Bubba Bolden
{{Short description|American football player (born 1999)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Bubba Bolden
| image = Bubba Bolden.png
| caption = Bolden at the 2017 All-American Bowl
| currentteam = Minnesota Vikings
| number =
| position = Safety
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|5|29}}
| birth_place = Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 200
| high_school = Bishop Gorman {{nowrap|(Las Vegas)}}
| college = {{ubl|USC (2017–2018)
Miami (FL) (2019–2021)}}
| undraftedyear = 2022
| pastteams =
- Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|2022}})*
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2022}})*
- San Antonio Brahmas ({{UFL Year|2024}})*
- Birmingham Stallions ({{UFL Year|2024}})*
- Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2025}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
| pfr = BoldBu00
}}
Bubba Bolden (born May 29, 1999) is an American professional football safety for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). Bolden initially played college football for the USC Trojans before transferring to the Miami Hurricanes. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2022.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 2 1/8
| weight = 209
| dash = 4.47
| ten split = 1.55
| twenty split = 2.59
| shuttle = 4.20
| cone drill = 7.09
| vertical = 31.0
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 10
| bench = 15
| arm span = 31 3/8
| hand span = 9
| note = Sources:{{Cite web |title=Bubba Bolden Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/bubba-bolden/3200424f-4c17-0509-1b01-a3c3f33ebb62 |access-date=August 24, 2023 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |title=2022 NFL Draft Scout Bubba Bolden College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1021722&DraftYear=2022 |access-date=August 24, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
=Seattle Seahawks=
Bolden signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Boyle |first=John |date=May 6, 2022 |title=Seahawks Sign 14 Undrafted Free Agents; Four Of Nine Draft Picks |url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-sign-14-undrafted-free-agents-four-of-nine-draft-picks |access-date=February 5, 2023 |website=Seahawks.com}} He was waived on August 20, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Boyle |first=John |date=August 20, 2022 |title=Seahawks Release LB Joel Iyiegbuniwe, Waive Four Undrafted Rookies To Reduce Roster To 80 |url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-release-lb-joel-iyiegbuniwe-waive-four-undrafted-rookies-to-reduce-rost |access-date=February 5, 2023 |website=Seahawks.com}}
=Cleveland Browns=
On November 22, 2022, Bolden was signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad.{{Cite web |last=Kinnan |first=Cory |title=Browns add S Bubba Bolden, OT Will Holden to their practice squad |url=https://brownswire.usatoday.com/2022/11/22/browns-bubba-bolden-will-holden-ps/ |access-date=November 23, 2022 |website=Browns Wire|date=November 22, 2022 }} He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023.{{Cite web |date=January 9, 2023 |title=Browns sign 10 players to reserve/futures contracts |url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-sign-10-to-reserve-futures-contracts |access-date=February 5, 2023 |website=ClevelandBrowns.com}} He was waived/injured on August 12, 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-13 |title=Browns place LB Jacob Phillips on injured reserve, sign 2 players |url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-place-lb-jacob-phillips-on-injured-reserve-sign-2-players |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=ClevelandBrowns.com }} and reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day.{{cite news |title=Browns' Bubba Bolden: Reverts to injured reserve |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/browns-bubba-bolden-reverts-to-injured-reserve/ |website=CBSSports.com |date=August 13, 2023 |access-date=December 27, 2023}} He was waived from injured reserve with an injury settlement on August 17.{{cite news |title=Bubba Bolden: Injury settlement agreed upon |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/bubba-bolden-injury-settlement-agreed-upon/ |website=CBSSports.com |date=August 17, 2023 |access-date=December 27, 2023}}
= San Antonio Brahmas =
On December 22, 2023, Bolden was signed by the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL.{{Cite web |title=XFL Transactions |url=https://www.xfl.com/xfl-transactions |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=www.xfl.com |language=en}}
= Birmingham Stallions =
On January 22, 2024, Bolden was traded to the Birmingham Stallions in exchange for defensive back Alijah Holder.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-23 |title=The UFL Announces Trade |url=https://uflboard.com/news/the-ufl-announces-trade/ |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=UFL News and Discussion |language=en-US}} He was waived on March 22.{{Cite news |title=Birmingham Stallions Announce Final Roster ahead of 2024 Season |url=https://uflboard.com/news/birmingham-stallions-announce-final-roster-ahead-of-2024-season/ |website=UFLBoard.com |date=March 22, 2024 |access-date=March 23, 2024}}
=Minnesota Vikings=
References
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External links
- [https://usctrojans.com/sports/football/roster/bubba-bolden/6237 USC Trojans bio]
- [https://miamihurricanes.com/roster/bubba-bolden-2/ Miami Hurricanes bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Las Vegas
Category:American football safeties
Category:USC Trojans football players
Category:Miami Hurricanes football players
Category:Seattle Seahawks players
Category:Cleveland Browns players
Category:San Antonio Brahmas players
Category:Birmingham Stallions (2022) players
Category:Minnesota Vikings players
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