Tag: Ross Blacklock

Giants place Tre Hawkins on IR, sign four to practice squad

The New York Giants have placed CB Tre Hawkins on injured reserve, signed four to the practice squad, and made several other transactions.

As anticipated, the New York Giants made a flurry of roster moves on Tuesday after suffering a glut of injuries in Sunday’s 14-11 loss to the New Orleans Saints.

Cornerback Tre Hawkins, who had a breakout performance in Week 14, was placed on injured reserve (IR) with a fractured lumbar spine. Although the injury will end his season, it does not require surgery.

The Giants also placed center Jimmy Morrissey on practice squad IR.

With Hawkins on IR, cornerback Greg Stroman, who was elevated against the Saints, was signed from the practice squad to the 53-man roster.

Finally, to fill out the reserve unit, the Giants added four players to the practice squad—two veteran signings and two standard signings.

Quarterback Tim Boyle, as expected, was re-signed. Also added were defensive lineman Ross Blacklock, and cornerbacks Ekow Boye-Doe and Azizi Hearn.

Blacklock was originally a second-round pick of the Houston Texans in the 2020 NFL draft. However, he quickly became a journeyman, making stops with the Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars, Indianapolis Colts, and Tennessee Titans.

In 44 career games, the 26-year-old Blacklock has recorded 40 tackles (27 solo, five for a loss), one forced fumble, two passes defensed, nine QB hits, and 3.0 sacks.

Boye-Doe and Hearn have little to no regular season experience.

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Titans sign DL Ross Blacklock to practice squad

The Titans made an addition to their practice squad on Wednesday, signing DL Ross Blacklock.

The Tennessee Titans made an addition to their practice squad on Wednesday, with the team announcing the signing of defensive lineman Ross Blacklock.

Tennessee inking the former second-round pick comes on the heel of his workout with the team last week. He takes the practice squad spot of fellow defensive lineman TK McLendon Jr., who was promoted prior to Week 10.

Blacklock spent two years with the Houston Texans before being traded to the Minnesota Vikings, where he spent all of 2022. He’s appeared in just one game in 2023, which came with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Since then, Blacklock has had a cup of coffee on the Indianapolis Colts’ practice squad. After signing with the Titans, the TCU product will now have spent time with every AFC South squad.

The 25-year-old has tallied three sacks, nine QB hits, 38 tackles (five for loss), two passes defensed and a forced fumble over 41 career games in the NFL.

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Colts sign S Tyreque Jones to the practice squad

The Colts made an addition to the practice squad.

The Indianapolis Colts signed safety Tyreque Jones to the practice squad and released defensive tackle Ross Blacklock from the practice squad, the team announced Monday.

An undrafted rookie free agent out of Boise State, Jones spent time with the Tennessee Titans this offseason and spent the first seven weeks of the season on the New York Jets practice squad.

In 59 games (38 starts) at Boise State, Jones recorded 157 tackles (110) solo, 18 passes defensed, four interceptions, 12.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack.

Blacklock spent one week on the Colts’ practice squad before being released Monday.

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Colts sign DT Ross Blacklock to practice squad

The Colts add some DT depth to the practice squad.

The Indianapolis Colts signed defensive tackle Ross Blacklock to the practice squad and released S Henry Black from the practice squad, the team announced Tuesday.

Blacklock joining the roster likely indicates that Eric Johnson II will miss some time due to an ankle injury he suffered during the Week 7 loss to the Cleveland Browns.

With Grover Stewart suspended for the next five games due to PED violations, the Colts desperately need some depth at the one-technique spot.

A second-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft by the Houston Texans, Blacklock has appeared in 41 career games (three starts). He spent two seasons in Houston (2020-2021) before he was traded to the Minnesota Vikings just before the start of the 2022 season.

Blacklock was waived before the 2023 season and signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad. He was released Monday, Oct. 23.

During his career, Blacklock has recorded 38 tackles (26 solo), 3.0 sacks, five tackles for loss and eight quarterback hits.

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Jaguars bring back DL Henry Mondeaux as practice squad addition

Two months after cutting Henry Mondeaux from the injured reserve, the Jaguars brought the defensive tackle back Monday.

Two months after cutting ties with Henry Mondeaux, the Jacksonville Jaguars brought the defensive tackle back Monday by adding him to their practice squad, the team announced.

Mondeaux, 28, was signed by the Jaguars as a free agent in March after spending the 2022 season with the New York Giants and the three years before that with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

An undisclosed injury landed Mondeaux on the Jaguars’ injured reserve in mid-August and the team reached an injury settlement to waive him from the roster a week later.

The veteran defensive tackle has appeared in 37 regular season games with six career starts. He has two sacks, four tackles for loss, a fumble recovery, and 37 total tackles.

