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14 former Colts who are on UFL rosters for 2024

A handful of former Colts players are on UFL rosters for 2024.

The USFL and XFL merged this offseason to form the United Football League (UFL) for the 2024 season.

As the cycle of spring football continues to give players a chance to earn another path to the NFL, and there have been a handful of players who have succeeded in carving out a career after playing spring football.

The UFL held its disperal draft and super dispersal draft recently and there were 14 former Colts who landed on rosters for the upcoming season, which begins in March. Some players may have simply spent time on the practice squad while others were even second-round draft picks.

Here are 14 former Colts players who are on rosters for the 2024 UFL season:

Browns give tryout to 6 during rookie minicamp

The Browns tried out former second round pick Quincy Wilson and five others during rookie minicamp

The Cleveland Browns have neared the end of rookie minicamp, the first time we have seen the 2023 NFL draft class in action since joining the franchise two weeks ago. We have heard from prospects like Ohio State’s Dawand Jones at the podium, but this is also a chance for players to try out for the team. Among those players in Berea for a tryout is former second round cornerback Quincy Wilson.

There were, however, five other players who joined Wilson in Cleveland for the opportunity to make the 90-man roster to join the Browns for training camp. Here are the six players who attended rookie minicamp on a tryout basis.

Freshman track star Quincy Wilson nearly breaks meet record of sub-45 seconds in 4×400

Quincy Wilson, still 15 years old, nearly broke the 45-second mark in his split of the 4×400 at The Penn Relays in April.

Quincy Wilson rose to prominence on the running scene as a 12-year-old due to his Adidas Track Indoor Nationals performance. Now a freshman, Wilson has only gotten better with age — and it’s still a remarkably young age for the feats he has been producing.

At the Penn Relays on April 27, Wilson ran his split of the 4×400 preliminaries at 45.06, anchoring the Bullis School (Potomac, Md.) boys team to the fastest time of the day at 3:14.12 and helping them advance to the finals. MileSplit estimated that Wilson made up 10-15 meters in his run as the anchor.

Wilson, still just 15 years old, put up one of the fast times in meet history, according to MileSplit. The meet record for a split is 44.8 seconds.

Wilson has had a stellar year, setting freshman records in multiple events. His indoor 400-meter time of 47.30 in February set a national freshman record — and it only lasted a month because he broke it again with a time of 46.67 in his New Balance indoor nationals victory in March. The previous record was 47.97, according to RunnerSpace.

RunnerSpace also wrote that Wilson set indoor class records in the 300m (34.11), 500m (1:02.63) and 600m (1:17.80).

Blossoming into an elite high school runner regardless of age, Wilson still has three more years to make his mark at this level.

Dolphins release DB Quincy Wilson

Miami trims some defensive back depth.

As part of their initiative to get their roster down to 53 players by the Tuesday deadline, the Miami Dolphins have released defensive back Quincy Wilson.

Wilson originally joined the Dolphins on a reserve/futures contract this offseason after some time with the New York Giants, New York Jets and Indianapolis Colts.

While he brought the ability to play both cornerback and safety, his play during the preseason (eight tackles) wasn’t stellar enough to warrant him staying on the team’s active roster for the start of the regular season.

Miami has better options in the defensive backfield.

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Dolphins RB and S ratings in Madden NFL 23

Two safeties made it into the 80s.

With the end of another NFL offseason insight, football fans are eagerly awaiting the release of the newest installment of the Madden video game series, Madden 23.

After the release of wide receiver/tight end ratings on Monday, and linebacker/defensive end ratings on Tuesday, EA Sports, the publishers of the game, released running back and safety ratings on Wednesday. The Dolphins have some solid players at each position, but no one made it into the elite 90s.

Here’s a look at most of Miami’s running back and safety ratings for launch and how they compare to other players at the same position:

  • Jevon Holland – 83 overall (t-No. 10 FS)
  • Eric Rowe – 80 overall (t-No. 17 SS)
  • Chase Edmonds – 79 overall (t-No. 33 RB)
  • Raheem Mostert – 78 overall (t-No. 37 RB)
  • Sony Michel – 77 overall (t-No. 42 RB)
  • Myles Gaskin – 74 overall (t-No. 59 RB)
  • Brandon Jones 72 overall (t-No. 40 SS)
  • Clayton Fejedelem – 70 overall (t-No. 45 SS)
  • Sheldrick Redwine – 70 overall (t-No. 47 FS)
  • Salvon Ahmed – 69 overall (t-No. 91 RB)
  • Quincy Wilson – 67 overall (t-No. 61 SS)
  • Verone McKinley III – 63 overall (t-No. 79 FS)
  • Gerrid Doaks – 62 overall (t-No. 157 RB)

While Dolphins fans may not be the happiest with these rankings, they can rest on the fact that Mostert was listed as the fastest running back in the league with a 95 speed rating.

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2022 NFL draft: Every player taken with 46th overall pick in last 10 years

What will the Vikings do with their first second-round draft pick in two years?

For the first time in two years, the Minnesota Vikings will finally be selecting a player in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft.

