick No. 102 at the end of the third round. He could be part of a linebacker rotation, along with Elandon Roberts and Duke Riley, that also allows Baker to play outside.

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