To make room for the addition, the Jaguars released defensive tackle Ross Blacklock from the practice squad. Jacksonville signed Blacklock in early September shortly after he was waived by the Minnesota Vikings at the end of preseason.

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Jaguars elevate DT Ross Blacklock to active roster for Week 1

Ross Blacklock is getting moved up to the Jaguars’ active roster for Week 1 against the Colts.

Less than a week after signing Ross Blacklock to the practice squad, the Jacksonville Jaguars are elevating the defensive tackle to the active roster for Week 1, the team announced Saturday.

Blacklock, 25, was a Houston Texans second-round pick in 2020 and spent the 2022 season with the Minnesota Vikings after he was traded last August. The veteran lineman joined the Jaguars after he was waived by the Vikings in final cuts.

Jacksonville’s defensive line depth is a little thin with starting tackle DaVon Hamilton currently on the injured reserve. The team also ruled out rookie lineman Tyler Lacy on Friday due to a hip injury.

While Blacklock will provide some extra depth Sunday, the Jaguars will mostly lean on Roy Robertson-Harris, Folorunso Fatukasi, Adam Gotsis, and Jeremiah Ledbetter for the majority of the defensive line snaps against the Indianapolis Colts.

In 2020, the NFL changed the rules to allow teams the option to elevate up to two players from the practice squad to raise the roster maximum to 55 players. The Jaguars will be allowed to move Blacklock back down to the practice squad after Week 1 without exposing him to the waiver wire.

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Jaguars add veteran DT Ross Blacklock to practice squad

Former second-round pick Ross Blacklock will join the Jaguars practice squad.

The Jacksonville Jaguars are set to sign veteran defensive tackle Ross Blacklock to the practice squad, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

Blacklock, 25, was picked in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft by the Houston Texans, but was traded to the Minnesota Vikings prior to the 2022 season after recording only two sacks and three tackles for loss in two years with Houston. He didn’t fare much better in Minnesota, recording only one sack and two tackles for loss last season.

While he recorded three pressures and a sack this preseason with the Vikings, Blacklock was waived by the team last week.

The Jaguars already filled out their practice squad with 17 players, so the addition of Blacklock meant the team had to release defensive tackle Tommy Togiai to make room.

Prior to getting drafted by the Texans, Blacklock was a First Team All-Big-12 selection after recording nine tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks with the TCU Horned Frogs during the 2019 season.

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Vikings cut two defensive linemen

The Vikings moved on from two talented defensive linemen

The defensive line was one of the more competitive position groups during Minnesota Vikings training camp and the first moves were made to trim it down. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Vikings have cut defensive linemen Ross Blacklock and Sheldon Day.

Blacklock was acquired from the Houston Texans the day after cutdown day last August for a sixth-round pick with a seventh-round pick coming back to the Vikings. He struggled early on and was benched for the final eight games of 2022.

Blacklock was firmly on the roster bubble going into the final preseason game and it was evident when he played late into the game.

Day is entering his eighth season in the league after joining the Vikings practice squad in 2022. He played well this preseason and shined during practice as well.

Having Day not make the team is arguably the biggest surprise thus far of all the Vikings cuts, especially with the importance of nose tackle.

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5 Takeaways from Vikings 18-17 loss vs. Cardinals

Despite most of the starters not playing in the Vikings’ preseason finale, there were still plenty of takeaways.

The Minnesota Vikings closed their preseason with a one-point loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday.

While results do not count towards anything, the loss marks a second-consecutive winless record in preseason. However, the mission of preseason remains the same: evaluating players on the roster bubble.

It’s partly why the Vikings didn’t play many of their starters during the games. For example, Kirk Cousins and Justin Jefferson spent their time on the sideline without pads, while Nick Mullens and Jaren Hall saw a bulk of the team’s snaps.

Saturday’s game marked a different approach. More and more projected starters or key backups did not appear in the Vikings preseason finale, instead, undrafted free agents and likely roster cuts earned a tryout.

Here are 5 takeaways from those players, who saw most of the first-half snaps.

 

Vikings state of the roster: Defensive line

After losing Dalvin Tomlinson, can the Minnesota Vikings defensive line take a step forward with Harrison Phillips and Dean Lowry?

The 2023 season is inching closer and closer by the day and we here at Vikings Wire are previewing the season from every angle. Today, begins profiling the Minnesota Vikings roster on the defensive side of the football.

We are currently writing player profiles on each Viking on the roster with projections for what their 2023 season could look like. How things look projecting forward is where the real intrigue lies.

Leading up to training camp, we will be looking at each position from a more in-depth perspective. Today, we will be looking at the defensive line.