Tag: William Sweet

Falcons waive four players, one with injury designation

The Atlanta Falcons lost their first preseason game of the year on Friday, and on Saturday, four players lost their jobs.

The Atlanta Falcons lost their first preseason game of the year on Friday, and on Saturday, four players lost their jobs.

Defensive tackle John Atkins, cornerback Marcus Murphy and offensive tackle William Sweet were waived, while wide receiver J’Mon Moore was waived/injured — meaning he would land on the Falcons’ injured reserve list if he clears waivers.

The Falcons have until August 31 to get their roster down to 53 players but the first round of cuts, which requires teams to get down to 85 players, is Tuesday, August 17.

After that, the team must drop to 80 players by August 24 at 4:00 p.m. ET.

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Falcons sign OL William Sweet, release Jack Batho

On Thursday, the Atlanta Falcons signed offensive lineman William Sweet to a one-year deal.

On Thursday, the Atlanta Falcons signed offensive lineman William Sweet to a one-year deal. To make room, the team released offensive tackle Jack Batho, who had signed with the Falcons as an undrafted free agent following the 2021 NFL draft.

Sweet went undrafted in 2019 out of North Carolina before spending time with the Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers and in 2021, the Dallas Cowboys. The former Tar Heels tackle has yet to make his NFL debut, however.

Following Atlanta’s three-day rookie minicamp over the weekend, the team signed defensive linemen Olive Sagapolu and Eli Ankou, and released Texas Tech linebacker Eli Howard on Monday.

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Cowboys’ Biadasz returns from IR, backup released, 2 elevated from PS

The Cowboys activated C Tyler Biadasz, released C Adam Redmond, and elevated two members of the practice squad.

The Dallas Cowboys neverending roster shuffle continued Saturday.

The club activated center Tyler Biadasz from injured reserve, released center Adam Redmond, and elevated their two weekly practice squad call ups to help round out two positions that have been assaulted with injuries over the course of the season. CB Chris Westry and OT William Sweet will make their professional debuts.

Cowboys fans should be delighted to hear of Biadasz’ return. The impressive rookie stepped into the full-time center role in Week 4, and started every game through Week 8, before injuring his hamstring in warmups the next week, landing him on the IR.

As just a fourth-round pick, Biadasz has exceeded most expectations fans had for his rookie season.

This year the former Badger has already flashed the traits that allowed him to become Wisconsin’s first Rimington Award winner last year, an honor that Travis Frederick didn’t even take home during his time in Madison. Earlier this year, PFF named Biadasz as the center on their midseason All-Rookie team.

It remains to be seen whether Biadasz immediately returns to the starting lineup, but either way the rookie will continue to gain valuable experience that should help him anchor the Cowboys line for years to come.

To create the roster spot for Biadasz, the Cowboys released backup center Adam Redmond. Redmond is likely to return to the Dallas practice squad should he clear waivers.

Lastly, the Cowboys utilized the provision allowing them to elevate two practice squad players to the active roster for an upcoming game.

Meanwhile Sweet will provide tackle depth behind Brandon Knight and Terrance Steele for Dallas, who is without their top four tackles. The same goes for Westry, who may be forced into playing time as the Cowboys are out four of their top five defensive backs as they travel to Cincinnati Sunday.

Film Study: Is Cowboys UDFA Terrance Steele getting better at RT?

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Roster Churn: Cowboys release vet DB, exchange one OL for two

Thanks for stopping by, old friend. The Dallas Cowboys were worried about their safety situation, so much so that soon after the 53-man roster was announced, the club utilized the new call-up rule for the expanded practice squad and signed free …

Thanks for stopping by, old friend. The Dallas Cowboys were worried about their safety situation, so much so that soon after the 53-man roster was announced, the club utilized the new call-up rule for the expanded practice squad and signed free agent and veteran defensive back Brandon Carr.

Carr was elevated to be on the Week 1 active roster but didn’t play. He signed a non-guaranteed contract the next week and has been on the active roster since, without getting much playing time. Carr played 17 defensive snaps in Week 2, but that dropped to three in Week 3 and a single rep in Week 4. Clearly not the answer the team was looking for, Dallas released Carr along with OT Alex Light on Tuesday, bringing in help from the outside.

Carr could return to the practice squad, as a vested veteran he doesn’t have to clear waivers and can simply agree to stick with Dallas. His release could mean positive signs for the return of Anthony Brown, who has now been out the requisite three weeks on IR after sustaining a rib injury during or after the loss to the Los Angeles Rams in Week 1.

The Cowboys had signed Alex Light after Week 1 when they lost backup Cam Erving to an MCL sprain. He has been a healthy scratch and hasn’t appeared for a single snap.

Greg Senat being signed off the Cleveland Browns practice squad seems like an homage to what the club just witnessed first hand, the job Bill Callahan has done in grooming a talented group that kicked the Cowboys rears up and down the field in Sunday’s 49-38 loss.

Senat was a 2018 sixth-round pick of the Baltimore Ravens who spent time in 2019 with the Kansas City Chiefs as well. Poaching quality players off teams’ practice squads is a little more difficult in 2020 as teams can protect up to four players each week of the season.

The former Wagner product tested as having extremely long arms and quick feet.

From his measurables, William Sweet seems more of a power-playing tackle, with his best measurables being in the leg explosion drills.

Report Card: Cowboys offensive grades, snap counts from Week 4

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49ers add more depth on offensive line

The 49ers added some offensive line depth with former Cardinals offensive tackle William Sweet.

The 49ers on Wednesday made an intriguing addition to their offensive line depth when they announced the signing of former Cardinals offensive tackle William Sweet.

Sweet was an undrafted free agent for the Cardinals last year and spent the season on Injured Reserve before getting waived in February.

Perhaps the biggest knock on the 6-6, 313-pound offensive tackle is a lack of experience. He started only 14 games across three seasons, including 10 during the 2018 campaign at left tackle. Sweet earned the starting job as a redshirt sophomore, but suffered a season-ending knee injury in the third game.

Jeff Deeney of Pro Football Focus noted Sweet was dominant as a pass blocker during his final season in the ACC:

He’s a good athlete with good length, but injuries have kept him from ever getting enough snaps to prove worthy of an NFL roster spot. Sweet will add some depth at tackle after Shon Coleman opted out. He could be a practice squad candidate if he’s healthy, which would give him an opportunity to be a bigger factor in future seasons.

The addition of Sweet gives the 49ers the maximum 80 players on their training camp roster. Any additional moves will require the club to make a corresponding cut.