Tag: Bubba Bolden

Dolphins work out former highest-paid guard, 5 others

Miami works out a former All-Pro.

The Miami Dolphins are always looking for ways to improve their roster, and it’s important to continue doing this throughout the season.

On Tuesday, the team held workouts for six players – offensive linemen Andrew Norwell, Colby Gossett and Wes Martin, and defensive backs Bubba Bolden, Dane Cruikshank and A.J. Moore.

Norwell, 32, went undrafted in 2014 out of Ohio State, but he caught on with the Carolina Panthers, playing four seasons there and making one All-Pro First-team. He became the league’s highest-paid guard the following offseason when he signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Norwell spent four seasons in Duval before playing with the Washington Commanders in 2022.

Gossett, 25, was a sixth-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings in 2018 after a collegiate career at Appalachian State. He’s bounced around a bit in his time in the NFL, spending time with six teams. Overall, he’s appeared in 19 games and started five.

Martin, 27, was a 2019 fourth-round selection by Washington out of Indiana. He’s also spent time with the Jaguars, New York Giants and Cleveland Browns, playing 38 games and starting 11 over the last five years.

Bolden, 24, went undrafted in 2022 after playing collegiately for USC and Miami which included Second-team All-ACC honors in 2020. He signed with the Seattle Seahawks but spent his rookie season on the Browns practice squad.

Cruikshank, 28, was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 2018 draft out of Arizona. He played four years with Tennessee and spent time with the Chicago Bears and New York Jets since. He’s appeared in 54 games, recording 66 tackles, two passes defensed, one interception and a forced fumble.

Moore, 27, was an undrafted free agent signed by the New England Patriots back in 2018 after playing for Ole Miss in college. He was claimed by the Houston Texans during roster cuts in his rookie year and played out his rookie contract with the team before spending last season with the Titans. He’s played in 56 games, recording 69 tackles, two forced fumbles, one pass defensed and a sack.

While the Dolphins have yet to make a signing from the group, these will certainly be names to follow considering Miami’s health at guard and safety.

Browns follow up loss vs. Commanders with plethora of roster moves

The Browns made a flurry of roster moves.

The Cleveland Browns have battled injuries all training camp, and that did not slow down as they took on the Washington Commanders on Friday night. It has resulted in linebacker Jacob Phillips landing on Injured Reserve among other roster moves the team was forced to make to fill their 90-man roster back up.

Here are all four roster moves the Browns made today as they continue to work through injuries.

S Bubba Bolden leaves game with hamstring injury vs. Commanders

Browns safety Bubba Bolden leaves the preseason game against the Washington Commanders with a hamstring injury.

Cleveland Browns safety Bubba Bolden has been ruled out with a hamstring injury against the Washington Commanders. The second-year free agent from the University of Miami was impressive in his Browns’ debut last week against the New York Jets.

The safety secured an interception to seal the victory. Bolden joins a growing list of Browns players including, Elijah Moore, Jacob Philips, and A.J. Green who exited Friday night’s game early with minor injuries. 

Hopefully, Bolden is able to remain healthy for the rest of the preseason. The safety is in a hard battle to make the team’s initial roster. It would be unfortunate to see an injury derail his season.

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PFF’s 10 highest-graded defenders in Pro Football Hall of Fame Game

There was plenty to like from the defense on Thursday

The return of football didn’t bring any starters with it but there was still plenty to like for the Cleveland Browns during Thursday’s Pro Football Hall of Fame Game victory over the New York Jets. The Browns had several players flashing during the game including linebacker Tony Fields II who was flying all over the field. Edge Alex Wright looked faster off the line of scrimmage and made several nice plays against the run.

But according to PFF, some of the best play came from the defensive backs including rookie fifth-round pick Cameron Mitchell. Let’s take a look at the 10 highest-graded Browns defenders according to PFF from the victory over the Jets.

Browns sign 10 players from practice squad to futures contracts

Browns have signed 10 for offseason workouts

With the 2022 season in the books, the Cleveland Browns have turned their eyes to the offseason and preparing for the 2023 season. For once today, we have some non-defensive coordinator news to report. In doing so they have signed 10 players who all finished the season on the practice squad to futures contracts. This means that the players will take place in off-season workouts as they attempt to make the team for the next season.

