The Packers signed Merriweather to a reserve/future contract Monday.
Merriweather did not suit up for a regular-season game in his rookie season, but he'll now get a shot at a spot on Green Bay's 53-man roster for 2024. He took 150 carries for 575 yards and three touchdowns at Massachusetts in 2022.
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Ellis Merriweather: Won't make team
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Merriweather was waived by the Saints on Tuesday, Brooke Kirchofer of NewOrleans.Football reports.
Merriweather was working to make the team as an undrafted free agent out of UMass, but he was ultimately unable to make a move up the team's backfield depth chart.
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Saints' Ellis Merriweather: Joins New Orleans as UDFA
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The Saints signed Merriweather as an undrafted free agent Monday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Merriweather participated in the Saints' rookie minicamp as a tryout player, and he showed enough to earn himself an extended look. The 6-foot-2 running back was electric in 2021, rushing 218 times for 1,138 yards and five touchdowns to go along with 22 receptions for 165 yards and an additional score. However, he was limited to just 10 games during his final campaign at Massachusetts, totaling 158 touches for 623 yards and three scores in 2022.
