A little over a week after being released by the NFL team that drafted him, a former Clemson All-American has already found a new home in the league.
The Baltimore Ravens announced on Monday that they have signed offensive guard John Simpson to their practice squad.
Simpson was waived by the Las Vegas Raiders on Dec. 10.
A fourth-round pick of the Raiders in the 2020 NFL Draft (109th overall), Simpson started all 17 of the Raiders’ games a season ago but was mostly a reserve for the team this season, starting only two of 11 games.
At Clemson, Simpson played both guard positions for the Tigers in 2017 before earning the starting role. He helped Clemson post a 29-1 record during his two seasons as a full-time starter.
The North Charleston, S.C., native played 2,047 snaps over 50 games (29 starts) in his career as a Tiger (2016-19). He earned consensus All-America status in 2019.
We have signed G John Simpson to the practice squad and released OLB Julian Stanford from the practice squad.https://t.co/sd3aPU4Ra1
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) December 19, 2022
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