The Green Bay Packers signed WR Juwann Winfree to the practice squad on Sept. 1, 2021.
Re-signed by Green Bay on Jan. 26, 2021…Spent the last 14 weeks of the regular season and both playoff games on the Packers' practice squad after being signed on Oct. 1, 2020…Was a gameday elevation to the active roster in Weeks 9 and 14, seeing limited action on offense and special teams…Made his Packer debut vs. Jacksonville (Nov. 15), appearing on offense and special teams…Originally entered the NFL as a sixth-round selection (No. 187 overall) by the Denver Broncos in the 2019 NFL Draft…Played in three games for Denver as a rookie in 2019 before being placed on injured reserve on Dec. 14…Made his NFL debut at Green Bay (Sept. 22), appearing on 10 plays on offense and 13 on special teams…Released by the Broncos on Sept. 5, 2020…Played in 38 games (seven starts) during his collegiate career at Colorado (2016-18), Coffeyville Community College (2015) and Maryland (2014)…Finished his career with 115 receptions for 1,643 yards (14.3 avg.) and 13 touchdowns…Appeared in eight games with six starts as a senior at Colorado in 2018, catching 28 passes for 324 yards (11.6 avg.) and two touchdowns despite missing four games with an ankle injury…Posted first downs on 17 of his receptions, while four went for 20-plus yards…Notched 101 yards on eight receptions (12.6 avg.) at Arizona (Nov. 2)…Registered four catches for 59 yards (14.8 avg.) vs. Washington State (Nov. 10)…Played in all 12 games with one start as a junior at Colorado, catching 21 passes for 325 yards (15.5 avg.) and two TDs…Turned in a breakout performance vs. No. 15 USC (Nov. 11), catching five passes for 163 yards (tied for No. 5 in school history), a 32.6 avg. and two TDs…Both of his scoring receptions against USC went for 50-plus yards, while his 79-yard score marked the team's longest offensive play of the season…Redshirted at Colorado in 2016 after suffering a major knee injury in summer camp…Earned honorable mention All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference honors as a sophomore at Coffeyville in 2015, recording 55 receptions for 837 yards (15.2 avg.) and seven TDs…Opened the season with six receptions for 113 yards (18.8 avg.) and two TDs vs. Iowa Western CC (Aug. 29)…Caught four passes for 144 yards (36.0 avg.) and two scores vs. Independence CC (Sept. 19) with a season-long reception of 80 yards…Set season highs in receptions (eight) and receiving yards (154) vs. Butler CC (Oct. 17) while scoring two TDs…Recorded his fourth 100-yard game of the season vs. Dodge City (Oct. 31), racking up 114 yards and a score on six receptions (19.0 avg.)…Saw action in eight games as a true freshman at Maryland in 2014, posting 11 catches for 158 yards (14.4 avg.) and two TDs…Scored his first career touchdown on a 30-yard reception at Indiana (Sept. 27)…Had a season-high four receptions for 80 yards (20.0 avg.) and a TD at No. 14 Michigan State (Nov. 15)…Earned his degree in sociology…A two-way player at Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood, N.J., earned first-team All-Bergen County honors as a senior in 2013 after catching 33 passes for 733 yards (22.2 avg.) and eight TDs…Added 42 tackles and two INTs on defense while returning one punt for 55 yards…Was selected for two all-star games following his senior season, the Offense-Defense All-America Game and the New York vs. New Jersey All-Star Classic…Also ran track and played basketball in high school…His father, Carl, played basketball at Sacred Heart University and professionally in Israel…First name is pronounced juh-wann…Nickname is "Wanny"…Given name ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂJuwann Malik Winfree; born in Manhattan, N.Y.
