Braxton Hoyett

Braxton Hoyett
No. 96
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1996-02-05) February 5, 1996 (age 28)
Alexander City, Alabama, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:302 lb (137 kg)
Career information
High school:Pelham
(Pelham, Alabama)
College:Mississippi State
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:4
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Braxton Hoyett (born February 5, 1996) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football for Mississippi State.

Professional career

Tennessee Titans

Hoyett was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2019.[1] He was waived on August 30, 2019 during final roster cuts.[2]

Kansas City Chiefs

Hoyett was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs to their practice squad on October 1, 2019.[3] He remained on practice squad for the rest of the season and as the Chiefs won Super Bowl LIV against the San Francisco 49ers.

Hoyett re-signed with the Chiefs on February 5, 2020.[4] He was waived on July 29, 2020,[5] but re-signed on August 8.[6] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020,[7] but was signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[8] He was elevated to the active roster on September 19 for the team's Week 2 game against the Los Angeles Chargers, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[9] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on November 10.[10] He was restored to the practice squad and subsequently released on November 17.[11]

Baltimore Ravens

On December 4, 2020, Hoyett was signed to the Baltimore Ravens' practice squad.[12] He was released on December 15,[13] but re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[14] He was released again on January 12, 2021.[15] On January 18, 2021, Hoyett signed a reserve/futures contract with the Ravens.[16] He was waived with an injury settlement on June 2, 2021.[17]

New Orleans Saints

On December 22, 2021, Hoyett was signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad.[18] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Saints on January 11, 2022.[19] He was waived on May 11, 2022.

References

  1. ^ Cotton, Dan (May 10, 2019). "Tennessee Titans sign 13 undrafted free agents". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Floyd, Chrissy (August 30, 2019). "Tracking Tennessee Titans roster cuts ahead of 2019 season". Titans Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  3. ^ Goldman, Charles (October 1, 2019). "Chiefs sign DT Braxton Hoyett to practice squad". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  4. ^ "Chiefs add 9 practice squad players on reserve/future contracts". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. February 5, 2020.
  5. ^ @Chiefs (July 29, 2020). "We have signed free agent G Kelechi Osemele. The following players have been waived: Jovahn Fair, Braxton Hoyett, Jalen Julius, John Lovett, Tyler Newsome, and Byran Wright" (Tweet). Retrieved October 5, 2020 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Goldman, Charles (August 8, 2020). "Chiefs re-sign DT Braxton Hoyett". USAToday.com. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  7. ^ Brisco, Joshua (September 5, 2020). "Kansas City Chiefs Cut Roster Down to 53 Ahead of Deadline, Including Breeland Speaks". SI.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  8. ^ Summers, Mitchel (September 6, 2020). "Chiefs finalize practice squad roster". WIBW.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  9. ^ Williams, Charean (September 19, 2020). "Chiefs place Khalen Saunders on IR, call up Braxton Hoyett". Yahoo Sports. Profootballtalk.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  10. ^ Goldman, Charles (November 10, 2020). "Chiefs make several transactions on Tuesday". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  11. ^ "Braxton Hoyett: Restored from COVID list and cut". CBSSports.com. November 17, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  12. ^ Kasinitz, Aaron (December 4, 2020). "Baltimore Ravens make slew of roster moves; 5 players miss practice, while vet returns". PennLive.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  13. ^ Brown, Clifton (December 15, 2020). "Trace McSorley Placed on Injured Reserve". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  14. ^ Zrebiec, Jeff [@jeffzrebiec] (December 16, 2020). "Ravens signed DT Braxton Hoyett and WR Gary Jennings to their practice squad. Their four practice squad protections this week: QB Tyler Huntley, TE Eric Tomlinson, LS Nick Moore and CB Pierre Desir" (Tweet). Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ Mink, Ryan (January 12, 2021). "Ravens Sign Two Veteran Offensive Linemen to Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  16. ^ Mink, Ryan (January 18, 2021). "Ravens Sign 11 Players to Reserve/Future Deals, Waive Four Veterans". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  17. ^ Williams, Charean (June 2, 2021). "Ravens waive Braxton Hoyett with injury settlement". NBCSports.com. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  18. ^ "New Orleans Saints place tight end Adam Trautman on Covid-19 list". NewOrleansSaints.com. December 22, 2021.
  19. ^ "Saints sign eight players to reserve/future contracts". NewOrleansSaints.com. January 11, 2022.