A native of Roanoke, Alabama, Bozeman received offers from multiple top football programs including the Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn, Clemson and Tennessee. He committed to the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2013.[1] He was redshirted in 2013. The following year, Bozeman had two starts (Arkansas and Texas A&M) and played in nine games.[1] In 2015, Bozeman played in all 15 games as a reserve guard and center.[citation needed]
Bozeman earned a starting spot at center in 2016. He played in all 15 games and blocked for 11 100-yard rushing games.[1] Bozeman was voted team captain by his teammates for the 2017 season.[1] In his senior year, as a starting center, he helped Alabama win the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship.[2]
Bozeman was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round (215th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft.[5] He played in 14 games as a rookie, starting one game, against the New Orleans Saints, at left guard.[6] In his second season, Bozeman was named starting left guard, and started every game of the 2019 and 2020 seasons.[7] In 2021 he made the shift to being the starting center.
Carolina Panthers
On March 18, 2022, Bozeman signed a one-year contract with the Carolina Panthers.[8]
On March 13, 2023, Bozeman signed a three-year, $18 million contract extension with the Panthers.[9]
On March 13, 2024, Bozeman was released by the Panthers.[10]
Bozeman proposed to Alabama basketball player Nikki Hegstetter in 2018, after the College Football Playoff championship game against Georgia.[12] They married on March 23, 2019.[citation needed]
During the 2019 NFL season, Bozeman and his wife Nikki lived full-time in an RV they had bought for offseason travel, but soon decided to live full-time in it. In a 2020 ESPN story, Bozeman estimated that the move saved them about $1,800 per month in rent. After the season, they traveled the U.S. in a smaller donated RV, combining anti-bullying presentations to student groups with sightseeing side trips until their venture was cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic. The couple initially planned to live in their larger RV for at least two more years, but found a house they felt they could not pass up, and planned to move into it upon their return from their cross-country trip.[13]
In 2018, Bozeman and Nikki founded the Bradley & Nikki Bozeman Foundation, which focuses on at-risk children and their families to educate them on the dangers of childhood bullying.[14] In 2020, the foundation held a number of food drives in partnership with Mount Pleasant Church and Ministries.[15]
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