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79 days until Alabama football kicks off the 2024 season

In 79 days the Alabama football team will kickoff the 2024 season!

In 79 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 be counting down the days until Alabama football takes the field.

Currently, there isn’t a player on the Alabama roster that is assigned the No. 79, so we will look at the last scholarship player to wear it, former Tide offensive lineman, [autotag]Chris Owens[/autotag].

Owens competed in nearly 50 games for the Crimson Tide seeing action at practically every position along the offensive line. Owens totaled 1,715 snaps during his college career.

Chris Owens’ Photo Gallery

Alabama football countdown to kickoff: 79 days

We are now only 79 days away from the start of Alabama’s 2023 football season.

The Alabama Crimson Tide will take the field for the 2023 college football season in 79 days, as Middle Tennessee State visits Bryant Denny Stadium on Sept. 2.

Here at Roll Tide Wire, we will be counting down the days until [autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] and his team take the field.

Currently, there isn’t a player on the Alabama roster that is assigned the No. 79, so we will look at the last scholarship player to wear it, former Tide offensive lineman, [autotag]Chris Owens[/autotag].

Owens competed in nearly 50 games for the Crimson Tide seeing action at practically every position along the offensive line. Owens totaled 1,715 snaps during his college career.

Chris Owens’ Photo Gallery

Two former Alabama players drafted by Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL

Thomas Fletcher and Chris Owens were both drafted by the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL.

Alabama fans were able to see former Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron join the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL. Now, two other Tide alumni will team up for the Seattle Sea Dragons. Long snapper Thomas Fletcher and offensive tackle Chris Owens were both drafted by the newly-established team. The two were once teammates at the University of Alabama.

Owens spent six seasons with the Tide. The Texas native played every position along the offensive line. Last season, he started 12 games at right tackle while making one start at center. His experience and leadership helped the Tide reach the College Football Playoff.

As for Fletcher, he spent four seasons in Tuscaloosa as the team’s starting long snapper. He was eventually drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft. He went on to spend one season with the organization before being waived in August of this year.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow both of their careers at the professional level.

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Former Alabama OL Chris Owens waived by Giants

Former Alabama OL Chris Owens waived by New York Giants. He was also recently cut by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Former Alabama offensive lineman Chris Owens can’t seem to catch a break. Last week, he was released by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Two days later, he was signed by the New York Giants. Now, he has been released just one week after reaching an agreement with the Giants. The Giants announced the move via the team’s Twitter page.

Owens spent six seasons at Alabama. He played different positions along the offensive front. He contributed primarily as a center but also played both tackle and guard. Following the 2021season, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Steelers.

Unfortunately for Owens, he will now hope for an opportunity to be picked up by a third team. He flashed some potential in his time at Alabama. Hopefully, a team will give the Texas native an opportunity whether it be on the active roster or practice squad.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to keep an eye on Owens’ professional career as well as other former Alabama football players in the NFL.

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Giants sign TE Tanner Hudson, waive OL Chris Owens

The New York Giants have signed TE Tanner Hudson and waived OL Chris Owens following Wednesday workouts.

The New York Giants made a series of roster moves and waiver claims on Wednesday, but more moves are expected to come on Thursday as injuries mount.

Prior to Wednesday’s practice, the team held their latest round of workouts with two players in attendance. They were tight end Tanner Hudson and defensive back Nasir Greer.

Of the two, Hudson took his physical and was signed to a contract. The Giants made the transaction official on Thursday morning.

Hudson, 27, was originally signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted rookie out of Southern Arkansas following the 2018 NFL draft. He remained with the Bucs through the 2020 season before spending last season with the San Francisco 49ers.

In 22 career games (one start), Hudson has caught five passes for 67 yards. He earned a 60.0 Pro Football Focus grade in 2020.

Greer signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted rookie free agent back in April and was released this past Tuesday as a part of league-wide cuts.

In order to make room for Hudson on their roster, the Giants waived offensive lineman Chris Owens.

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Former Alabama OL Chris Owens is signing with the New York Giants

Former Alabama OL Chris Owens is signing with the New York Giants after being waived by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Former Alabama offensive lineman Chris Owens signed with the New York Giants on Friday, according to ESPN NFL Nation reported Jordan Ranaan. It isn’t clear if he was signed to the practice squad or to the active roster. Nonetheless, Owens will be given the chance to make the Giants roster and prove himself in preseason games.

Owens spent six seasons in Tuscaloosa. The native of Arlington, Texas played all over the offensive line during his time at Alabama. He played offensive tackle, offensive guard and center. Owens started in 20 career games for the Crimson Tide.

