Ole Miss Football: NFL Rebels News Heading Into Regular Season Kickoff

Ole Miss football fans know OHT has been following the progress of the NFL Rebels and now we have more news before the season kicks off.

Between Ole Miss football and the NFL Rebels we are going to have a football overdose for a few months. This past weekend we watched as the Rebels got a big season opening 47-27 win over Texas Tech to kick off the college football season on a great note. Thursday night we’ll see the NFL kick off its season and a large number of NFL Rebels and of course fans will see the beginning of the 2018 NFL regular season.

This past Saturday was the deadline for NFL teams to submit their initial 53-man rosters. This resulted in a lot of players being waived by their teams. Since Saturday NFL transactions have ramped up with teams scrambling to pick up the best players off the waiver wire. Ole Miss had 31 NFL Rebels who participated in the preseason and 25 made the initial 53-man rosters for their respective teams. Of course there were some Rebels effected.

NFL Rebels Transactions

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To have 25 NFL Rebels on active rosters entering the 2018 season is huge. It speaks to the talent of the players and also to the success which the Ole Miss football program has seen in recent years. It’s always great to see former Rebels have success at the professional level but it isn’t always pretty. In fact it can be quite ugly.

Saturday there were a number of NFL Rebels who discovered just what a tough gig the NFL really is and were released from their teams. However, the initial 53-man roster deadline was just the beginning for some. Former Rebel and rookie AJ Moore who had been fighting for a roster spot was released by New England, but was picked up by the Houston Texans Sunday.

For the second season Brandon Bolden was released by New England. New England released Bolden in 2017 only to resign him after week-one to avoid guaranteeing Bolden’s salary. It is expected this was once again the Pats plan but Tuesday Bolden was signed by the Miami Dolphins. Bolden was with the Patriots for 6 seasons primarily as a key special teams players. It is expected Bolden will fill the same role for the Fins.

Another veteran NFL Rebel who has been effected is former Rebels offensive lineman John Jerry. Jerry who had been in the league 8 seasons saw the Giants re-haul their offensive line and Jerry was released Monday. Jerry was a 3rd round pick by the Miami Dolphins in the 2010 NFL Draft and played 3 seasons before heading to the Giants. It is highly likely Jerry will be picked up prior to or into the 2018 season.

NFL Rebels Injury Report

Naturally with the physical nature of football there are going to be injuries and OHT wants to keep you updated. One NFL Rebel who was injured in the final preseason game was New York Giants TE Evan Engram. Engram was in concussion protocol but is off the injured list as of Wednesday. Other NFL Rebels who are listed on the NFL’s latest injury report:

Robert Nkemdiche, Foot, Questionable
Bradley Sowell, Ankle, Questionable
Cody Core, Undisclosed, Questionable
Quincy Adeboyejo, Upper Leg, Physically Unable to Perform
Rod Taylor, Knee, Injured Reserve

Complete NFL Rebels List

Quincy Adeboyejo, WR, Baltimore Ravens
Fadol Brown, DE, Oakland Raiders
Cody Core, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
Evan Engam, TE, New York Giants
Marquis Haynes, DE, Carolina Panthers
Mike Hilton, CB, Pittsburgh Steelers
Derrick Jones, CB, New York Jets
DJ Jones, DT, San Fransisco 49ers
Chad Kelly, QB, Denver Broncos
Kendrick Lewis, S, Tennessee Titans
Eli Manning, QB, New York Giants
Bobby Massie, OT, Chicago Bears
Donte Moncrief, WR, Jacksonville Jaguars
AJ Moore, CB, Houston Texans
Robert Nkemdiche, DT, Arizona Cardinals
Jeremy Parnell, OT, Jacksonville Jaguars
Bradley Sowell, OT, Chicago Bears
Breeland Speaks, LB, Kansas City Chiefs
Rod Taylor, G, Cincinnati Bengals
Carlos Thompson, LB, Los Angeles Rams
Laquon Treadwell, WR, Minnesota Vikings
Laremy Tunsil, OT, Miami Dolphins
Mike Wallace, WR, Philadelphia Eagles
Jordan Wilkins, RB, Indianapolis Colts

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The NFL will kickoff the 2018 regular season this Thursday night as the Philadelphia Eagles take on the Atlanta Falcons. Please be sure to visit and like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter for the latest NFL Rebels news throughout the season. Wish wish all our NFL Rebels good luck on a very safe and very successful season. Hotty Toddy!

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