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Chargers sign 15 players to 2024 practice squad

The Chargers announced 15 players set to be on the practice squad.

The Los Angeles Chargers began announcing members of their practice squad on Wednesday, signing the following players:

G Karsen Barnhart

TE Luke Benson

EDGE Andrew Farmer

TE Tucker Fisk

CB Matt Hankins

DL Christopher Hinton

LB Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste

WR Cornelius Johnson

WR Jaylen Johnson

CB Robert Kennedy

OT Alex Leatherwood

EDGE Tre’Mon Morris-Brash

DL CJ Okoye (IPP)

LB Shaq Quarterman

RB Isaiah Spiller

Teams can have up to 16 players on their practice squad, but for the Bolts, they can have up to 17 players because they have an exemption to add Okoye as an extra player through the International Player Pathway Program.

Therefore, two more players will be added to round out the group.

Former first-round pick, Alabama OT Alex Leatherwood waived by Los Angeles Chargers

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Chargers waived former Alabama offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood.

A tumultuous NFL career continues to trend in the wrong direction for former Alabama offensive tackle and first-round draft pick Alex Leatherwood. On Tuesday, Leatherwood was waived by the Los Angeles Chargers.

Since entering the league in 2021, Leatherwood has played for four different teams. He was drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft. The Florida native spent one season with the Raiders before being waived. During his rookie season, he started in all 17 games.

Soon after being waived, Leatherwood was signed by the Chicago Bears. He would spend one season with the Bears before being released. He played in four games with the Bears. Three days later, Leatherwood was signed to the Cleveland Browns practice squad. He spent last season with the Browns. He did not play in a single game.

During this offseason, Leatherwood signed with the Chargers. However, as it seems, he will no longer be a part of the organization. Leatherwood has struggled in each of the last three seasons to earn a spot on the active roster. If he doesn’t ressurect his career in the near future, his dreams of being in the NFL could be over.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow the latest regarding former Alabama players in the NFL.

Couple recent Raiders first round picks among NFL cuts

Couple recent Raiders first round picks among NFL cuts

Happy Former Raiders First Rounders Getting Cut Day for all those who celebrate. Today it’s Alex Leatherwood and Johnathan Abram who are getting their walking papers by the team they were hoping to latch on with.

Leatherwood was the Raiders top pick in the 2021 draft. He lasted just one season for the Raiders before being cut. He played four games with the Bears in 2022 and hasn’t seen an NFL snap since. He signed onto the Browns’ practice squad last season and wasn’t brought back. Then signed with the Chargers this past offseason. Now he’s looking for work again.

Abram was taken at 27 overall in the 2019 draft. He was in his fourth season with the Raiders and was released midway through the season. He was claimed by the Packers and cut after two games then signed by the Seahawks where he finished the season. He appeared in nine games with the Saints last season.

The other five first round picks for the Raiders the past five years:

2023 DE Tyree Wilson — Backup for Raiders

2020 WR Henry Ruggs — Prison

2020 CB Damon Arnette — Out of the league

2019 DE Clelin Ferrell — On his third NFL team (Washington)

2019 RB Josh Jacobs — Signed with Green Bay this offseason

70 days until Alabama football kicks off the 2024 season

We are just 70 days away from Alabama football!

In 70 days, Kalen DeBoer will usher in a new era of Alabama Crimson Tide football, replacing the legendary [autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] as head coach in Tuscaloosa.

Coach DeBoer and the Crimson Tide will take on the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers on Aug. 31 to kick off the 2024 college football season inside Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Here at Roll Tide Wire, we will count down the days until Alabama football takes the field.

With just 70 days remaining, we will look at a former Alabama star offensive lineman who wore No. 70, Alex Leatherwood.

Leatherwood helped anchor the Crimson Tide offensive front from 2017-20 before becoming a first-round pick by the Las Vegas Raiders in the 2021 NFL draft.

Leatherwood has not lived up to his potential in the NFL and has bounced around to several different teams.

Freshman offensive lineman William Sanders currently wears No. 70 for the Crimson Tide.

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Former Alabama OT Alex Leatherwood signs with Los Angeles Chargers

Former Alabama offensive tackle and first-round pick Alex Leatherwood signed with the Los Angeles Chargers on Wednesday,

On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Chargers agreed to terms with former Alabama Crimson Tide offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood.

Leatherwood is a former first-round pick. He was selected No. 17 overall in the 2021 NFL draft by the Las Vegas Raiders.

