Chris Brooks played in nine regular season games for the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted rookie last year.
With tight end Messiah Swinson being signed off of the Green Bay Packers’ practice squad by the Carolina Panthers, the Packers had a vacancy on their roster on Tuesday. After practice, the team announced that they filled that void by signing running back Chris Brooks, recently of the Miami Dolphins.
Brooks spent four seasons at Cal before transferring to BYU in 2022. As an undrafted rookie last year, Brooks saw action in nine games for the Dolphins, leading to 19 carries that turned into 106 yards. Last week, Brooks was waived by Miami with an injury designation, which means he reverted to the injured reserve until the two sides reached an injury settlement for the concussion he was diagnosed with. Apparently, the Packers’ medical staff has cleared Brooks for action.
Interestingly, Brooks joins a crowded running back room. Not only are running backs La’Mical Perine and Ellis Merriweather already on the practice squad, but the Packers also signed fullback Andrew Beck to the practice squad just this past week. There is a real concern about whether one of these practice squad backs will need to play in Brazil on Friday against the Philadelphia Eagles, though, as rookie third-round pick MarShawn Lloyd missed Tuesday’s practice with a hamstring injury. With AJ Dillon on season-ending injured reserve (neck), Lloyd was expected to be Josh Jacobs’ primary backup going into 2024.
Maybe, just maybe, we’ll get a look at Brooks in Week 1.
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