Packers Release WR DeAngelo Yancey From Practice Squad

The Green Bay Packers announced Tuesday that they’ve released WR DeAngelo Yancey from their practice squad.

Hereโ€™s the Packers updated practice squad:

  1. LB Kendall Donnerson
  2. FB Joe Kerridge
  3. DL James Looney
  4. G/T Adam Pankey
  5. DB Will Redmond
  6. OT Anthony Coyle
  7. DL Deon Simon
  8. RB Tra Carson
  9. WR Keon Hatcher

Yancey, 23, is a former fifth-round pick of the Packers back in 2017. He signed aย four-year, $2.62 million contract with the Packers and was set make base salaries of $465,000 and $555,000 over the first two years of the contract when the Packers waived him at the start of last season.

Yancey later re-signed to the Packers’ practice squad and brought him back on a futures contract only to cut him loose coming out of the preseason. He was later added to their practice squad.

During his four-year college career at Purdue, Yancey caught 141 passes for 2,344 yards receiving (16.6 YPR) and 20 touchdowns for the Boilermakers. As a senior, Yancey finished in the top-10 in receptionsย yards and touchdowns while leading the league in yards per reception. He was voted second-team All-Big Ten in 2016.

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