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Dolphins work out former highest-paid guard, 5 others

Miami works out a former All-Pro.

The Miami Dolphins are always looking for ways to improve their roster, and it’s important to continue doing this throughout the season.

On Tuesday, the team held workouts for six players – offensive linemen Andrew Norwell, Colby Gossett and Wes Martin, and defensive backs Bubba Bolden, Dane Cruikshank and A.J. Moore.

Norwell, 32, went undrafted in 2014 out of Ohio State, but he caught on with the Carolina Panthers, playing four seasons there and making one All-Pro First-team. He became the league’s highest-paid guard the following offseason when he signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Norwell spent four seasons in Duval before playing with the Washington Commanders in 2022.

Gossett, 25, was a sixth-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings in 2018 after a collegiate career at Appalachian State. He’s bounced around a bit in his time in the NFL, spending time with six teams. Overall, he’s appeared in 19 games and started five.

Martin, 27, was a 2019 fourth-round selection by Washington out of Indiana. He’s also spent time with the Jaguars, New York Giants and Cleveland Browns, playing 38 games and starting 11 over the last five years.

Bolden, 24, went undrafted in 2022 after playing collegiately for USC and Miami which included Second-team All-ACC honors in 2020. He signed with the Seattle Seahawks but spent his rookie season on the Browns practice squad.

Cruikshank, 28, was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 2018 draft out of Arizona. He played four years with Tennessee and spent time with the Chicago Bears and New York Jets since. He’s appeared in 54 games, recording 66 tackles, two passes defensed, one interception and a forced fumble.

Moore, 27, was an undrafted free agent signed by the New England Patriots back in 2018 after playing for Ole Miss in college. He was claimed by the Houston Texans during roster cuts in his rookie year and played out his rookie contract with the team before spending last season with the Titans. He’s played in 56 games, recording 69 tackles, two forced fumbles, one pass defensed and a sack.

While the Dolphins have yet to make a signing from the group, these will certainly be names to follow considering Miami’s health at guard and safety.

Browns make more moves at offensive guard after cutting Michael Dunn

The Browns have made plenty of moves at guard today

After cutting guard Michael Dunn, the Cleveland Browns have made roster moves with two other guards as well. They have placed Drew Forbes on the non-football injury list and have terminated the contract of Wes Martin. They now have no backups on the roster at guard.

The most likely outcome to this situation is that the Browns have promised Michael Dunn a newer deal, allow themselves to clear a roster spot to place an injured player on Injured Reserve, then will inevitably re-sign him.

They could, however, look for another reserve guard as Dunn would still be the only one on the roster.

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Browns release 6 inactive, 2 doubtful players against the Chiefs

The Browns have released their inactives list heading into their preseason finale matchup against the Chiefs.

The Cleveland Browns are now just hours away from their preseason finale against the Kansas City Chiefs. This is the last opportunity for a handful of players to make their mark to show they deserve a spot on the final 53-man roster. While running back Jerome Ford is not among those fighting for a roster spot, he is among those not playing in this one.

All-in-all, the Browns announced six would not play and two others are doubtful in this matchup. Here is the full injury report released by the Browns.

PFF’s 10 highest-graded Browns on offense vs. the Eagles

Who shined the most on offense against the Eagles

After several brutal practices with the Eagles in Philadelphia, the Cleveland Browns faced them in their third preseason game on Thursday night. The Austin Watkins Jr. story continued as he made even more impressive plays this week.

He understands how to attack a defense and mixes good size and body control with reliable hands making his case for why he should make the roster. Whether he makes it here or somewhere else Watkins Jr. will be on an active roster this year.

Outside of that, the offensive line depth continued to play at a high level with the two Ohio State rookies, Luke Wypler and Dawand Jones, playing well again. How did the top offensive players grade out in Philadelphia according to those at PFF?

Commanders’ Wes Martin to sign with Cleveland Browns

The former fourth-round pick is once again moving on.

Washington guard Wes Martin is again on the move.

Martin is reportedly going to sign this week with the Cleveland Browns. For Martin, it is a home-going move of sorts, being an Ohio native, born in West Milton.

Drafted in the fourth round (131 overall) out of Indiana, Martin brought hope to Washington that he would become a steady starter. However, those hopes never really materialized for Martin.

Starting only five games in 2019 and 2020, Martin was actually waived by Washington late in the 2021 preseason. They brought Martin back on the Practice Squad, only to see the Giants claim him in September.

Martin saw action in seven games, only starting once and was subsequently waived by the Giants in May of 2022. The Jaguars claimed Martin off of waivers only to release him in August during the 2022 preseason.

The Commanders then re-entered the Wes Martin picture again, claiming him. However, 2022 saw Martin be activated from the practice squad to the active roster three times, only to return three times back to the practice squad. He appeared in six games in 2022, making no starts.

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Browns expected sign offensive guard Wes Martin

The former Washington guard will be reunited with Bill Callahan.