Over the course of his career, Leatherwood has had his shares of ups and downs. After spending two seasons with the Raiders, Leatherwood was waived. Soon after, he was signed by the Chicago Bears.

The Florida native spent one season with the Bears before being released. Following his release from the Bears, Leatherwood signed with the Cleveland Browns practice squad. He spent the 2023-2024 season with the Browns.

Now, Leatherwood hopes to earn a spot on the Chargers active roster. It will be interesting to see what kind of role he carves out next season.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow the latest regarding the Alabama football team and its former players in the NFL.

Former Browns offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood signs with Chargers

The former first rounder heads to the Chargers

The Cleveland Browns took a flyer on former first-round pick Alex Leatherwood last year, stashing him on the practice squad. It was a shocker when Leatherwood was drafted in the first round, but the fact that he did mean there might be something in there if he could be developed.

However, despite being coached by one of the best in the business last year, Bill Callahan, Leatherwood never found himself on the active roster come game day. This was despite all of the injuries the Browns had on the offensive line, especially at tackle.

Now Leatherwood is headed to the Los Angeles Chargers after signing with them on Wednesday. The Browns have added talent behind their starters on the offensive line, and the Chargers look to turn around a player’s career that still has upside.

The Browns continue with OTAs this week as Deshaun Watson will throw in front of the media on Thursday.

Twitter reacts to Chargers’ signing of OL Alex Leatherwood

Here’s how social media reacted to the newest addition of the Chargers.

The Chargers agreed to terms with offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood on Wednesday.

Here’s how social media reacted to the newest addition:

Chargers sign former first-round pick Alex Leatherwood

The Chargers added to the offensive line with the signing of Alex Leatherwood.

The Chargers have signed former 2021 Raiders first-round selection Alex Leatherwood to the roster. In Leatherwood, the Chargers are getting an offensive lineman who has started games at both tackle and guard.

Leatherwood played his most recent regular season snaps in 2022 with the Bears at right tackle and left guard. In 2023, he was a member of the Browns’ practice squad. He was not signed to a futures reserve deal in January.

Head coach Jim Harbaugh once offered Leatherwood at Michigan when he took a visit in 2016. The promise of his prospect nature as a first-rounder and college profile certainly could be at play here. Aside from any potential projection down the road, the Chargers have asserted that they’re building through the trenches. So depth is still needed at any spot. Another body at tackle may mean the team is committed to seeing a potential Trey Pipkins-guard experiment play out if it ends up that way.

In his last full season as a starter, Leatherwood committed 14 penalties, allowed eight sacks, and gave up 65 pressures. The Raiders tried transitioning him to guard before fully moving on in the 2022 season.

The former highly touted Alabama prospect’s career has been tumultuous. Clearly, the Chargers believe he can still contribute in 2024.

Former Raiders first round OL Alex Leatherwood signs with Chargers

Former Raiders first round OL Alex Leatherwood signs with Chargers

It wasn’t so long ago the Raiders made Alex Leatherwood their selection at 17 overall. To be exact, it was three years ago the Alabama offensive tackle was made the top pick in Las Vegas. Which means he would still be on his rookie contract had the Raiders not cut ties with him after just one season.

There hasn’t been a lot of Letherwood sightings since he started all 17 games as a rookie for the Raiders, but today his name popped up as he has signed on with the Los Angeles Chargers, the team announced.

This will be Leatherwood’s fourth team in four seasons in the NFL. After he was waived by the Raiders prior to the start of the 2022 season, he joined the Bears where he appeared in four games with no starts. He didn’t play a game last season, spending the season on the Browns’ practice squad.

Now he will look to get his career on track with the division rival of the team that drafted and cut him after one season.

Bears salary cap: Breakdown of 2023 dead cap after roster cuts

Here’s a look at how the $30.3 million in dead money breaks down for the Bears after roster cuts.

The Chicago Bears made a slew of roster moves as they assembled their 53-man roster heading into the 2023 NFL season.

That included some difficult cuts, which featured some prominent names in quarterback P.J. Walker and offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood, who both added some dead money to the 2023 salary cap.

According to Over The Cap, the Bears have $30.31 million in dead money for the 2022 season, which ranks 22nd in the NFL. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers ($76.76 million) and Los Angeles Rams ($74.97 million) have the most dead money in the league.

Here is a look at the 14 players who are responsible for the team’s dead money. (All figures are from Over The Cap).