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Packers sign RB Mike Weber to practice squad

The Packers signed former Ohio State star and Cowboys draft pick Mike Weber to the team’s practice squad.

A recent seventh-round draft pick of the Dallas Cowboys is the newest member of the Green Bay Packers practice squad.

The Packers signed running back Mike Weber, the 218th overall pick in the 2019 draft, to the practice squad on Wednesday.

The team had an opening after placing running back Dexter Williams on injured reserve.

Weber spent most of his first season on the Cowboys’ practice squad. He signed with the Kansas City Chiefs’ practice squad in January of 2020 and was part of the team that won Super LIV a month later.

The Chiefs cut Weber in May. He has not played in a regular season game.

At Ohio State, Weber rushed for 2,722 yards and 24 touchdowns over three seasons. He replaced Ezekiel Elliott as a redshirt freshman in 2016 and was named a second-team All-Big Ten pick.

Weber (5-10, 211) ran the 40-yard dash in 4.47 seconds at the NFL Scouting Combine. He also did 22 reps on the bench press and hit 33.5″ on the vertical leap.

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Former Chiefs RB Mike Weber auctioning Super Bowl ring

A Kansas City Chiefs practice squad player is auctioning his Super Bowl ring.

Mike Weber was a Kansas City Chiefs running back for a minute in their Super Bowl season. He has since been detached from the team and doesn’t seem too attached to anything about the championship.

He was signed to the practice squad Jan. 8 He re-signed with the Chiefs on Feb. 5 and was waived in May after the team drafted Clyde Edwards-Helaire in the first round and signed free agent DeAndre Washington.

The former Ohio State star is putting his Super Bowl ring up for auction not long after he and his teammates received it.

Per Goldinauctions.com:

Manufactured by Jostens, this exquisite 10 karat gold ring was presented to running back Mike Weber, who was signed to the Chiefs’ practice squad in January of 2020 after being released by the Dallas Cowboys. This ring features a top that pays tribute to the legacy to the “Chiefs Kingdom” with 60 diamonds set inside a stunning arrowhead-shaped adornment. Intricately placed within the yellow gold interlocking “KC” logo are 16 custom-cut rubies representing the franchise’s 10 AFC West division titles combined with six playoff appearances under Head Coach Andy Reid. There 50 diamonds that surround the rubies and logo which was for the 50 years between Super Bowl victories. The perimeter of the ring top has 122 diamonds for 100 NFL seasons and the 22 playoffs in Chiefs’ history. There are two marquise diamonds that represent the Chiefs two Super Bowl victories and four baguette rubies on the top and bottom ring edges that symbolize four strait AFC West titles from 2016-2019. “WORLD” and “CHAMPIONS” surround the edge is raised relief.

The starting bid was $35,000 and it is now up to $65,000.

 

Former Ohio State running back Mike Weber auctioning off Super Bowl ring

Former Ohio State running back Mike Weber is selling his Super Bowl ring, one month after earning it from the Kansas City Chiefs.

A report surfaced Thursday that former Ohio State Football running back Mike Weber was auctioning off his Super Bowl ring he earned while on the Kansas City Chiefs. The ring popped up on Goldin auctions with a minimum bid of $35,000. As of writing this the current bid was $60,000. Weber got the ring about a month ago.

Weber was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys and spent the entire year on their practice squad. When the Cowboys season ended, Weber joined the Chiefs’ practice squad in January. A few weeks later the Chiefs beat the 49ers in the Super Bowl.

So far Weber has not said anything publicly as to why he is auctioning off the ring. He was cut in May from the Chiefs and is currently a free agent. He was set to earn $610,000 before he was released. Interestingly, Weber auctioned off the ring on the same day the Chiefs signed Le’Veon Bell.

Watch Mike Weber run a blazing fast 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine

If you happen to have $60,000 laying around the ring is set to close in 17 days. Weber’s name is on the side of the ring and the ring has 255 diamonds and 36 garnets. Maybe we will hear why he decided to sell his piece of history, maybe we won’t.

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Report: Chiefs to waive TE Alize Mack, RB Mike Weber

After making a pair of additions over the weekend, the Chiefs have made two moves to bring the roster back down to 90 players.

The Kansas City Chiefs made some new additions to the roster over the weekend, signing DE Taco Charlton and undrafted free agent QB Shea Patterson. With those signings come corresponding moves to make room on the 90-man offseason roster.

According to Chiefs Digest beat writer Matt Derrick, the Chiefs have waived TE Alize Mack and RB Mike Weber in order to make room for the incoming acquisitions. Both players previously signed reserve/future contracts with Kansas City this offseason. They both figured to be involved in their respective position battles during training camp for the Chiefs, but they’ll no longer have that opportunity.

Mack spent some time on the Chiefs’ practice squad in early November. He was a former seventh-round draft pick by the Saints, who didn’t make it through 53-man roster cuts n 2019. He was eventually released when Kansas City needed players at the DT position amid injuries. He eventually rejoined the team on the reserve/future deal, but that was clearly short-lived.

Weber was signed to the Chiefs’ practice squad in January. Weber was drafted in the seventh round of the 2019 NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys. He didn’t make the 53-man roster and signed to the practice squad in Dallas, spending the majority of the 2019 season there. He figured to have an opportunity to compete, but with the running back room adding depth in DeAndre Washington and now first-round pick Clyde Edwards-Helaire, his chances of making the roster or even the practice squad were very slim.

While the new signings have been made official by the Chiefs, these corresponding transactions have not yet been made official. Both players have already been removed from the official roster, so expect the no recall waiver requests to appear on the transaction report today or later this week.

Former Ohio State RB Mike Weber signed to Chiefs practice squad

Former Ohio State running back Mike Weber has been signed to the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad.

In the category of where are they now, according to our sister site Chiefs Wire, former Ohio State running back Mike Weber has been signed to the team’s practice squad. The news was first relayed by Chiefsdigest.com’s Mike Derrick in a Tweet Wednesday.

If you’re a Buckeye fan, the last thing you likely remember about the Weber is that he left OSU a year early to enter the 2019 NFL Draft, was taken by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round, but never really found himself a home in Dallas. He was cut from the official roster by America’s Team on August 31st before being signed onto its practice squad.

Now he’s back with another opportunity by the way of the Kansas City Chiefs. Now, before anyone that’s a Weber fan gets too excited, we all know how hard it is to go from a scout team role to one on the active roster. Let’s not pull any punches here — it’ll take some pretty eye-turning plays or injuries for Weber to get a real crack at playing on Sundays.

Nonetheless, the news of the former Buckeye still remaining in the league with an opportunity is a positive one.