Green Bay Packers add former UGA WR

The Green Bay Packers have added former Georgia WR Jayson Stanley to their practice squad. Stanley converted to DB in the NFL.

The Green Bay Packers have added former Georgia wide receiver Jayson Stanley to their practice squad. The Packers immediately placed Stanley, who has converted to defensive back in the NFL, on the COVID list.

Stanley went undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft. He was signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad in 2019, but was cut before the season began. The former UGA receiver had stints with the Dolphins’ and Jaguars’ practice squads in 2019 and 2020 before landing with the Seattle Seahawks in 2020.

Stanley played a few games for the Seahawks in 2020.

The NFL has gone through a record number of players in 2021 due to new practice squad rules and a surge in positive COVID-19 tests.

Green Bay is currently the No. 1 seed in the NFC. Stanley has an excellent opportunity with the Packers. He joins another Georgia defensive back, Eric Stokes, in Green Bay.

Stanley was a four-star recruit in Georgia’s 2015 recruiting class. He appeared in 25 games during his time in Athens.

Tom Silverstein announced the Packers’ roster moves via Twitter:

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Former UGA DB signed to Seattle Seahawks practice squad

Read what former Bulldog landed with the Seattle Seahawks practice squad for the 2020 NFL football season here!

Former Georgia receiver Jayson Stanley has been signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad for the 2020 NFL football season.

Stanley went undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft, but was signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad last season and now will continue his NFL career as a defensive back for Seattle.

From Fairburn, Georgia, Stanley was a four star recruit in Georgia’s 2015 recruiting class. He appeared in 25 games during his time in Athens, earning a starting receiver spot in his final year of 2018.

Stanley impressed Seattle enough to garner their attention after the Falcons elected not to resign him this season.

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll is one of the best defensive coaches in the NFL and has coached some of the most dominant secondaries in recent memory – including the infamous ‘legion of boom’ of the 2010s.

That said, Stanley landing with Carroll in Seattle should boost his experience as a young defender and maybe lead to a future roster spot next season.