Tag: Gabe Sewell

Lions try out 2 players, hold visit with DT Albert Huggins

Huggins was briefly with the Lions earlier this season

The Detroit Lions held official tryouts for two players on Monday, as well as a visit with DT Albert Huggins.

Detroit had PK Ramiz Ahmed and LB Gabe Sewell in for tryouts. It’s the second time in as many weeks Ahmed has auditioned for the Lions.

Huggins should sound familiar. He was on the Lions in early September after being claimed off waivers from the Houston Texans following the 53-man roster cutdowns. The Lions waived the 23-year-old Clemson product four days later. He was subsequently claimed by the Minnesota Vikings but cut last week.

Huggins has familiarity with the scheme as well. He played for Lions defensive coordinator Cory Undlin with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2019, his rookie season.

 

 

Bears host free agent LB Alec Ogletree for tryout

The Bears hosted a few inside linebackers for tryouts on Friday, including former Giant Alec Ogletree.

The Chicago Bears brought in a trio of linebackers for a tryout on Friday, including veteran Alec Ogletree. MMQB’s Albert Breer reports the Bears hosted linebackers Ogletree, Devante Bond and Gabe Sewell in an effort to potentially improve their linebacking corps.

Ogletree, drafted in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the-then St. Louis Rams, has enjoyed a solid career as a perennial starter in the NFL. His best season came in 2016 when he totaled 136 tackles and picked off two passes.

After five seasons with the Rams, he was traded to the New York Giants in 2018. That season, he had a career-high five interceptions, including a pick-six against the Bears and quarterback Chase Daniel. Ogletree was released earlier this year.

Bond, meanwhile, spent time in Chicago last season after being drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2016. He played three games for the Bears in 2019. Finally, Sewell is an undrafted free agent out of Nevada.

Ogletree is clearly the marquee name on this list and would instantly give the Bears much-needed depth at the inside linebacker position behind Roquan Smith and Danny Trevathan, as well as another veteran presence. It remains to be seen whether he, Bond or Sewell end up signing a deal.

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