The Steelers have already gone through with a linebacker revamp effort and in the midst of that, are considering shoring up their force with a veteran.
As a tight end, Nick Boyle was a 2015 fifth-round draft pick of the Ravens who caught 122 passes. But those days are behind him. Boyle was cut by the Ravens in January and says his knees are no longer healthy enough to play tight end.
Boyle is ready to make a career shift
Nick Boyle, the former Ravens tight end, is trying out to be the Steelers deep snapper during Pittsburgh’s three-day rookie mini camp. Boyle is 30 and he’s not a rookie.
Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com reports that the Vikings will retain some of pass rusher Za’Darius Smith‘s salary as part of the deal to trade him to the Browns. According to Jeremy Fowler, there were two other teams interested in Smith but he was excited about the chance to play with DE Myles Garrett.
Nick Boyle spent eight seasons in the NFL as a tight end. He is now giving another position a try with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Boyle was invited to rookie minicamp to try out with the Steelers as a long snapper.
The Pittsburgh Steelers announced that former Ravens TE Nick Boyle is trying out for the team this weekend as a long snapper. Other players trying out for the Steelers during their rookie minicamp include K Alfredo Gachuz, Pittsburgh LB Tylar Wiltz and Duquesne University WR Dwayne Menders.
Nick Boyle spent eight seasons with the Ravens at the tight end spot, becoming one of the league’s best blockers at that position. However, with his career now at a crossroads, he is attempting to make a name for himself at a different one.
The former tight end is looking to continue his career at a new position On Wednesday, the University of Maryland held their pro day for NFL hopefuls. Among them was an NFL veteran showing off a new skillset, with tight end Nick Boyle long snapping.
Per Childs Walker, former Ravens TE Nick Boyle is working out at Maryland’s pro day today to showcase his transition to long snapper. Jeff Zrebiec says this is something Boyle started working on late last season.
The Baltimore Ravens made a pair of small-scale roster moves in waiving veterans Nick Boyle and DeSean Jackson at the end of the 2022 regular season. Boyle, a fifth-round pick in 2015, was one of the franchise’s longest tenured players and developed into a valuable blocking tight end in the Ravens’ scheme.
According to Aaron Wilson, the Ravens are signing TE Nick Boyle to their practice squad and releasing DT Christian Ringo in a corresponding move. Ringo, 30, is a former sixth-round pick of the Packers back in 2015.
The Ravens have parted ways with their eight-year veteran tight end The Ravens have made some roster moves ahead of this Sunday's matchup versus the Cincinnati Bengals.
Media available portion of practice sees numerous Ravens return During the media available portion of practice, the following updates were spotted. First, the Ravens saw multiple players who were dealing with illness return, including offensive linemen Daniel Faalele and Ben Cleveland, along with Nick Boyle.
The Baltimore Ravens will look to end their trend of late-game collapses Sunday when they host the reeling Denver Broncos.
Athletic Trainer Adrian Dixon worked with the coaching staff to ease the veteran tight end back into action. Nearly two years removed from suffering a gruesome knee injury, one that has required multiple surgeries and clean-up procedures, Baltimore Ravens’ tight end Nick Boyle is on track to return to being a key contributor in the team’s offense.
The veteran tight end shed some weight and gained more speed this offseason. Franchise quarterback Lamar Jackson’s absence aside, a lot of the talk of the Baltimore Ravens’ Organized Team Activities over the last two weeks has been about returning players that slimmed down this offseason and are looking much lighter on their feet.
Ravens tight end Nick Boyle has restructured his contract to give the team more salary-cap relief, according to ESPN. Boyle’s reduced his salary from $5 million to $1.12 million with a $2.63 million signing bonus.
The Ravens and Nick Boyle have modified the veteran’s contract According to ESPN’s Field Yates, the Baltimore Ravens and tight end Nick Boyle have agreed to a “reworked” contract.
Ouch . . . When the Baltimore Ravens defeated the Chicago Bears 16-13 in Week 11, it didn’t just mark their seventh victory of the season. It was the first time on over a full calendar year — a whole year and six days to be exact — that veteran tight end Nick Boyle was on a football field in an actual game.
After being sidelined for the past year, it sounds like Nick Boyle‘s return is imminent. The Ravens activated the veteran tight end from injured reserve today.
The Ravens have designated tight end Nick Boyle to return from IR and he will practice on Wednesday, Oct. 20. Boyle suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week 10 against the New England Patriots and has not been able to play since. He returned to practice on Sept.
The Baltimore Ravens have been without a number of key players this summer. One player who has missed the entirety of both spring and summer practices is tight end Nick Boyle.
Going through his own grueling rehab has given the veteran tight end a new perspective. Prior to suffering a season-ending knee injury late in a rain-drenched game against the New England Patriots in Week 10 last year, the only extended time that Baltimore Ravens’ tight end Nick Boyle was not injury-related.
The 27-year-old appeared in nine games for the Ravens in 2020, reeling in 14 catches for 113 yards and two touchdowns. He suffered a season-ending knee injury in a Week 10 loss to the New England Patriots.
Boyle is widely considered one of the best blocking tight ends in football, though he did enter Sunday's game as Baltimore's sixth-leading receiver. The 27-year-old has 14 receptions for 113 yards and two touchdowns.
The Patriots are masters at taking almost anything their opponent says and turning it into motivational material, and Ravens tight end Nick Boyle may have done them a favor heading into Sunday night’s big matchup.
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