The Bears on Saturday elevated running back Darrynton Evans from the practice squad to the active roster in advance of Sunday's game in Atlanta. [4] He was placed on injured reserve on December 15, 2019. If youve got a home gym, then youre set up, but I do not. I follow the Bears and I hadnt ever heard of him before today. According to the Count's analysis of which prospects fared best, tight end Ben Braunecker was the standout performer. Joined February 2016. More News Ben Braunecker: Let go by Chicago For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. 15 Best Free Agent Acquisitions of All-Time, Franchise tag and transition tag windows open for Chicago Bears and NFL, How the Chicago Bears can control the running back market in 2023, The Chicago Bears can own the city of Chicago moving forward, Chicago Bears NFL Combine Preview: Quarterback, 7 best free agent tackle options for Chicago Bears. Previously, he covered the NFL from 2010 to 2012 for Pro Football Weekly. And why not how many football players spend their offseasons working in a Harvard research lab or taking an immunology class simply to stay mentally fresh? However, with expectations that teams will have to start moving from 90 players to 80 before camp, the team chose to part ways with Ben Braunecker. This can only be called pure favoritism on the part of GM Ryan Pace. If NFL Season is Cancelled, Bears Could Snag Top QB Prospect in 2021. Braunecker (concussion) didn't practice Tuesday, Stacey Dales of NFL Network reports. The Bears on Tuesday placed rookie linebacker Jack Sanborn on injured reserve and signed veteran linebacker Elijah Lee off the Chiefs practice squad. Muhammad appeared in 16 games with nine starts in 2022, registering 29 tackles and one sack. He spent the 2013-16 seasons on the Bears beat for Shaw Media publications, including the Northwest Herald, Daily Chronicle and Joliet Herald-News. Braunecker is definitely a rookie for Bears fans to keep an eye on during the preseason this year, and there is a very good chance you will see him on the active roster at some point during the 2016 season, but if for whatever reason Braunecker doesnt spend his Sundays solving NFL defenses, hell spend it solving smallpox instead. Golics wife, Christine, said he even pitched the idea of reuniting with longtime co-host Mike Greenberg, who is set to return to radio for ESPN, but the idea was rejected. The Bears were disappointed with their tight-end production last season, so they brought in new talent this offseason, drafting Cole Kmet in the second round while signing Jimmy Graham and Demetrius Harris. Does it give you a greater sense of purpose? The Bears on Wednesday placed RG Teven Jenkins, RT Michael Schofield III and CB Josh Blackwell on injured reserve, and signed LBs DeMarquis Gates and Terrell Lewis and DE Jayln Holmes. @Ben_Braunecker. When you visit any web site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. The news comes at an inopportune time for Braunecker, who recently announced his engagement to Sydney Golic, the daughter of former NFL player and current analyst Mike Golic. Seemingly on pace for a third DNP in a row Sunday at Green Bay, he'll leave tight end in the hands of J.P Holtz and Jesper Horsted. 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But there is an added twist this year with everything being shut down and quarantines happening. Braunecker is still working through the league's concussion protocol and will miss a third straight game. Chelsea can re-sign former player for 71m in the next transfer window. Not too many. Braunecker is the third Bears tight end to land on IR this season. Thought hed have a good shot to make the roster thanks to special teams. It kind of wants me to get the ball rolling with all this but in due time. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. It has become a running joke in the league to comment on the ber-crowded tight ends room in Chicago, but the room is getting less and less crowded by the minute. However, the CBS reporter . All Shaheen has to do is stay healthy. Hes very motivated. [8] He was released on September 3,[9] but was signed to the practice squad the following day. [13][14] He was promoted to the active roster on November 7, 2017. Braunecker got a spot start this past Sunday against the Giants, earning 71 percent of the offensive snaps and turning them into two catches (on four targets) for nine yards. The Bears on Saturday elevated safety Adrian Colbert and cornerback Greg Stroman Jr. from the practice squad to the active roster in advance of Sunday's season finale against the Vikings. Browse our online application for MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, EPL, or MLS player contracts, salaries, transactions, and more. Braunecker (concussion) won't play in Thursday's game against the Lions. