Tag: Jake Benzinger

Colts sign LB Curtis Bolton

Colts make a roster move ahead of Tuesday’s training camp practice.

The Indianapolis Colts signed linebacker Curtis Bolton and waived offensive tackle Jake Benzinger, the team announced Tuesday.

Bolton was an undrafted free agent out of Oklahoma who signed with the Green Bay Packers following the 2019 NFL draft. He spent parts of two seasons in Green Bay and had a stint with the Houston Texans in 2020. He has not seen any game action in his career.

The linebacker room for the Colts got a bit of a jolt on Tuesday as the league’s highest-paid linebacker in Darius Leonard made his training camp debut following an offseason ankle procedure.

Benzinger signed with the Colts on a futures deal back in January but has been working mostly as a depth piece behind the first and second-team offenses.

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Colts sign 3 more to futures contracts

Colts add 3 more futures contracts.

The Indianapolis Colts signed offensive tackles Jake Benzinger and Elijah Nkansah and cornerback Anthony Chesley to reserve/future contracts, the team announced Tuesday.

The Colts will continue to fill their roster until they reach the 90-man limit for the offseason. Most of these players are camp bodies who will be getting a shot to prove their worth to NFL coaches, but its more about the Colts trying to see if they can find a diamond in the rough.

The Colts have already signed several players to futures contracts but they remain on the reserve list until the day after the Super Bowl in February. Then, they will be added to the active roster.

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Cardinals trim roster more, cut 3 undrafted rookies

Their roster is down to 77 players after undrafted rookies Jake Benzinger, Reggie Floyd and Rashad Medaris have been let go.

The Arizona Cardinals already had gotten their roster down to 80 players by making 10 player cuts more than a week ago. They further trimmed their roster Monday, announcing three player cuts.

Three undrafted rookies — offensive lineman Jake Benzinger, safety Reggie Floyd and receiver Rashad Medaris — were released on Monday.

The Cardinals now have 77 players on the roster, pending other possible moves.

With the shortened offseason, combined with a roster that is mostly decided, undrafted rookies were going to have a very difficult time making the team.

These cuts could be the precursor of player signings, although nothing has been reported as of yet.

With the cuts, the Cardinals now have 14 offensive lineman, five safeties and 10 receivers on the roster.

On Monday, the team could begin strength and conditioning drills and also begin having walkthroughs in training camp.

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Undrafted rookie profile: OL Jake Benzinger

Find out more about the tall offensive lineman.

The Arizona Cardinals signed 21 rookie free agents after the draft. One is offensive lineman Jake Benzinger.

Here is what there is to know about him.

Team bio

Wake Forest offensive lineman Jake Benzinger (BEN-zing-er) (6-7, 295) played in 50 games in his career with 27 starts at right tackle and 13 starts at left tackle in four seasons with the Demon Deacons. He made 39 straight starts to finish his college career and earned honorable mention All-ACC honors after starting 13 games at right tackle as a senior in 2019. A native of Williamston, MA, Benzinger was part of an offense that averaged 175.7 rushing yards per game and allowed just 23 sacks last season.

Other info

Benzinger was invited to play in the East-West Shrine Game.

He showed some athleticism at his pro day.

My 40 was a 5.1, and then my shuttle was a 4.6. My L-drill (three-cone) was a 7.5. 

His father, John Benzinger, played briefly for the New England Patriots.

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