NFL free agency continues as the Cleveland Browns are expected to sign Wes Martin to a contract and add depth to the offensive line. Martin is a four-year NFL veteran having played three seasons with the Commanders as well as a year with the New York Giants. In his rookie year in 2019, he was coached by current Browns offensive line coach Bill Callahan.

Martin hasn’t played a ton only playing one snap in 2022 and previous to that when he saw the field he was not good. He has never played more than 207 snaps in a season and his pass protection was terrible at times as with his run blocking not being much better.

This may be a case of Callahan and the Browns thinking they can get more out of him than in his previous few seasons. This likely is a camp body and depth trying to fight it out in camp as he isn’t a starting-caliber player right now.

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Commanders place G/C Wes Schweitzer on injured reserve

The Commanders are without a key offensive lineman for the foreseeable future.

Washington’s offensive line took another hit Saturday when guard/center Wes Schweitzer was placed on injured reserve.

Schweitzer missed practice last week with a concussion after he made his first start of the season at center against the Philadelphia Eagles. Schweitzer was competing with veteran Trai Turner over the summer to start at right guard.

To replace Schweitzer on the roster, Washington promoted Wes Martin from the practice squad. The Commanders claimed Martin off waivers from the Jaguars on Aug. 24. A former fourth-round pick of Washington in 2019, Martin has played in 33 career games with 11 starts. He spent the first two seasons of his career with Washington before being waived during final cuts. Washington re-signed him to the practice squad, where the Giants later signed him away.

Schweitzer is in his seventh NFL season — third with the Commanders. He has played in 75 career games, with 57 starts. He has played in 29 games for Washington since he signed in 2020.

Schweitzer was presumably placed on IR with a designation to return later in the season.

The Commanders could also get reserve center Tyler Larsen back soon, according to Ben Standig of The Athletic. Larsen will come off the PUP list week.

Commanders elevate 2 from practice squad, Jonathan Allen now questionable for Week 2

Jonathan Allen is now questionable for Week 2 vs. Lions.

The Washington Commanders made a pair of roster moves ahead of Sunday’s Week 2 game against the Detroit Lions.

Pro Bowl defensive tackle Jonathan Allen, who injured his groin in last week’s win vs. Jacksonville, was off Friday’s final injury report, indicating he would play. However, on Saturday, the Commanders added Allen to the injury report, making him questionable for the Week 2 game.

To guard against Allen missing the game, Washington promoted defensive tackle Benning Potoa’e from the practice squad. Potoa’e signed with Washington’s practice squad last week. He spent the past two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who released him during final cuts.

The Commanders also activated guard Wes Martin from the practice squad. The former fourth-round pick was re-signed late this summer after he was released by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Washington lost its top reserve defensive tackle last week when rookie Phidarian Mathis was lost for the season with a knee injury. Allen appears to be a game-time decision.

Commanders bring back a former 4th-round draft pick

The Washington Commanders bring back a former draft pick.

One day after NFL teams were required to trim their rosters to 80 players, the Washington Commanders made another move. The Commanders claimed guard Wes Martin off waivers and released cornerback Channing Stribling.

If Martin’s name sounds familiar, it’s because he was a Washington fourth-round draft pick in 2019. He appeared in 25 games for Washington in 2019 and 2020, starting 10 games. Washington released Martin during final cuts last August and re-signed him to the practice squad the following day.

The New York Giants signed Martin off Washington’s practice squad last September, where he appeared in seven games, making one start. The Giants waived Martin after the 2022 NFL draft, and he was claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars waived Martin on Monday.

The Commanders have battled injuries along the offensive line this summer, so Martin has an outside shot at making Washington’s roster.

Stribling signed with the Commanders last month.

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Commanders, Chargers also had interest in acquiring new Jags OL Wes Martin off waivers

The Washington Commanders and Los Angeles Chargers tried to also claim Jaguars OL Wes Martin off waivers Wednesday.

The Jacksonville Jaguars had a lot of competition to claim offensive lineman Wes Martin off waivers on Wednesday, according to ESPN’s Field Yates. He reported that the Washington Commanders and the Los Angeles Chargers attempted to claim him, too, but the Jaguars had the highest priority.

The New York Giants originally waived Martin on Tuesday. He spent one season with the Giants where he played in seven games and started one. He was a former fourth-round draft pick of Washington out of Indiana who tried to get him back on Wednesday.

Martin played his first two seasons with the Commanders playing in 25 games while making 10 starts. With the Hoosiers, he played in 50 games while starting 43. He was a captain for Indiana in 2017 and 2018.

Martin is an excellent pickup for the Jaguars and should be a solid depth piece for head coach Doug Pederson’s team this season. It’s quite a luxury to have a guard on the bench who has a good amount of starting experience.

Martin will now be joining one of his former coaches, Phil Rauscher, who was an assistant and interim offensive line coach with the Commanders from 2018-19. Rauscher was brought onto the Jags’ staff as the offensive line coach this year when Doug Pederson named his staff back in February.

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