After the 2021 season, Owens was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was recently waived by the team on Tuesday but is now signing with the Giants. With the Giants struggling to find consistency along the offensive line, head coach Brian Daboll felt the need to add some competition up front.

He now joins former Alabama offensive tackle and Giants first-round selection Evan Neal.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow Owens’ NFL career as well as other former Alabama players in the NFL.

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Giants sign OL Josh Rivas and OL Chris Owens, waive one

The New York Giants have signed offensive linemen Josh Rivas and Chris Owens, and waived DT Christopher Hinton and placed one on IR.

Editor’s note: The Giants initially announced that wide receiver Keelan Doss had been waived. After Robert Foster suffered an injury in practice, they pulled that transaction back and kept Doss on the roster.

The New York Giants are completely ravaged by injury with the offensive line being the hardest hit position.

No, we’re not recycling headlines from the past decade. It’s true once again and it’s creating serious problems as the team heads into Week 2 of the preseason.

Head coach Brian Daboll acknowledged on Friday that the Giants would have to cut two players in order to sign reserve offensive linemen following a morning workout. The two incoming linemen are Josh Rivas, who had been released last week, and rookie center/guard Chris Owens (Alabama).

In order to clear room for Rivas and Owens, the Giants have waived defensive tackle Christopher Hinton and placed wide receiver Robert Foster on injured reserve (IR) with a hamstring injury.

The Giants have seen an overwhelming number of injuries this summer with as many as 26 players missing practice on any given day. Along the offensive line, they’ve lost tackle Matt Gono (neck) and rookie guard Marcus McKethan (ACL) for the season.

Meanwhile, Ben Bredeson, Jon Feliciano, Shane Lemieux, Jamil Douglas and Joshua Ezeudu are all missing time with one injury or another. Bredeson, who was serving as the team’s fourth different starting center, left practice on Thursday with an elbow injury.

Center Nick Gates and tackle Matt Peart also remain on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list.

In the absence of Gates, Feliciano, Lemieux, Bredeson and Douglas, Daboll said veteran Max Garcia will start at center against the Cincinnati Bengals. And because of that change and lacking depth, he says the coaches will have to discuss whether of not quarterback Daniel Jones plays.

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Alabama Morning Drive: 2022 NFL draft recap

The latest news and notes involving the Alabama Crimson Tide on Monday morning.

Good Monday morning ladies and gentlemen! I hope everyone had a great weekend and is ready to get another work week started.

It was a busy weekend across the sports world. The 2022 NFL draft stole the headlines and once again [autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] and Alabama were well represented.

In this edition of Alabama Morning Drive, we are going to take a look at each former member of the Crimson Tide that was drafted and where they are headed. We will also look at those who went undrafted but would sign as undrafted free agents.

Let’s just get right to it!

First…the undrafted…

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Former Alabama OT Chris Owens signs with Pittsburgh Steelers after going undrafted

Chris Owens may have gone undrafted, but he has a new home in Pittsburgh!

Former Alabama offensive tackle [autotag]Chris Owens[/autotag] has signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers after going undrafted in the 2022 NFL draft.

Owens is a versatile offensive lineman who started 20 games for the Crimson Tide throughout the duration of his career. He spent time at center, right tackle, and even some snaps as a tight end in 2019.

Despite being a rookie, Owens looks to bring a lot of maturity and almost a veteran presence to the Steelers locker room. Owens initially arrived in Tuscaloosa in 2016 and has learned under the tutelage of Jonah Williams, Jedrick Wills Jr., Cam Robinson, and many more.

Unfortunately, Owens was one of six former Tide players to go un-drafted joining Josh Jobe, Chris Allen, Slade Bolden, LaBryan Ray, and Daniel Wright.

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Alabama players to watch in CFP championship rematch with Georgia

Alabama players to watch in CFP championship rematch with Georgia

When Alabama and Georgia face off on Jan. 10 in the CFP national championship, there will be as much NFL talent collectively on the field as a college football game could possibly have.

Both the Tide and Bulldogs are littered with future next-level stars and the SEC title game rematch is destined to be one to remember.

Alabama dominated Georiga a month ago in Atlanta 41-24. Bryce Young picked apart the Bulldog secondary and the Tide defense made the plays when they needed to, including a Jordan Battle pick-six to seal the victory.

The Bulldogs are fired up for the rematch and Alabama is focused on winning back-to-back titles for the first time in playoff history.

Before the two titans of college football clash, let’s take a look at five of the boys from ‘Bama that fans should look for in the contest.