Former Auburn WR, USA punter sign NFL contracts
Two more players from Alabama high schools and colleges signed NFL reserve/future contracts on Tuesday.
As did the 13 players with Alabama football roots who signed reserve/future contracts on Monday, wide receiver Seth Williams re-upped with his 2023 team. The former Paul Bryant High School and Auburn standout spent this season on the Jacksonville Jaguars’ practice squad.
But former South Alabama punter Corliss Waitman did not finish the 2023 season on an NFL roster. He’ll be on one in March, though, after signing a reserve/future deal with the Chicago Bears.
A player signed to a reserve/future contract can be added to an NFL team’s roster when it expands from 53 to 90 players for the offseason on the first day of the NFL’s 2023 business year on March 13. The newly signed players become eligible to participate in offseason workouts, minicamps and OTAs as team members.
Only players who aren’t on NFL active rosters can sign reserve/future contracts.
A sixth-round draft pick of Denver in 2021, Williams played in two games and had one reception for the Broncos as a rookie. He’s been on the Jacksonville practice squad the past two seasons without appearing in a regular-season game.
Waitman punted in two games for the Pittsburgh Steelers as a rookie in 2021 before leading the NFL in punts in 2022 with 96 for the Broncos.
Waitman signed with the New England Patriots in March, but he lost the punter competition to rookie Bryce Baringer. Waitman started the season on New England’s practice squad before being released on Oct. 4. Waitman did not appear in a game during the 2023 regular season.
The players from Alabama high schools and colleges who signed reserve/future contracts on Monday included:
· Offensive lineman Chandler Brewer (Florence) signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
· Running back Spencer Brown (Mortimer Jordan, UAB) signed with the Carolina Panthers.
· Safety Shyheim Carter (Alabama) signed with the Tennessee Titans.
· Defensive end DJ Coleman (Jacksonville State) signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
· Offensive lineman D.J. Fluker (Foley, Alabama) signed with the Las Vegas Raiders.
· Cornerback Allan George (Andalusia) signed with the Cincinnati Bengals.
· Cornerback Tae Hayes (Decatur) signed with the New York Jets.
· Wide receiver Shedrick Jackson (Hoover, Auburn) signd with the Cincinnati Bengals.
· Tight end Jordan Matthews (Madison Academy) signed with the Carolina Panthers.
· Tight end John Samuel Shenker (Auburn) signed with the Las Vegas Raiders.
· Offensive lineman Lachavious Simmons (Selma) signed with the Tennessee Titans.
· Wide receiver Cam Sims (Alabama) signed with the Carolina Panthers.
· Center Darryl Williams (Bessemer City) signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.