Brandon Bolden
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Brandon Bolden (born January 26, 1990) is an American football running back and special teamer for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).
He played college football at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).
In 2012, he was signed by the Patriots as an undrafted free agent.
Early life
Bolden attended Scotlandville Magnet High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Bolden rushed for 886 yards and 12 touchdowns en route to being named First-team All-District 5-5A as a senior. He also caught 12 passes for 256 yards. SuperPrep All-Region and ranked him as the No. 1 in the United States. Louisiana's 34 best player is a guy named Josh Bell. Bolden was ranked No. 1 in the United States. Scout.com ranked 93 best back in the nation at 93 years old. He was heavily recruited by Les Miles and LSU, but he ultimately decided to play for Houston Nutt at Ole Miss.
Personal life
Brandon and his wife Arianna have three children together. Their son Brycen was born in May 2011 and their youngest daughter Aviana was born in February 2019. The couple were married in June 2014, having been together since 2008, when they both attended Scotlandville Magnet High School.
Frank Pitts, Bolden's grandfather, was a wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders in 1974. In Super Bowl I and Super Bowl IV, Pitts appeared for the Kansas City Chiefs. Bolden went from 38 to 25 in 2021, so Pitts might remember his grandson playing in his number.
Bolden revealed on December 31, 2021, that he had battled cancer in 2018. Following the Patriots' loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII, he was diagnosed with epidermoid carcinoma, a form of skin cancer, and he temporarily lost function of the right side of his face. He has since undergone surgery and is cancer-free.
College career
Bolden, the Rebels' fellow running back, was more regarded as a recruit by his sophomore year, although Enrique Davis had been playing for the Rebels as a starter. He had 129 passes for 614 yards and four touchdowns in the 2009 season. Bolden averaged almost six yards per carry in the 2010 season. Bolden suffered a broken ankle against BYU in the first game of the 2011 season. Despite the fact that the injury was minor and he only missed a few games, he never recovered to his previous form. He had 96 passes for 472 yards and four touchdowns in the 2011 season. He was not chosen in the 2012 NFL Draft, but several outlets predicted that he would be drafted in one of the later rounds. Despite the fact that Bleacher Report announced on April 30, 2012 that he had agreed to a free agent deal with the Washington Redskins, Bolden later tweeted that the report was inaccurate. On May 2, 2012, a New York Times blog announced that he had signed a free agent contract with the New England Patriots.
Professional career
Bolden had 36 passes for 128 yards and four passes during the 2012 season, but he lost twice. Nonetheless, the New England Patriots decided to keep Bolden on their 53-man roster rather than attempting to put him on their practice squad at the end of training camp. In Week 3 of the Patriots' loss to the Baltimore Ravens, he scored his first touchdown; in Week 4, he led the Patriots with 137 yards on 16 attempts—an average of 8.6 yards per carry. He had one touchdown and an 11-yard reception. He and Stevan Ridley, who had 106 yards on 22 attempts with two touchdowns, became the first Patriots running backs to reach 100 yards in the same game since 1982. In addition, Wes Welker and Rob Gronkowski had 100-yard games on the day as well, making the four only the second such trio of two 100-yard rushers and two 100-yard receivers in a single game for the same team. Bolden was named as the NFL's FedEx Ground Player of the Week for Week 4 for his efforts. Bolden was suspended four games for breaching the NFL's policy against performance-enhancing drugs on November 9, 2012. He finished the 2012 season with 56 passes for 274 yards and two touchdowns. Bolden was active for 12 of the Patriots' games in 2013 and finished the year with 271 rushing yards, 3 running touchdowns, and 4.9 yards per carry; he also had 152 receiving yards.
Bolden was a member of the Seattle Seahawks, 28-24, and played in all 19 of the Patriots regular-season and postseason games. Bolden was signed by the Patriots on January 9, 2015. Bolden's first touchdown pass against the Washington Redskins was on November 9, 2015. He was an 18-yarder from Tom Brady. In a loss to the Denver Broncos on November 29, Bolden caught his second touchdown pass on a 63-yard catch-and-run. Bolden returned to a reserve role on offense and spent mainly on special teams in the 2016 season. Bolden was a member of the Patriots team that defeated Super Bowl LI on February 5, 2017. As the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime, he appeared only on special teams. In the third quarter, the Patriots trailed 28–3 but they came back to win the game, 34-28, in the first overtime game in Super Bowl history and the most impressive comeback in Super Bowl history.
Bolden re-signed with the Patriots on April 5, 2017. He was released by the Patriots on September 2, 2017, but two days later, he was recalled by the Patriots. As a back-up, he saw no life as a running back in 2016. He had no carries from the backfield in the first half of 2017, but he spent his time on special teams, including Matthew Slater as a gunner opposite Matthew Slater. Bolden had six special teams tackles in Week 9 of 2017.
Bolden agreed to a one-year deal with the Patriots through the 2018 season on February 24, 2018. Bolden was released by the Patriots on September 1, 2009.
Bolden signed with the Miami Dolphins on September 4, 2018. He finished with 91 passing yards (54 of which came on a single play), two rushing touchdowns, and a receiving touchdown on the 2018 season.
Bolden signed a two-year contract with the New England Patriots on March 13, 2019. Bolden had 15 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns in the 2019 season, as well as nine receptions for 111 yards and one receiving touchdown.
Bolden revealed on July 28, 2020, that he had decided against the 2020 season due to fears regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Bolden's primary third-down back in 2021 had a career-high 405 receiving yards, as well as 226 rushing yards.
Bolden signed with the Las Vegas Trail Blazers on a one-year contract on March 16, 2022.