Ben Braden

Benjamin Alan Braden (born March 9, 1994) is an American football guard for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan.

Ben Braden
Braden with the Michigan Wolverines in 2013
No. 64 – Green Bay Packers
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born: (1994-03-09) March 9, 1994
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
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Games played:7
Games started:0
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

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]

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Greenberg, Ethan (September 12, 2018). "Jets LB Kevin Pierre-Louis Returns to Roster". NewYorkJets.com.
  6. Lange, Randy (September 14, 2018). "Jets Sign OL Ben Braden to Their Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
  7. Lange, Randy (November 28, 2018). "Jets Place LG James Carpenter on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com.
  8. Lange, Randy (August 31, 2019). "Jets Announce 38 Moves to Get Down to 53-Man Roster". NewYorkJets.com.
  9. Greenberg, Ethan (September 1, 2019). "Jets Claim 4 Players, Add Another 7 to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
  10. "Packers sign G Ben Braden to practice squad". Packers.com. September 12, 2019.
  11. "Packers sign LB Tim Williams to practice squad". Packers.com. November 7, 2019.
  12. Greenberg, Ethan (December 28, 2019). "Jets Place Tom Compton on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com.
  13. Allen, Eric and Randy Lange (August 3, 2020). "Jets Release WR Quincy Enunwa". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  14. "Patriots Sign OL Ben Braden and TEs Paul Butler and Alex Ellis". patriots.com. August 17, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  15. "Patriots Release 24 Players". Patriots.com. September 5, 2020.
  16. "Packers sign Ben Braden to practice squad". Green Bay Packers. October 21, 2020.
  17. "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. October 24, 2020.
  18. "Packers move LB James Burgess to the active roster". Packers.com. October 26, 2020.
  19. "Packers sign two to practice squad". Packers.com. October 28, 2020.
  20. "Packers elevate four players for 49ers game". Packers.com. November 5, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  21. "Packers place C Corey Linsley on injured reserve". Packers.com. December 5, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  22. "Packers activate RB AJ Dillon from the exempt/COVID-19 list". Packers.com. December 12, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
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