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Packers sign former Vikings LB Eric Wilson off Saints practice squad

The Packers signed veteran linebacker Eric Wilson off the practice squad of the New Orleans Saints.

The Green Bay Packers signed linebacker Eric Wilson off the practice squad of the New Orleans Saints. The team announced the move on Tuesday.

The Packers had an open roster spot after placing offensive tackle Caleb Jones on the non-football illness list last Saturday.

Wilson, an undrafted free agent out of Cincinnati in 2017, has played 78 career regular-season games and made 27 starts, tallying 278 tackles, eight tackles for loss, 8.0 sacks, four interceptions, two forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and 20 quarterback hits.

Wilson (6-1, 230) originally signed with the Minnesota Vikings. He played 64 games over four seasons with Green Bay’s NFC North rival.

According to Pro Football Focus, Wilson has 78 career stops, 23 career pressures and 37 missed tackles. He’s been penalized twice and has allowed a passer rating of 88.3 into his coverage.

Wilson will provide more depth behind starters De’Vondre Campbell and Quay Walker at linebacker while also giving Rich Bisaccia another weapon to use on special teams. He’s played nearly 1,000 career special teams snaps and has 26 career special teams tackles.

In 2020, Wilson started 15 of 16 games and played 1,034 snaps on defense for Mike Zimmer’s Vikings defense. He spent parts of last season with the Houston Texans and Philadelphia Eagles.

Wilson has been on the Saints practice squad all season. He forced a fumble during the preseason game against the Packers in August.

The Packers now have four inside linebackers on the 53-man roster: Wilson, Campbell, Walker and Isaiah McDuffie. Krys Barnes is on injured reserve.

Saints practice squad takes another hit, loses LB Eric Wilson to the Packers

Saints practice squad takes another hit, loses LB Eric Wilson to the Packers:

The hits keep coming. Veteran linebacker Eric Wilson left the New Orleans Saints practice squad for a better deal with the Green Bay Packers, where he’ll receive a pay raise and more opportunities to get on the field. The sixth-year veteran competed for a spot on New Orleans’ roster throughout training camp and initially joined backups Nephi Sewell and Chase Hansen on the practice squad; Hansen was later promoted to the 53-man roster along with Demario Davis, Pete Werner, Kaden Elliss, Andrew Dowell, and Zack Baun.

Wilson hadn’t appeared in a game yet this season, but this is another hit to the depth chart and the Saints may make a move to replace him. What’s worse is that he’s the second veteran to depart for greener pastures in as many days after the Denver Broncos poached running back Latavius Murray. With the Saints stumbling into a 1-3 record to open the season, experienced players aren’t going to wait around for their number to get called when they can go somewhere else, make more money, and face less competition for a roster spot.

New Orleans has some vacancies opening on the practice squad this week, so look for them to plug those holes soon. They could look to bring in some free agents for tryouts or shuffle players around with some injuries and suspensions ending soon.

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Saints lose veteran LB Jon Bostic, who re-signs with Washington

The New Orleans Saints lost veteran linebacker Jon Bostic, who re-signed with the Washington Commanders instead of their practice squad:

Former New Orleans Saints linebacker Jon Bostic is re-signing with the Washington Commanders after being let go in final roster cuts this week, per the Washington Post’s Nicki Jhabvala. That’s not too surprising given Bostic started more games with Washington (36) than anywhere else in his 8-year pro career. He may have had an opportunity to join the Saints practice squad, but Washington likely presents a more direct path to playing-time.

While the Saints look a little thin at linebacker on their 53-man roster (Demario Davis is joined by Pete Werner, Kaden Elliss, Andrew Dowell, and Zack Baun) they brought back most of the backers who spent the summer in New Orleans on their practice squad. Rookie standout Nephi Sewell returned along with veteran backups Chase Hansen and Eric Wilson, both of whom got first-team snaps next to Davis in relief of Werner while the second-year pro missed time with an injury.

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Seahawks sign 3 players to roster to start 2022 training camp

The Seattle Seahawks have announced the signing of three players on Wednesday morning before the first training camp practice of 2022.

The Seattle Seahawks will be heading into the first practice of their 2022 training camp with three new players. On Wednesday morning, the team announced the signings of guard Keenan Forbes, guard Eric Wilson and tight end Jake Hausmann.

Forbes is a rookie guard out of Florida A&M who worked out for Seattle on Tuesday. Wilson, also a rookie guard, had a tryout on Tuesday at the VMAC as well. Finally, Hausmann – the lone veteran of the three – first signed with the Lions as an undrafted rookie last year before later joining the Giants’ practice squad.

The Seahawks are set to start their first practice of the summer at 1:30 p.m. PT with coach Pete Carroll addressing the media shortly after the public session wraps up.

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Saints waive another undrafted rookie, former Penn State OL Eric Wilson

Saints waive another undrafted rookie OL Eric Wilson after releasing LB Joel Dublanko on Monday, via @DillySanders:

The New Orleans Saints have followed up the release of linebacker Joel Dublanko by letting go of another undrafted rookie, this time offensive lineman Eric Wilson out of Penn State. Not to be confused with free agent linebacker Eric Wilson who is new to the Saints, but is coming from the Houston Texans last season.

Like Dublanko, Wilson signed a typical three-year rookie deal with the Saints after he wasn’t selected during the 2022 NFL draft, which carried little to no guaranteed money. He participated in rookie minicamps recently and was competing with fellow first-year players Derek Schweiger, Lewis Kidd, and Sage Doxtater for a roster spot. There are also current rotational guards in Josh Andrews, Calvin Throckmorton, and Forrest Lamp that could be in the mix.