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. Ive tried doing that in-season, very minimally, and it really doesnt work that well. (Photo: Rich Graessle / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images). However, a recent announcement by Golics daughter Sydney that she just got engaged to Chicago Bears tight end Ben Braunecker will, as any father can tell you, is sure to brighten things up for him as he looks for a new job. With the Bears scaling down their offensive game plan and starter Trey Burton playing limited snaps, Braunecker came through with some key catches. Maybe a little bit more health- and I would just say sanitation-minded than your average football player, but I understand that, especially when youre young and a professional athlete, you have a healthy immune system, so you could fight off pretty much all the little bugs that try to get into you on a daily basis. Already Subscribed? Ben Braunecker's Potential Could Go Unexplored Bears tight end Ben Braunecker started to show what he could do when given the chance to play more late last season and then suffered a. For me its a combination of watching and reading the news and the scientific literature is coming out at a really fast pace, so New England Journal of Medicine and then PubMed, you can find a ton of stuff on there. Guard James Daniels was a biology major at Iowa with aspirations to get into the medical field. Wash your hands, dont touch your face, etc. He caught six passes for 59 yards and a touchdown last year. This was just the second game all season in which he's caught a pass, making him a player who can't be trusted in fantasy lineups. Bears Begin Roster Cuts, Release Tight End Ben Braunecker, Please review our privacy policy here: https://heavy.com/privacy-policy/, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. Youve just gotta find any way to stay in shape. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. He is also one of the few White Sox fans out there and thinks Michael Jordan is, hands down, the GOAT. The 26-year-old landed on injured reserve with a concussion in December, but before that, he put up career highs with six catches for 59 yards in 11 games while also catching his first career touchdown. The TD came last Nov. 10 when Braunecker dove to catch an 18-yard pass from Mitchell Trubisky in a 20-13 win over the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field. The Bears on Saturday signed quarterback Nathan Peterman to the active roster, placed quarterback Trevor Siemian on injured reserve and elevated defensive backs Adrian Colbert and Harrison Hand to the active roster ahead of Sunday's game against the Packers. Hes hard-working and has that never-give-up attitude that comes in handy in a league as competitive as the NFL. Chelsea have an 80m (71m) buy-back clause on Tammy Abraham, Ben Jacobs has told GiveMeSport. It could also very well come down to which of the two can be the more effective contributor on special teams, though. Your IP: ): 0 (17337th overall since 1960) High School: Forest Park ( IN ) 84 82 SUMMARY Career G 47 AV 0 Rec 13 Yds 142 Y/R 10.9 TD 1 FantPt 20.2 Ben Braunecker Overview Game Logs Career Postseason 2016 2017 Get the latest player news, stats, injury history and updates for Tight End Ben Braunecker of the Unsigned Free Agent on NBC Sports Edge. He was twice named All-State (Honorable Mention); he was the Southwestern Indiana MVP and twice All-Conference. Braunecker likely will enter training camp below all three -- plus Adam Shaheen -- on the depth chart and may have a tough time making the Week 1 roster. I hope so. Braunecker graduated from Harvard University with a degree in molecular and cellular biology and has spent the last four seasons as a tight end and standout on the special teams unit for the . Yeah, occasionally. Since arriving in Chicago as an undrafted free agent from Harvard in 2016, Braunecker has appeared in 47 games with seven starts over four seasons, catching 13 passes for 142 yards and one touchdown while also regularly contributing on special teams. Braunecker has a bit of an uphill battle to make the final 53-man roster as an undrafted player from an FCS program, but he is fortunate to be joining a team with a lot of question marks at his . He was also honored on the College Sports Madness All-America first-team and the InstantScouting FCS All-America team. Ben Braunecker (born February 7, 1994) is a former American football tight end. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. But, thats completely unofficial, nobodys told me anything. Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 26 years old? Maybe not this fast though. His release may be a slight blow after the recent good news in his personal life, but the odds of Braunecker landing on another teams roster are good; the Harvard grad is smart and hard-working, and his four years of experience with the Bears wont hurt. Those work pretty well. Braunecker started 11 games for. In 2016, the assembled media at Halas Hall met Ben Braunecker, an undrafted rookie tight end out of Harvard. Just to try to stay as scientifically literate as possible and refresh as much as I can. February 26, 2023 12:30 pm ET. Ben Braunecker Position: TE 6-3 , 247lb (190cm, 112kg) Born: February 7 in Ferdinand, IN (Age: 29-010d) College: Harvard Weighted Career AV (100-95-. I guess pretty much the same. Doing a lot of yoga, a lot of body-weight exercise right now. Parsons was quick to note that Simmons has all the tools and occasionally . It does instill a