Dallas Cowboys add former Auburn wide receiver

Former Auburn wide receiver Seth Williams will be at practice on Wednesday with the Dallas Cowboys, according to the NFL team’s official website.

The Cowboys have signed Williams for their practice squad after he caught passes at a workout for the team with a handful of other free-agent wide receivers on Tuesday.

Williams joins Dallas after the Cowboys placed wide receiver Brandin Cooks on injured reserve last week with a knee injury.

Williams has been out of football since the Jacksonville Jaguars waived him on Aug. 25.

The Denver Broncos selected Williams in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft after he had 132 receptions for 2,214 yards and 17 touchdowns in three seasons at Auburn.

The former Paul Bryant High School standout had a 34-yard reception in two games as a rookie for the Broncos, but he has not appeared in an NFL regular-season game since.

Williams has spent the past two seasons on the Jaguars’ practice squad.

Each NFL team can have a 16-player practice squad. The members of the practice squad do everything that the members of the active roster do, but they are not eligible to play in games – with one exception. Each team is allowed to elevate up to two practice-squad members to active status for each game.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.