Of course, that’s assuming general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah doesn’t green light a trade that sends the pick to another team.

The Vikings haven’t had a second-round draft pick since taking offensive tackle Ezra Cleveland with the No. 58 overall pick of the 2020 NFL draft. Since being kicked to guard, Cleveland has been solid in his role along the offensive front.

So former general manager Rick Spielman must be commended for rebounding with that pick after biting the dust on cornerback Jeff Gladney in the first round.

There’s a ton of value to be had on Friday for the Vikings with the No. 46 overall pick. Whether Adofo-Mensah can find it or not remains to be seen.

Today, we’re listing the last 10 players taken with the No. 46 pick over the last decade.

Giants activate Xavier McKinney, re-sign Sam Beal to practice squad

The New York Giants have activated safety Xavier McKinney, re-signed CB Sam Beal to the practice squad and made other roster moves.

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The New York Giants made a series of roster moves on Saturday as they continue dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak while also preparing for the Dallas Cowboys.

Safety Xavier McKinney has been activated from the Reserve/COVID-19 list after testing out of protocols. He is expected to start on Sunday.

The Giants also elevated three players from the practice squad as COVID-19 replacements: cornerback Jarren Williams, wide receiver Alex Bachman and recently signed linebacker Jaylon Smith.

Additionally, the Giants have re-signed Sam Beal to the practice squad.

Beal, who was a third-round supplemental draft pick in 2018, was waived in early November after his career failed to take off in East Rutherford. A return seemed highly unlikely, but COVID-19 and flu outbreaks clearly changed some plans.

Finally, defensive back Quincy Wilson has been waived off of injured reserve with an injury settlement.

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18 injured or absent Giants account for over $33 million in salary cap space

A look at 18 injured or absent members of the New York Giants and their respective cap hits totaling more than $33 million in space.

The New York Giants have under $3 million in available salary cap space, according to Spotrac. And part of the reason for that slim margin is due to an overwhelming number of injured or absent players.

Sixteen players currently reside on injured reserve and that does not take into account the number of players that have been waived with injury settlements. Additionally, the Giants have one player (running back Gary Brightwell) on the Reserve/COVID-19 list and one player (center Jonotthan Harrison) on the Practice Squad/Injured list.

Let’s not even talk about the players eating up a ton of dead cap space.

Below is a look at the 18 injured or absent Giants and how much cap space they account for.

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Giants place Rysen John, Quincy Wilson on injured reserve

The New York Giants have placed TE Rysen John (ankle) and safety Quincy Wilson (ankle) on injured reserve.

The New York Giants have to clear five roster spots by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday in order to meet the NFL’s 80-man roster deadline.

Although no cuts have been made quite yet, the Giants did clear two spots by placing tight end Rysen John and safety Quincy Wilson on injured reserve.

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Both John and Wilson suffered ankle injuries in Sunday’s 17-13 preseason loss to the Cleveland Browns.

Because they were placed on IR prior to the team establishing a 53-man roster, they will miss the season unless waived with an injury settlement. If an injury settlement is reached, they will be able to sign with any of the 31 other teams following the duration of the settlement.

If either John or Wilson is waived with an injury settlement, they can not re-sign with the Giants until three weeks after the duration of the agreed upon settlement.

Although Wilson was a long-shot to crack the 53-man roster given the team’s depth at safety (and corner), John had made a compelling case for a spot.

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Brett Heggie, Quincy Wilson were highest-graded Giants vs. Browns

New York Giants OL Brett Heggie and DB Quincy Wilson earned the team’s highest Pro Football Focus grades in Week 2 of the preseason.

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The New York Giants rested the majority of their starters on Sunday afternoon against the Cleveland Browns, giving way to reserves and back-end of the depth guys.

The result was a mixed bag — as it usually is — but there were more positives than negatives this week. Several players showed up in big ways and displayed impressively unique versatility.

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Pro Football Focus didn’t necessarily see it that way, however.

PFF gave wide receiver Matt Cole, who got thrust into action at cornerback, a grade of just 54.9 on offense and 47.5 on defense despite not allowing a reception (two targets) and making one stop to force a field goal.

Cole did fare better on special teams, earning the team’s second-highest unit grade at 76.2. Unsurprisingly, linebacker Cam Brown topped that list (82.3).

Offensively, backup center Brett Heggie led the way with a grade of 82.8. He was followed by running back Devontae Booker (77.1) and fullback Eli Penny (75.6).

Other noteworthy offensive grades include offensive lineman Jonotthan Harrison (70.7), wide receiver David Sills (68.6) and tight end Kaden Smith (67.2).

On the defensive side of the ball, safety Quincy Wilson led the way with a grade of 81.7. Just behind him were linebacker Oshane Ximines (80.2) and safety Julian Love (73.1).

Rookie cornerback Rodarius Williams also took a step in the right direction with a 64.4.

The lowest-graded players on the Giants were defensive lineman Willie Henry (27.1), linebacker Trent Harris (35.3) and linebacker Cam Brown (37.3). Wide receiver Alex Bachman earned the team’s lowest offensive grade at 43.8.

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