The Detroit Lions announced Wednesday that they’ve signed RB Joel Bouagnon to the practice squad and released TE Jerome Cunningham from the unit.
Here’s the Lions updated practice squad:
- CB Mike Ford
- WR Chris Lacy
- QB Jake Rudock
- DT John Atkins
- C Leo Koloamatangi
- G Jamil Demby
- CB Dee Virgin
- TE Hakeem Valles
- LB Garrett Dooley
- RB Joel Bouagnon
Bouagnon, 23, wound up signing a three-year, $1.66 million contract with the Bears as an undrafted free agent out of Northern Illinois back in 2017. The Bears waived him with an injury designation during the and he later reverted to the team’s injured reserve list before he was eventually cut loose with an injury settlement.
The Packers signed Bouagnon to a futures contract with past January only to waive him coming out of the preseason.
During his college career, Bouagnon rushed for 2,912 yards on 600 carries (4.9 YPC) to go along with 44 receptions for 368 yards receiving and 34 total touchdowns over the course of four seasons and 43 games.
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