Tag: Jesse Davis

Chiefs, 49ers have 5 former Dolphins in Super Bowl 58

Former Dolphins looking to win a Super Bowl on Sunday.

The Miami Dolphins were eliminated from the postseason following their 27-6 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs back in the divisional round, so it’s been some time since they last played football.

While Dolphins fans prepare for the offseason, there are a number of former Dolphins who are still playing for a Super Bowl championship that they can support.

This Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers are set to battle in a Super Bowl matchup, where one team will walk out with a Lombardi Trophy, and there are five former Dolphins on their rosters and practice squads.

Here’s a look at which players who once donned the aqua and orange will play in this one:

49ers roster moves: CB Anthony Brown released

The #49ers made some roster moves.

The 49ers on Tuesday announced a couple roster moves heading into their bye week.

San Francisco announced the release of cornerback Anthony Brown, as well as the release of practice squad CB Kendall Sheffield. To replace Sheffield, they added offensive lineman Jesse Davis to the practice squad.

Brown’s release could mean the return of CB Samuel Womack from IR is imminent. It might also just be the clearance of a roster spot to make room for DE Chase Young, who is set to join the club via trade with the Washington Commanders.

Davis will give the team more internal depth at OL while they deal with injuries to Trent Williams and Aaron Banks. He has starting experience at right guard and right tackle. The 2017 undrafted rookie has played in 94 games with 72 starts across six seasons.

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Texans work out former Dolphins, Steelers OT Jesse Davis

The Houston Texans worked out former Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers tackle Jesse Davis.

The Houston Texans continue to evaluate outside options as they work through injuries affecting the offensive line.

According to Aaron Wilson from KPRC-TV, the Texans worked out former Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers tackle Jesse Davis.

The former 2015 undrafted free agent has flexibility on both the inside and the outside. Davis started 26 of 32 games for the Dolphins at right guard from 2016-17 before they kicked him outside to right tackle. Davis played a combination of 46 games on both sides of the line through the 2021 campaign.

Davis went to camp with the Minnesota Vikings in 2022, but was traded at the end of preseason to the Steelers for a conditional 2025 seventh-round pick.

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Report: Colts to work out OL Jesse Davis

The Colts reportedly are working out free-agent OL Jesse Davis on Tuesday.

The Indianapolis Colts reportedly are holding a workout for free-agent offensive lineman Jesse Davis on Tuesday, per Jordan Schultz of The Score.

Davis, 31, is entering his seventh season in the NFL. He spent the first six seasons of his career with the Miami Dolphins (2017-2021) followed by a one-year stint with the Pittsburgh Steelers (2022).

Throughout his career, Davis has appeared in 94 games while making 72 starts. He has experience working at right guard along with both tackle spots. Though he didn’t start a game in 2022, Davis started at least 15 games in each of his final four seasons with the Dolphins.

The starting offensive line appears to be set right now with Will Fries working as the starting right guard. However, depth at offensive tackle and the interior spots is needed in the worst way.

We’ll see if this workout turns into a contract for Davis so this will be something to monitor this week.

12 former Vikings account for 9th-most dead salary cap space

After moving on from multiple players the last two seasons, the Minnesota Vikings have $31,534,662 in dead cap space.

Maneuvering the salary cap is a difficult exercise. A financial version of Tetris, it required massive amounts of planning and structuring contracts in a way to maximize the puzzle that is conducive to flexibility.

The Minnesota Vikings are currently trying to get back to a great spot with the salary cap as general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah tries to clean up the mistakes made by his predecessor Rick Spielman.

According to Over The Cap, the Vikings have the 9th-most dead salary cap space with $31,534,662 counting toward the 2023 salary cap split between 12 players.

Minnesota Vikings trade OL Jesse Davis to Pittsburgh

Kwesi Adofo-Mensah makes his second trade of the day

Kwesi Adofo-Mensah is wheeling and dealing today.

After trading for a defensive lineman in DL Ross Blacklock, Adofo-Mensah was able to shed some salary cap space by sending offensively lineman Jesse Davis to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Vikings signed Davis to a one-year/$3 million contract with $1.5 million in signing bonuses to potentially be their starting right guard. He got beat out by rookie second-round pick Ed Ingram and was subsequently dealt to a Steelers team that was desperate to get offensive linemen in the building.

Davis has guard and tackle flexibility but hasn’t been good at either position whatsoever. In fact, his pass-blocking grade of 4.5 against the Las Vegas Raiders in the first week of the preseason.

