Ben Braden

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Ben Braden
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Braden with the Michigan Wolverines in 2013
Free agent
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born: (1994-03-09) March 9, 1994 (age 27)
Rockford, Michigan
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:329 lb (149 kg)
Career information
High school:Rockford (Rockford, Michigan)
College:Michigan
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of 2021
Games played:16
Games started:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Benjamin Alan Braden (born March 9, 1994) is an American football guard who is a free agent. He played college football at Michigan.

Professional career[]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 6+1⁄2 in
(1.99 m) 		329 lb
(149 kg) 		34 in
(0.86 m) 		9+7⁄8 in
(0.25 m)		 5.04 s 1.78 s 2.92 s 4.90 s 7.85 s 28.0 in
(0.71 m)		 8 ft 6 in
(2.59 m)		 25 reps
All values from NFL Combine[1][2][3]

New York Jets[]

Braden signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2017.[4] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[5][6] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on January 1, 2018.[7]

Braden made the Jets initial 53-man roster in 2018, but was later waived on September 12, 2018 and was re-signed to the practice squad.[8][9] He was promoted to the active roster on November 28, 2018.[10]

On August 31, 2019, Braden was waived by the Jets and signed to the practice squad the next day.[11][12] He was released on September 10.

Green Bay Packers[]

On September 12, 2019, Braden was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad.[13] He was released on November 7, 2019.[14]

New York Jets (second stint)[]

On November 13, 2019, Braden was signed to the New York Jets practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 28, 2019.[15] He was waived on August 3, 2020.[16]

New England Patriots[]

On August 17, 2020, Braden was signed by the New England Patriots.[17] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[18]

Green Bay Packers (second stint)[]

Braden was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad on October 21, 2020.[19] He was promoted to the active roster on October 24.[20] He was waived on October 26, and re-signed to the team's practice squad two days later.[21][22] He was elevated to the active roster on November 5, December 5, and December 12 for the team's weeks 9, 13, and 14 games against the San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Detroit Lions, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[23][24][25] He was promoted to the active roster on January 2, 2021.[26] On August 31, 2021, Packers released Braden as part of their final roster cuts, [27] and he was subsequently signed to the practice squad the next day.[28] He was elevated to the active roster on October 28, 2021.[29] He was promoted to the active roster on November 23, 2021[30] and released on January 10, 2022 following the conclusion of the regular season.[31] He was signed back to the practice squad the next day.[32]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ben Braden Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Ben Braden, Michigan, OG, 2017 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "Ben Braden 2017 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  4. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (May 7, 2017). "Jets Sign Pair of Tryout Players". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  5. ^ Lange, Randy (September 2, 2017). "Jets Reduce to 53 with 23 Player Moves". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  6. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (September 3, 2017). "Jets Sign Four to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  7. ^ Lange, Randy (January 1, 2018). "Jets Sign 9 to Reserve/Future Contracts". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  8. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (September 12, 2018). "Jets LB Kevin Pierre-Louis Returns to Roster". NewYorkJets.com.
  9. ^ Lange, Randy (September 14, 2018). "Jets Sign OL Ben Braden to Their Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
  10. ^ Lange, Randy (November 28, 2018). "Jets Place LG James Carpenter on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com.
  11. ^ Lange, Randy (August 31, 2019). "Jets Announce 38 Moves to Get Down to 53-Man Roster". NewYorkJets.com.
  12. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (September 1, 2019). "Jets Claim 4 Players, Add Another 7 to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
  13. ^ "Packers sign G Ben Braden to practice squad". Packers.com. September 12, 2019.
  14. ^ "Packers sign LB Tim Williams to practice squad". Packers.com. November 7, 2019.
  15. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 28, 2019). "Jets Place Tom Compton on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com.
  16. ^ Allen, Eric and Randy Lange (August 3, 2020). "Jets Release WR Quincy Enunwa". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  17. ^ "Patriots Sign OL Ben Braden and TEs Paul Butler and Alex Ellis". patriots.com. August 17, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  18. ^ "Patriots Release 24 Players". Patriots.com. September 5, 2020.
  19. ^ "Packers sign Ben Braden to practice squad". Green Bay Packers. October 21, 2020.
  20. ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. October 24, 2020.
  21. ^ "Packers move LB James Burgess to the active roster". Packers.com. October 26, 2020.
  22. ^ "Packers sign two to practice squad". Packers.com. October 28, 2020.
  23. ^ "Packers elevate four players for 49ers game". Packers.com. November 5, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  24. ^ "Packers place C Corey Linsley on injured reserve". Packers.com. December 5, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  25. ^ "Packers activate RB AJ Dillon from the exempt/COVID-19 list". Packers.com. December 12, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  26. ^ "Packers place T David Bakhtiari on injured reserve". Packers.com. January 2, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  27. ^ "Packers announce roster moves". packers.com. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  28. ^ "Packers sign 16 players to practice squad". packers.com. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  29. ^ Alper, Josh (October 28, 2021). "Packers activate Dominique Dafney from IR, call up Ben Braden from practice squad". Pro Football Talk. NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  30. ^ "Packers place G Elgton Jenkins on injured reserve". Packers.com. November 23, 2021.
  31. ^ "Packers restore WR David Moore off practice squad reserve/COVID-19 list". Packers.com. January 10, 2022.
  32. ^ "Packers place G Lucas Patrick on reserve/COVID-19 list". packers.com. Retrieved January 12, 2021.

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