Ben Braden Explained

Ben Braden
Position:Guard
Birth Date:9 March 1994
Birth Place:Rockford, Michigan, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lb:329
High School:Rockford (Rockford, Michigan)
College:Michigan (2012–2016)
Undraftedyear:2017
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:16
Statlabel2:Games started
Pfr:BradBe00

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

New York Jets

Braden signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2017.[1] He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[2] [3] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on January 1, 2018.[4]

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.[5] [6] He was promoted to the active roster on November 28, 2018.[7]

On August 31, 2019, Braden was waived by the Jets and signed to the practice squad the next day.[8] [9] He was released on September 10.

Green Bay Packers

On September 12, 2019, Braden was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad.[10] He was released on November 7, 2019.[11]

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.[12] He was waived on August 3, 2020.[13]

New England Patriots

On August 17, 2020, Braden was signed by the New England Patriots.[14] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[15]

Green Bay Packers (second stint)

Braden was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad on October 21, 2020.[16] He was promoted to the active roster on October 24.[17] He was waived on October 26, and re-signed to the team's practice squad two days later.[18] [19] 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.[20] [21] [22] He was promoted to the active roster on January 2, 2021.[23] On August 31, 2021, Packers released Braden as part of their final roster cuts,[24] and he was subsequently signed to the practice squad the next day.[25] He was elevated to the active roster on October 28, 2021.[26] He was promoted to the active roster on November 23, 2021[27] and released on January 10, 2022, following the conclusion of the regular season.[28] He was signed back to the practice squad the next day.[29]

Denver Broncos

On March 14, 2022, Braden signed with the Denver Broncos.[30] He was waived/injured on August 15, 2022.[31]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Greenberg, Ethan . May 7, 2017 . Jets Sign Pair of Tryout Players . https://web.archive.org/web/20170914184654/http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-7/Jets-Sign-Pair-of-Tryout-Players-/f6d4dfa3-3d36-4fc0-9cee-24e0e6ae7110 . dead . September 14, 2017 . September 15, 2018 . NewYorkJets.com.
  2. Web site: Lange, Randy . September 2, 2017 . Jets Reduce to 53 with 23 Player Moves . https://web.archive.org/web/20171207085306/http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-7/Jets-Reduce-to-53-with-23-Player-Moves/cc228adf-8efd-4ebf-9482-5cd637b6b638 . dead . December 7, 2017 . September 15, 2018 . NewYorkJets.com.
  3. Web site: Greenberg, Ethan . September 3, 2017 . Jets Sign Four to Practice Squad . https://web.archive.org/web/20180107220649/http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-7/Jets-Sign-Four-to-Practice-Squad/461f1c7c-2e93-40a5-9b0c-61a131e07909 . dead . January 7, 2018 . September 15, 2018 . NewYorkJets.com.
  4. Web site: Lange, Randy . January 1, 2018 . Jets Sign 9 to Reserve/Future Contracts . https://web.archive.org/web/20180204192142/http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-7/Jets-Sign-9-to-ReserveFuture-Contracts/968cb742-3500-4387-832f-7b8a41441d57 . dead . February 4, 2018 . September 15, 2018 . NewYorkJets.com.
  5. Web site: Greenberg, Ethan . September 12, 2018 . Jets LB Kevin Pierre-Louis Returns to Roster . NewYorkJets.com.
  6. Web site: Lange, Randy . September 14, 2018 . Jets Sign OL Ben Braden to Their Practice Squad . NewYorkJets.com.
  7. Web site: Lange, Randy . November 28, 2018 . Jets Place LG James Carpenter on Injured Reserve . NewYorkJets.com.
  8. Web site: Lange, Randy . August 31, 2019 . Jets Announce 38 Moves to Get Down to 53-Man Roster . NewYorkJets.com.
  9. Web site: Greenberg, Ethan . September 1, 2019 . Jets Claim 4 Players, Add Another 7 to Practice Squad . NewYorkJets.com.
  10. Web site: September 12, 2019 . Packers sign G Ben Braden to practice squad . Packers.com.
  11. Web site: November 7, 2019 . Packers sign LB Tim Williams to practice squad . Packers.com.
  12. Web site: Greenberg . Ethan . December 28, 2019 . Jets Place Tom Compton on Injured Reserve . NewYorkJets.com.
  13. News: Allen, Eric and Randy Lange . Jets Release WR Quincy Enunwa . NewYorkJets.com . August 3, 2020 . August 3, 2020.
  14. Web site: Patriots Sign OL Ben Braden and TEs Paul Butler and Alex Ellis . patriots.com . August 17, 2020 . August 17, 2020.
  15. Web site: Patriots Release 24 Players. Patriots.com. September 5, 2020.
  16. Web site: Packers sign Ben Braden to practice squad. October 21, 2020. Green Bay Packers.
  17. Web site: Packers announce roster moves. Packers.com. October 24, 2020.
  18. Web site: Packers move LB James Burgess to the active roster. Packers.com. October 26, 2020.
  19. Web site: Packers sign two to practice squad. Packers.com. October 28, 2020.
  20. News: Packers elevate four players for 49ers game . Packers.com . November 5, 2020 . December 6, 2020.
  21. News: Packers place C Corey Linsley on injured reserve . Packers.com . December 5, 2020 . January 13, 2021.
  22. News: Packers activate RB AJ Dillon from the exempt/COVID-19 list . Packers.com . December 12, 2020 . January 27, 2021.
  23. News: Packers place T David Bakhtiari on injured reserve . Packers.com . January 2, 2021 . February 15, 2021.
  24. Web site: Packers announce roster moves . packers.com . August 31, 2021 . August 31, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210831234104/https://www.packers.com/news/packers-announce-roster-moves-x7726 . dead .
  25. Web site: Packers sign 16 players to practice squad . packers.com . September 1, 2021 . September 1, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210901181556/https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-16-players-to-practice-squad . dead .
  26. Web site: Alper . Josh . Packers activate Dominique Dafney from IR, call up Ben Braden from practice squad . Pro Football Talk . NBCSports.com . October 29, 2021 . October 28, 2021.
  27. Web site: Packers place G Elgton Jenkins on injured reserve. Packers.com. November 23, 2021. November 25, 2021. November 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211125062432/https://www.packers.com/news/packers-place-g-elgton-jenkins-on-injured-reserve. dead.
  28. Web site: Packers restore WR David Moore off practice squad reserve/COVID-19 list. Packers.com. January 10, 2022. January 10, 2022. January 11, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111185508/https://www.packers.com/news/packers-restore-wr-david-moore-off-practice-squad-reserve-covid-19-list. dead.
  29. Web site: Packers place G Lucas Patrick on reserve/COVID-19 list . packers.com . January 12, 2021.
  30. Web site: Broncos sign G Ben Braden. Aric. DiLalla. March 14, 2022. March 14, 2022.
  31. Web site: Broncos sign ILB Joe Schobert; OLB Randy Gregory and OL Billy Turner cleared to practice. Aric. DiLalla. August 15, 2022. August 15, 2022.

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