Patriots Sign 8 Players To Practice Squad, Place TE Ryan Izzo On IR

The New England Patriots announced that they’ve officially signed eight players to their practice squad and placed TE Ryan Izzo on injured reserve.

The practice squad signings include:

1. DE Trent Harris
2. CB Jomal Wiltz
3. RB Ralph Webb
4. QB Danny Etling
5. DT Vincent Valentine
6. C/G James Ferentz
7. OT/G Cole Croston
8. WR Riley McCarron

Etling, 23, was selected with the No. 219 overall pick in the seventh round by the Patriots. He received a four-year, $2,564,028 rookie contract that includes a $104,028 signing bonus.

During his college career at Purdue and LSU, Etling threw for 7,076 yards while completing 57.9 percent of his passes to go along with 43 touchdowns and 19 interceptions.