Tag: Jerald Hawkins

WR Laquon Treadwell, 3 others trying out for Jags as mandatory minicamp starts

The Jags have brought in four players to try out as they start minicamp, including Vikings former first-round pick Laquon Treadwell.

Mandatory minicamp kicked off for the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday. With that, they decided to bring in four tryout players, including receiver Laquon Treadwell, a former first-round selection for the Minnesota Vikings.

Also joining Treadwell as tryout players were cornerbacks Simeon Thomas and KeiVarae Russell, as well as offensive lineman Jerald Hawkins.

After being drafted out of Ole Miss, Treadwell spent four seasons with the Vikings (2016-19). While there he was able to accumulate 65 catches for 701 yards, and two touchdowns.

Afterward, he spent a season with the Atlanta Falcons but was only able to accumulate six catches for 49 yards and two touchdowns after spending most of his time there on the team’s practice squad.

Thomas, who was drafted in 2018 by the Cleveland Browns (pick No. 188), last played for the Washington Football Team (2019-20). He participated in a total of 12 games with them and accumulated eight tackles. He also spent time on the Seattle Seahawks’ practice squad in 2018.

Russell is a journeyman who has been in the league since 2016 as he was a third-round pick for Kansas City. Afterward, he made numerous stops, playing for the Cincinnati Bengals, Los Angeles Chargers (practice squad only), New York Giants, and most recently the Green Bay Packers (2020).

While with the Packers, he started things off on practice squad, but was promoted to the game-day roster Week 10 against the Jags and reverted to practice squad the following week. He also appeared in both of Green Bay’s postseason games last season.

Hawkins, who plays offensive tackle, was drafted by the Steelers in 2016 (pick No. 123) and remained with the team until 2018. He also spent time with the Tampa Bay Bucs and Houston Texans afterward (during the offseason). In September of last season, the Texans put him on their practice squad, and the Steelers eventually signed him from the unit. He comes to Jags minicamp with 19 appearances and a start to his name.

Steelers signing OT Jerald Hawkins from Texans PS

Pittsburgh is bringing back Jerald Hawkins for offensive line depth.

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Everything old is new again.

NFL reporter Aaron Wilson has reported on Twitter, the Pittsburgh Steelers are signing offensive tackle Jerald Hawkins from the Houston Texans practice squad. This news comes on the heels of the word that offensive tackle Zach Banner is believed to have torn his ACL on Monday night against the New York Giants.

The Steelers are familiar with Hawkins having drafted him in the fourth round back in 2016. Hawkins spent his first three seasons with the Steelers before spending 2019 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after being traded to them.

Injuries have always been the problem with Hawkins and his ability to develop as a player. Chuks Okorafor will take over for Banner at right tackle but Hawkins does provide some experienced depth.

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Texans sign former Steelers, Buccaneers offensive tackle Jerald Hawkins

The Houston Texans are adding to their offensive tackle depth by signing former Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers OT Jerald Hawkins.

Houston Texans coach and general manager Bill O’Brien said 2020 would be a veteran type of year when it came to roster construction, and he wasn’t kidding.

The Texans signed former 2016 Pittsburgh Steelers fourth-round pick Jerald Hawkins Monday, according to his agent. Details of the contract were not disclosed.

Hawkins, a former LSU Tiger, played five games for the Steelers in 2017, starting in one of them. The 6-6, 305-pound Baldwin, Louisiana, native hurt his shoulder in his rookie preseason, which limited his playing time with Pittsburgh. In 2018, he sustained a torn quadriceps during organized team activities, and was subsequently placed on injured reserve.

The Steelers traded Hawkins and a 2021 seventh-round pick to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the end of the 2019 preseason for a 2021 sixth-round selection.

“The potential has always been there to be a rotational offensive tackle, but injury problems have severely limited him,” Steelers Wire managing editor Curt Popejoy said.

The Texans currently have Roderick Johnson as their penciled-in swing tackle. However, the club is constantly looking for better options. Though the Texans drafted Charlie Heck in the fourth-round, he may not be ready to take over the swing tackle job. Houston also has Brent Qvale, Kyle Murphy, David Steinmetz, Elijah Nkansah, and Rick Leonard on the roster.

Houston recently brought in former New England Patriots tackle Antonio Garcia for a visit.

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