little bit of a greater sense of purpose. July 23, 2020. Copyright 2008-2023 BroBible. [17] On November 10, 2019, he scored his first career NFL touchdown on an 18-yard touchdown pass from Mitchell Trubisky against the Detroit Lions. Couches, chairs, heavy chairs, desks. The. Braunecker is definitely a rookie for Bears' fans to keep an eye on during the preseason this year, and there is a very good chance you will see him on the active roster at some point during the . Just stay healthy and people will see. Educated to be a writer at the prestigious Columbia College in Chicago, Erik has spent the past 10 years covering the Bears. Arthur Arkush (@ArthurArkush) July 23, 2020. On the plus side, hes still signed to play in 2020 for Chicago despite the fact that hes not even listed as one of the top four tight ends on the teams depth chart. With no noticeable progress to date through the protocol, he has no timetable for a return to action. Braunecker caught two passes for 24 yards in the Bears' 16-14 victory over the Broncos on Sunday. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Sports Mockery, Inc. 2022 | All rights reserved. With the Bears having such a stocked roster (they were carrying 90 players and will have to whittle that number down to 80), cuts were inevitable and expected, but Braunecker was thought to have a better chance than, say, Saubert, Horstead or Holtz. Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons is now dealing with back soreness in addition to the knee soreness that he was already rehabbing from, Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn said prior to Friday's game at the Boston Celtics. 1 tight end since both Trey Burton (calf) and Adam Shaheen are on IR, but J.P. Holtz, Jesper Horstead and Bradley Sowell figure to lead the way until then. After you take a break for nine months or however long the season is, you lose a lot of skills. Despite having showcased a step forward in his development, offseason additions Cole Kmet, Jimmy Graham and Demetrius Harris have now made Braunecker the odd man out in Chicago's crowded tight end room. Horstead, who signed with the Bears as an undrafted rookie last season, played in six games for Chicago last year, starting one. . Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a2e1f111c532f50 The Chicago Bears have begun thinning out their roster, and they have just released veteran tight end Ben Braunecker, who has been with the team since 2016. Braunecker couldn't recover from the head injury on the short week after sustaining the concussion in Sunday's win over the Giants. But Chicago Bears rookie Ben Braunecker isnt most college kids. Do you look at it differently based on your educational background? Well, its all over the place right now. Especially given his lack of special teams presence. Braunecker was seventh on the team in special teams snaps last year, so someone will have to fill his role in that capacity. They were dating for quite some time before getting engaged in 2020, and they are now happily married. Its not as good as it could be. Weve already told him that, youre the guy that were coming to if we have questions. Braunecker put up career numbers with the Bears last season, logging six catches for 59 yards and his first touchdown across 11 games. The last time that Simmons has played for Brooklyn was Feb . The Chicago Bears have begun thinning out their roster, and they have just released veteran tight end Ben Braunecker, who has been with the team since 2016. Its the brainiac, former Bears tight end Zach Miller said that spring. section: | slug: | sport: football | route: player_profile_home | The 25-year-old will have to fully clear the protocol before returning to game action, putting his availability in doubt for Thursday's matchup with Dallas. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Follow me on IG. These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. I usually use the offseason to take some time to get away and not pay attention to whats going on in the football world daily, but its been a pretty memorable offseason. BroBible is the #1 place on the internet for the very best content from the worlds of sports, culture, gear, high tech, and more. All advice, including picks and predictions, is based on individual commentators opinions and not that of Minute Media or its related brands. Parsons thinks the 26-year-old will eventually be bought out and spend the rest of his career making the league minimum. Braunecker (concussion) was listed as a non-participant in Tuesday's practice. Lasting four seasons in this capacity on the same team is a pretty impressive achievement. Braunecker now has a total of 10 receptions in 45 games. A couple months ago, people were saying, Well the flu kills 20,000 to 40,000 of people every year and nobodys talking about it. But as the cases doubled and everything went exponential, I began to see, wow, this is something pretty serious. So if we have any questions, I go straight to him. Ben Braunecker - While the Bears have used Braunecker in-line at times, he's best suited at the U. Darion Clark - Clark hasn't played football since he was a high school quarterback, but at. All Rights Reserved. Youre really just trying anything. [12], On September 3, 2017, Braunecker was waived by the Bears and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He has two passions in life: football and infectious disease. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. People ask me my take on anything in medicine or science. What sort of blackmail material does he have that keeps him on this roster? Its an unprecedented time. Its interesting. Hes just the type of player that Pace and John Fox want on the roster. The Bears cut Braunecker on Thursday. Its also been interesting to me as well to learn alongside everybody else while this is going on. Theres a lot of good information and a lot of misinformation out there right now about it. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. He's played in just 47 games over his four seasons in the NFL and the most passes he's caught in a single season for Chicago is 6 in 2019. Was that something you were pretty knowledgable about? Braunecker, who majored in molecular and cellular biology, would like to become a doctor specializing in infectious diseases when his football career is over. The Chicago Bears made their first of what will become many cuts today when they released this tight end. Most people were just curious. For average citizens, that was a new phrase to understand. Its not a surprise that a Harvard graduate can use his brain to fallback on, but the Molecular and Cellular Biology major has taken that to another level. He played tied end for the Chicago Bears for four years after graduating from Harvard in 2016. In his high school career, Braunecker recorded 51 receptions for 1,254 yards and 16 touchdowns. Are you the type of person who pays a lot of attention to free agency? When youre in-season, do guys ever ask you questions because of your unique interests? [3] He was projected by many analysts to be a fourth to sixth round draft selection. Come in your best western outfit! Simmons has missed 20 out of a possible 62 games this season because of various ailments related to his knees and back. Braunecker (concussion) was listed as a non-participant on Wednesday's practice report. He started for three years and was team captain for his senior year. Its dominating our daily lives right now so you cant really sidestep it too much. Harvard won 3 Ivy League titles during his career, compiling a 24-4 conference record and an overall record of 36-4. Ben Braunecker contract and salary cap details, including signing bonus, guaranteed salary, dead money, roster bonuses, and contract history. How has this impacted your day-to-day routine for whatever youd normally be doing workout-wise in March? The 26-year-old Braunecker, who played his college ball at Harvard, has been with the Chicago Bears since signing with the team as a undrafted free agent in 2016. Braunecker hasn't taken the first step (on-field work) in his journey through the concussion protocol, let alone progress enough to be considered for an evaluation in front of an independent neurologist. Teammates have taken a liking to him. Tight end Chase Allen and receiver Nsimba Webster were among seven practice squad players the Bears signed to 2023 reserve/future contracts. Shaheen doesnt fit anywhere into that picture. Whats your take on it? Braunecker caught two passes for nine yards in the Bears' 19-14 victory over the Giants on Sunday. 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/reg/free/playerprofiles, Takeaways from NFL combine measurements for WR, TE, NFL combine 2023 tracker: Top performances, highlights, NFL Combine 2023: Colossal Richardson sets QB marks, 2023 NFL mock draft: Four QBs in top seven after trades, Tom Brady sends message to Jon Jones before UFC 285. Braunecker likely will enter training camp below all three -- plus Adam Shaheen -- on the depth chart and may have a tough time making the Week 1 roster. "It's been interesting and troubling for me as well," Braunecker said Monday morning on the Mully & Haugh Show. Ben Braunecker contract and salary cap details, full contract breakdowns, salaries, signing bonus, roster bonus, dead money, and valuations. Braunecker (concussion) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Packers, Rich Campbell of the Chicago Tribune reports. Yeah, a little bit. He attended Harvard's Pro Day and was able to beat his combine time and numbers. Bears Cutting Ben Braunecker Proves Adam Shaheen Has Dirt On Someone, Ryan Poles Leverage With The #1 Pick Just Skyrocketed, Meet The OT Former Chicago Bears Scout Calls A Perfect Fit, Bryce Young Just Gave Bears A Huge Assist In #1 Pick Trade Talks, NFL Exec Admits Justin Fields Has Rest Of The NFL Terrified, Sounds Like Chicago Bears Have A Quiet Contender For #1 Pick, These DBs Passed The Matt Eberflus Test At Scouting Combine. Braunecker was placed on injured reserve last Dec. 14 due to a concussion he sustained Nov. 24 in a victory over the New York Giants. He finished his college career with 68 receptions for 1,168 yards and 10 touchdowns. After his release, the Bears now have eight tight ends on the roster. The Harvard graduate was a fun story in Chicago. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. A healthy scratch Week 10, Shaheen has been tending to a foot injury in the interim that is forcing a second consecutive DNP this weekend. Look how the world has kind of screeched to a halt over a new virus. As someone who knows the biology behind it, is it something youre more cognizant of than others? Braunecker is still working through the league's concussion protocol and will miss a third straight game. (Kena Krutsinger / USA Today), linebacker Joel Iyiegbuniwe was pre-med at Western Kentucky, Guard James Daniels was a biology major at Iowa. The Bears on Saturday added running back Darrynton Evans, quarterback Nathan Peterman and linebacker DeMarquis Gates to their active roster in advance of Sunday's road game against the Jets. 1,700 Followers. READ NEXT: If NFL Season is Cancelled, Bears Could Snag Top QB Prospect in 2021. I knew about it, but Ive never witnessed it in practice, especially on this scale. With Chicago running many formations of multiple tight ends, Braunecker saw three targets while Trey Burton was eased back into the lineup as he recovers from offseason groin surgery. Discover Ben Braunecker's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Halas Hall is shut down even for players wanting to work out. Ben Braunecker contract and salary cap details, full contract breakdowns, salaries, signing bonus, roster bonus, dead money, and valuations. I have a lot of reservations thinking that OTAs and the offseason are going to happen. Braunecker, a core special-teams player who's entering his fifth season with the Bears, has also made two appearances on WSCR 670 AM radio shows this week to share his knowledge. That is the only explanation that makes sense anymore. I dont think this virus is going anywhere for a while, or at least a couple months. Its one of the reasons I wanted to get into this field because I always regarded some pandemic on some level as an inevitability. With the COVID-19 pandemic gripping the world, Braunecker has been fielding plenty of calls and texts from people in the NFL wanting to get his take. That culminated in Feb. 2016, when offensive lineman Cole Toner and tight end Ben Braunecker, two prospects out of Harvard, were invited to the NFL Scouting Combine. Of the four (offseasons) that Ive had, two of them Ive worked in a lab at the Harvard School of Public Health. The former 2nd rounder has been close to useless most of his time in Chicago, going between near-invisible stretches on the field to stints in the training room nursing one injury after another. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. While Blake and Simpson were tried for horrible crimes, permanently damaging their images, Depp was able to convince a jury that Heard defamed his reputation . 100 Following. Some of your teammates have recorded PSA videos for the Bears Twitter account about flattening the curve. Despite having showcased a step forward in his development, offseason additions Cole Kmet, Jimmy Graham and Demetrius Harris have now made . All rights reserved. They will be the focal point at tight end this season with Demetrius Harris contributing as a blocker. Just getting really creative with workouts to stay in shape and keep your strength up. Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) July 23, 2020. Yeah, I mean, its huge. ! I was always told the NFL is a train that waits for no one and apparently it doesnt wait for coronavirus either. Braunecker sat out a second straight practice after suffering a concussion during Week 12's win over the Giants, and coach Matt Nagy said "it'd be a stretch" for the fourth-year tight end to suit up Thursday against the Lions, according to Jason Lieser of the Chicago Sun-Times. A post shared by Sydney Golic (@sydgolic). The gyms here are closed as well as they are in Illinois. Latest on TE Ben Braunecker including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on NFL.com The Bears on Wednesday claimed cornerback Michael Ojemudia off waivers from the Broncos and waived defensive end Taco Charlton. Best Mnday ever. Sometimes coaches ask me, too. Braunecker got most of them this past Sunday versus the Rams, earning a 66 percent share of the offensive snaps on his way to one catch (on three targets) for eight yards. He fought his way onto the roster as an undrafted free agent. The previous two Ive taken online classes one in exercise physiology, one in immunology and one in stem cell regenerative biology. With Trey Burton (calf) on injured reserve and Adam Shaheen (foot) sidelined, Braunecker had his second-straight start and was targeted three times. When he's ready to return, Braunecker will be the No. Are you teaching yourself or re-learning how to do certain activities to stay in shape? Sadly the failures of the 2019 season and the COVID-19 realities ended his tenure. The 6-foot-4 Braunecker made three starts for the Bears last season, including the playoff loss to Philadelphia . I ask because its been a weird week where everything is shut down, except for the NFL. Its just closed indefinitely. Braunecker already has his back-up plan in place if his football career doesnt pan out- hes going to go to medical school to study disease.