The move is a signal that Adofo-Mensah is being really shrewd with his roster moves trying a Moneyball-Esque approach in reducing cap hits that aren’t necessary.

Be sure to keep tabs on all the Vikings roster cuts with our tracker.

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Has Ed Ingram won the starting guard job?

Could the second round pick open the season as the starting right guard?

After the Vikings selected Ed Ingram in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft, he is currently trending to be the starter at right guard.

Trending is the key word here, as head coach Kevin O’Connell hasn’t confirmed who the opening day starter will be at right guard will be against the Green Bay Packers.

Where does this leave the other competitors for the job? Jesse Davis has shown a lot of struggles, including a sub-five-point pass blocking PFF grade against the Las Vegas Raiders.

Chris Reed – who played in his first preseason game this week against the Denver Broncos – suffered an elbow injury early in training camp. After signing with the Vikings after playing the Indianapolis Colts last season, Reed has split time at both center and guard.

Oli Udoh and Wyatt Davis have also been in contention at one point but both are firmly on the roster bubble.

If Ingram wins the job and plays well, it will be a home run selection for new general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah.

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Instant analysis of Vikings 17-7 Loss vs. 49ers in Preseason Week 2

Major takeaways from the Vikings loss against the 49ers

After joint practices for two days earlier this week, the San Francisco 49ers beat the Minnesota Vikings 17-7 at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Just an hour and a half before game time, the Vikings announced that 27 of their 85 players on the roster would not play.

In turn, the 49ers also announced that they would also not be playing 27 players.

Trey Lance, Jimmy Garoppolo and Kirk Cousins all missed the game, meaning it was an opportunity for the backup quarterbacks for both sides to get meaningful reps.

For two offensive coaches, the offense was pretty sloppy throughout. Dropped passes, multiple turnovers and numerous missed opportunities for big plays.

Some of that is on the quarterbacks, as they are not what you would consider NFL starting-caliber quarterbacks. The running game was inconsistent on both sides, although the 49ers turned it up at the end of the game to seal the deal.

The game itself left us with some vital takeaways. Here were my four biggest takeaways from Saturday night’s loss.

ESPN predicts horrendous pass-blocking rank for Vikings offensive line

This prediction would be the Vikings’ worst nightmare.

Pain and misery could be in store for Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins if ESPN’s recent offensive line prediction comes true.

When projecting the best and worst units, the analytics team has the Vikings ranking in the bottom-half of all NFL teams. Oh, but things get worse when you start delving into the specifics, like pass-blocking.

The team is projected to rank 31st in the league in pass-block win rates, which is the second-worst behind the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Ouch.

The Vikings clearly have a problem with their interior blocking. Center Garrett Bradbury’s struggles haven’t magically gone away, even with first-year head coach Kevin O’Connell taking over the reins of the offense. And there’s still some uncertainty at the troubled right guard position. Jesse Davis appears to be in the lead right now, but that isn’t a spot the Vikings are necessarily confident about heading into the 2022 season.

It doesn’t help matters that the team will be facing some ferocious defensive fronts in the first four weeks as well, including the Philadelphia Eagles and New Orleans Saints.

The Vikings have worked veteran Chris Reed in at both center and right guard. And there’s always the option to sign another veteran player. Free agent JC Tretter has been mentioned by Vikings fans so many times that it’s become a meme at this point.

But really, they could use the help.

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Battle for starting Vikings right guard position has a frontrunner

After the first week of training camp, the offensive line picture is already coming together.

Right guard is a position that the Minnesota Vikings have struggled like crazy to fill since Joe Berger left the team after 2016. From Tom Compton to Mike Remmers and Dakota Dozier, it has been a turnstile in more ways than one.

During training camp this year, the Vikings are having another battle for the starting right guard position. After converted tackle Oli Udoh won the job out of training camp last season, he comes into this year having to battle for that same position.

As we head into the second week of camp, offensive coordinator Wes Phillips alluded to one player already having a leg-up on the competition.

This is quite the compliment for Davis, as he is currently competing with Udoh, former Indianapolis Colt Chris Reed and last year’s third-round draft pick Wyatt Davis.

Having come over from the Miami Dolphins, Davis has starting experience all across the offensive line. His best season as a pass blocker, which the Vikings desperately need on the line, came in 2018 as right guard with a Pro Football Focus grade of 69.3.

The competition is far from over, but Davis is in the driver’s seat for the starting position.

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