The Saints do have a track record of keeping undrafted offensive lineman around for a while such as the previously mentioned Throckmorton and Ethan Greenidge. But Wilson will be looking for his next NFL opportunity.

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Penn State officially adds Cornell transfer Hunter Nourzad

Penn State officially beefed up its offensive line with the arrival of an anticipated transfer

As the spring semesters wrap up on the academic calendar, some eagerly anticipated transfers can begin to be officially completed. One such case is that of offensive lineman [autotag]Hunter Nourzad[/autotag].

Penn State officially announced the addition of Nourzad to the Penn State program on Monday evening with a quick released statement. Nourzad had been committed to Penn State by way of the transfer portal back in early February, but Penn State was unable to officially welcome Nourzad to the program until he completed his academic time at Cornell.

Nourzad played in 20 games for Cornell and he was named a second-team All-American in 2021 by the American Football Coaches Association. Phil Steele also named Nourzad his Ivy League offensive lineman of the year, and Nourzad earned first-team All-Ivy League while being a semifinalist for the William V. Campbel Trophy.

The 6′-3″, 310-pound lineman is expected to slide right into a starting role on the Penn State offensive line, which looks to replace [autotag]Rasheed Walker[/autotag] and [autotag]Eric Wilson[/autotag] while also finding some stability as a unit to protect quarterback [autotag]Sean Clifford[/autotag] from getting banged up next season and allow the running game an opportunity to get on track.

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Penn State football NFL draft undrafted free agent tracker

Keeping track of Penn State players signed as undrafted free agents in the NFL

The NFL draft is always the craziest time of the year for any team. The only thing that comes close to it experienced over seven rounds is the epitome organized chaos. Teams are making calls, making offers, and hoping to grab anyone who well out of the draft who they had a draftable grade on.

The best part of this is simple, so many players get one more shot at completing a lifelong dream. For several Penn State players in this draft class it is their one shot at the glory the NFL can provide. We saw several players with rather significant draft slides that still got drafted but that doomed several other players hoping to hear their names.

Thankfully, a handful of them have found homes for now and others have camp invites to show what they can bring to a team this summer. It can be hard to track all these players down so allow for us to assist.

New Orleans Saints sign Eric Wilson to undrafted free agent contract

Former Penn State and Harvard offensive lineman signs with NFC South team

Penn State offensive lineman [autotag]Eric Wilson[/autotag] was hoping to hear his name called at some point in the NFL draft. While that never happened, Wilson is still now in the league after signing an undrafted free agent contract with the New Orleans Saints following the conclusion of the NFL draft.

Wilson confirmed the news of his free-agent signing with a message on his Twitter account, retweeting a report on his signing. In his message, Wilson thanked Penn State and Harvard (from where Wilson transfer to Penn State).

The former Ivy League standout transferred to Penn State for his final year of eligibility and made the most of his only season in Happy Valley. Penn State’s offensive line as a unit had some struggles in 2021, but it still found a way to send a pair of offensive linemen off to the NFL.

In addition to Wilson signing as a free agent, Penn State saw Rasheed Walker be drafted as a late seventh-round draft pick of the Green Bay Packers. Wilson will have an opportunity to have an impact on the Saints as the franchise is in a bit of a rebuilding mode with plenty of questions to address this offseason.

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10 worst free-agent signings in Eagles franchise history

10 worst #NFL #freeagent signings in #Philadelphia #Eagles team history the 2022 legal tampering period is set to open

NFL teams make some of the worst decisions when it comes to the process of properly evaluating and, or adding big named free agent talents to the roster. When it works, it can change your organization’s path to success, while leading to multiple playoffs or Super Bowl runs.

When it doesn’t work, it can be disastrous with costly consequences from the general manager all the way down to personnel.

We’ve compiled a list of the ten worst free-agent signings in the Eagles’ team history and almost added Eric Wilson (2021) to the list before placing him among the honorable mentions list.

Penn State offensive lineman participating in NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

Penn State offensive lineman Eric Wilson is the long Nittany Lion in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

The Senior Bowl may get all of the recognition when it comes to college football all-star games, but this weekend is a pretty important one for a number of players hoping to catch the eyes of the NFL. The first of the three most notable college football all-star games will be played this weekend with the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl kicking off in the Rose Bowl on Saturday evening.

Penn State offensive lineman Eric Wilson will be among those playing in the game, which is the only college all-star game directly connected with the NFL. Wilson will get one final chance to put on the pads and helmet and show what he can do against other talented players from across the college football spectrum as they hope to show NFL scouts they belong in the professional ranks.

Wilson started in 12 games for Penn State in 2021 after transferring to the program from Harvard. With the Crimson, Wilson played in 22 games from 2017 through 2019 (Harvard and the rest of the Ivy League did not play football in 2020 due to the pandemic).

The NFLPA Collegiate Bowl will air on NFL Network beginning at 6 p.m. ET. Wilson is the 10th player from Penn State to make an appearance in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.

Moving forward, the East-West Shrine Game will be played on Thursday, February 3 in Las Vegas. Linebacker Ellis Brooks and defensive tackle Derrick Tangelo each accepted invitations to play in the game.

The Senior Bowl is scheduled for next Saturday, February 5 at 2:30 p.m. ET. Tariq Castro-Fields, Arnold Ebiketie, Jesse Luketa, Jordan Stout, and Jahan Dotson have all accepted invites and are on the National team roster to be coached by the staff of the New York Jets.

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