Some of the players saw action this year while others just spent the season learning on the practice squad. It will be interesting to see if any turn heads during off-season workouts and in training camp this summer.

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Browns add S Bubba Bolden, OT Will Holden to their practice squad

The Browns have signed two new faces to their practice squad.

Placing center Ethan Pocic on Injured Reserve and signing center Greg Mancz were not the only roster moves the Cleveland Browns have made today. After releasing Jordan Meredith from the practice squad yesterday, the Browns have now signed safety Bubba Bolden and offensive tackle Will Holden to their reserves.

Both of these players were in attendance at the latest tryouts held by the Browns last week. This makes four players the Browns have signed to their practice squad from tryouts.

The Browns get set to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at home this week, as quarterback Jacoby Brissett prepares for his last start of the season.

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Browns bring in 6 for tryouts including Bubba Bolden, Antoine Brooks

The Browns continue on their weekly trend of holding tryouts near the end of the week. This time they brought in six players for workouts.

As the Cleveland Browns continue to prepare for a tough matchup with the Buffalo Bills in Detroit, they have brought in six players for tryouts. This has been common practice for the Browns this season, as they have seemingly held workouts consistently.

The Browns have even signed two players to their practice squad from these tryouts in safety Mike Brown and wide receiver Cyril Grayson (even though Grayson has already been released from the practice squad). This makes it worth getting to know the players the Browns have brought into Berea.

Here are the six players the Browns worked out today.

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Patriots brought in three players for workouts on Sunday

The Patriots had in three for a workout on Sunday.

The New England Patriots are still kicking the tires on a number of positions ahead of the deadline for the 53-man roster cut.

As previously reported, the team had former Chicago Bears receiver Dazz Newsome in for a workout on Sunday. However, the Patriots also had defensive back Bubba Bolden and offensive tackle Tyrone Wheatley Jr. in for visits as well, per ESPN’s Mike Reiss.

Wheatley went undrafted in 2020 and spent some time in The Spring League in 2021, before being signed by the Chicago Bears. He was waived back in May and ultimately landed with the Las Vegas Raiders for a short time.

Now, he’s back on the search for another opportunity, and it could end up being with a Patriots team that had been linked to trade rumors involving former first-round pick Isaiah Wynn.

Meanwhile, Bubba Bolden, the former Miami Hurricanes prospect, landed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted rookie free agent and was waived after the team’s preseason loss to the Chicago Bears.

The Patriots could be looking for depth in the defensive backfield after losing both Joejuan Williams and Malcolm Butler to injuries.

Newsome, on the other hand, could add depth at receiver with Kristian Wilkerson recovering from a concussion and rookie Tyquan Thornton out for up to eight weeks.

It just goes to show that the Patriots are still trying to make moves, even with the cut deadline being set for Tuesday.

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Seahawks: 7 sleepers to watch at 2022 training camp

One week from today the Seattle Seahawks will report to training camp.

One week from today the Seattle Seahawks will report to training camp.

The theme of this offseason has been one of change. While the team might look much the same on paper compared to last year, Seattle went through a revolution in leadership. From sending their franchise quarterback away to totally upending their defensive coaching staff, there’s been a lot of shakeups around the VMAC. In theory, that should create opportunities for younger players and undrafted free agents to make their mark as this team begins a new chapter. Here are seven sleepers to keep an eye on during camp.

Colts’ pre-free agency 7-round mock draft

Before free agency starts, here’s a 7-round mock draft for the Colts.

Monday marks the start of the legal tampering period, which means the Indianapolis Colts will unofficially begin negotiating with players set to become free agents when the new league year begins on Wednesday.

What better time to do a mock draft than just before everything will change in a few days?

The Colts lead the NFL in salary-cap space but that won’t change their plans of building through the draft. It’s a core concept that general manager Chris Ballard believes is the key to sustained success even if the Colts have struggled to stay consistent in recent seasons.

How free agency goes will undoubtedly determine how the draft goes. We still have no idea who the quarterback will be and that may change the entire landscape of the draft for the Colts. Fortunately, the Colts added a few more picks after trading away Carson Wentz to the Washington Commanders.

But we’ll still do our best with what we know entering Monday’s offseason mile marker.

As the Colts enter free agency, here’s a seven-round mock draft using Pro Football Network’s mock draft simulator: