The Bears cut Boykin from the practice squad Saturday.
Boykin stuck around in Chicago on the practice squad after failing to make the 53-man roster at the end of training camp. He wasn't elevated to the active roster during the first half of the regular season, and now that he's been cut, he'll look to join a team in need of wide receiver depth and a contributor on special teams. Boykin last saw regular-season action in 2023 with the Steelers, when he played all 17 regular-season games and logged three catches (on four targets) for 17 yards while mostly playing on special teams.
Boykin landed on the Bears' practice squad Wednesday.
The wide receiver was let go by the team Tuesday despite a strong training camp and preseason. Given his performance in camp, Boykin's signing to the practice squad is perhaps not a surprise, though he faces an uphill battle for a roster spot during the regular season due to Chicago's depth at wide receiver. The 2019 third-round pick of the Ravens spent time on multiple practice squads in 2024 but never appeared in a regular-season game.
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Miles Boykin: Let go by Chicago
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The Bears released Boykin on Tuesday.
Boykin put together a strong training camp and preseason with Chicago, but he was always facing an uphill battle to earn a spot on the 53-man roster due to the team's depth at wide receiver. He'll be a candidate to end up on the Bears' practice squad.
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Bears' Miles Boykin: One grab in win
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Boykin recorded an eight-yard reception in the Bears' 29-27 preseason win over the Chiefs on Friday.
Boykin has had a strong camp for the Bears, placing him on the roster bubble as the team looks to set its 53-man roster. Despite his solid play in August, Boykin will likely settle in as the No. 6 receiver if he makes the team.
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Bears' Miles Boykin: Dealing with ankle injury
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Boykin (ankle) was held out of practice Sunday with an ankle injury, Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports.
Boykin was unable to give it a go at practice Sunday, which places some doubt on his chances to play in the team's preseason opener Aug. 10 versus Miami. The wide receiver signed with the Bears in April after spending the majority of the 2024 campaign with the Seahawks' practice squad, failing to appear in a regular-season game for the first time since 2019.
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Bears' Miles Boykin: Lands deal with Chicago
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Boykin signed with the Bears on Thursday.
Boykin bounced between a few practice squads in 2024 and failed to appear in a game for the first time since he was drafted in 2019. If he does crack the Bears' roster in 2025, it will almost certainly be as a special teams contributor.
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Miles Boykin: Joins Seahawks' practice squad
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The Seahawks signed Boykin to their practice squad Wednesday, John Boyle of the team's official site reports.
Boykin was cut from the Giants' practice squad at the beginning of September, but he's now found a new opportunity in Seattle. The 2019 third-round pick's most recent in-game action came with the Steelers in 2023, when he appeared in 17 regular-season games, playing primarily on special teams (314 snaps).
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Miles Boykin: Loses spot
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Boykin was cut from the Giants' practice squad Monday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
Boykin was the odd man out in a series of movies that saw Jakob Johnson released from the 53-man roster, Adoree' Jackson signed to it, and then Johnson re-signed to the practice squad. Boykin will work to find a new opportunity, but his lack of success over the past three seasons and inability to live up to his third-round selection in the 2019 NFL Draft may make things difficult for the Notre Dame product.
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Miles Boykin: Back with G-Men
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Boykin signed with the Giants' practice squad Wednesday, Michael Eisen of the team's official site reports.
The wide receiver was released by the team Tuesday. Boykin had just six catches over the past three seasons but played more than 600 snaps on special teams in that time.
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Miles Boykin: Released by G-Men
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The Giants released Boykin on Tuesday, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.
New York wants to bring Boykin back on the practice squad, reports Fowler. A third-round pick by the Ravens in 2019, Boykin never developed into an NFL wideout, but he's been a special-teams standout. He has just six catches over the last three seasons but has played over 600 snaps on special teams in that time.
In 17 regular-season games while working mainly on special teams for the Steelers in 2023, Boykin caught three of his four targets for 17 yards. With the Giants, the 6-foot-4, 220-pounder will provide size and added depth to the squad's wide receiver corps and likely fill a similar role.
Steelers' Miles Boykin: Minimal production in 2023
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Boykin secured three of four targets for 17 yards over 17 games during the 2023 season.
Although Boykin appeared in every game during the 2023 regular season, he served mainly on special teams and didn't log double-digit receiving yards in any game. He's secured six of just eight targets for 34 yards over the past three seasons, and while he'll become a free agent during the offseason, it seems unlikely that he'll carve out a sizable role in 2024.
Boykin secured his lone target for six yards during the Steelers' 34-11 win over the Bengals on Saturday.
Boykin wasn't targeted in any of the last six matchups, but he logged a reception as part of the Steelers' strong offensive showing Saturday. He's secured three of four targets for 17 yards over 15 appearances this season and shouldn't be a fantasy-relevant player over the final two weeks of the year.
