The Green Bay Packers have signed C/G Cecil Newton to the practice squad.
Newton is a first-year player out of Tennessee State. He signed with Jacksonville as a non-drafted free agent in May 2009 and spent the first 14 games of the ’09 season on Jacksonville’s practice squad before being signed to the active roster for the final two contests (both inactive). Newton also played for the Jaguars in the 2010 preseason and the New Orleans Saints in the 2011 preseason.