Raiders Under Contract: G/C Ben Brown
Las Vegas Raiders guard/center Ben Brown has not had much experience yet in his young NFL career, but it could be crucial that the Raiders have him on their roster by the start of the 2024 NFL season.
The Raiders have only two players on their roster whose primary position is center, including Andre James, a free agent this offseason. Brown is listed as a guard, but he started 10 games at center for Ole Miss during the 2020 season.
Brown had high expectations placed on him following that 2020 season. Still, the young center's final season with the Rebels would be brief, as he missed Ole Miss' final seven games after tearing his right bicep, an injury which required surgery.
The prospect would go undrafted and sign with the Cincinnati Bengals as a free agent in 2022. He would sustain another biceps in the Bengals' first preseason game, sending him to Injured Reserve and making him unavailable for the season.
Cincinnati released Brown as part of final roster cuts ahead of the 2023 season and he was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad.
Las Vegas Raiders G/C entered the NFL in 2022 as an undrafted free agent out of Ole Miss.
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Brown played only one game for Seattle in 2023, his only regular-season NFL game. The following month, he was waived before being signed back to the practice squad. The Seahawks ultimately released Brown a little over a month later.
Just weeks before being signed by Las Vegas, Brown was signed to the Arizona Cardinals' practice squad. He became a free agent after not being signed to a reserve/future contract by Arizona.
The Raiders would sign Brown to a one-year reserve/future contract worth $915,000.
If Brown can stay healthy and proves he deserves a roster spot in training camp (if he gets to that point), he has a legitimate shot at finding a role with the Raiders next season.
From February 27 to March 4, 2024, the NFL Scouting Combine will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.
The NFL Draft will be held in Detroit, Mich., on April 25-27, 2024. The Las Vegas Raiders currently hold the No. 13 overall pick.
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