Packers Sign 5 to Fill Their Roster
Monday, May 14, 2012 - 6:17pm
FOX 21 News, KQDS DT
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) The Green Bay Packers have signed tackle Shea Allard, wide receiver Jarrett Boykin, guard Grant Cook, wide receiver Curenski Gilleylen and cornerback Otis Merrill.
All five players had a tryout in the team's rookie orientation camp this past weekend.
Allard is a 6-5, 305-pound tackle out of Delaware, Boykin is a 6-2, 218-pound wide receiver from Virginia Tech, Cook is a 6-4, 318-pound guard from Arkansas, Gilleylen is a 5-11, 213-pound wide receiver/I-back from Nebraska and Merrill is a 5-11, 188-pound cornerback from Illinois State. Merrill previously played one season at Wisconsin.
The Packers also waived tackle Chris Campbell.
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