Former Alabama wide receiver Slade Bolden did not get to hear his name called during the 2022 NFL draft. Instead, he signed on with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent.
The Ravens traded away Marquise ‘Hollywood’ Brown to the Arizona Cardinals and ended up signing five UDFA wide receivers in total.
Jokes were plentiful when it came to Bolden’s expected landing spot. It almost seemed too perfect of a scenario for him to fall into the grasp of New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick. After all, Bolden did say that his style of play was greatly inspired by Patriots legendary receiver Julian Edelman.
Though he wasn’t able to join his former fellow Alabama wide receivers Jameson Williams and John Metchie in getting drafted, Bolden will be able to work himself into a nice role as a member of the Baltimore Ravens for numerous reasons.
He’s as versatile as Lamar
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When Slade Bolden was in high school, he was a stellar quarterback. At first, when arriving at Alabama, Bolden didn’t really have a position. He as an athlete. The team tried him out at safety and a few other spots, but settled on wide receiver.
He’s explosive after the catch
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Bolden is not the biggest or fastest guy on the field. However, he has proven that he can beat defenders in his own way. Utilizing the aforementioned athleticism, Bolden becomes electric with the ball in his hands. A short pass can be taken through defenders and to the house with him.
He can do whatever is needed
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The Ravens have needed to give star quarterback Lamar Jackson some additional help with respect to the wide receivers corps. So, the front office decided to trade away Hollywood Brown. Bolden will not be able to directly fill the void left by Brown; however, if Baltimore wanted to try some new…
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