Las Vegas Raiders sign former Montana Grizzlies WR/KR Malik Flowers to practice squad
Former Montana Grizzlies All-American Malik Flowers has signed with the Las Vegas Raiders as a member of their practice squad, the NFL team announced Wednesday.
Flowers had signed with the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League in September. Before that, he had been on the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks for their final preseason game in August but was then cut before the season. Coming out of college, he had originally signed with the NFL’s New Orleans Saints in May but was cut in June after a minicamp.
Flowers was most known at UM for his kick return prowess. He tied the NCAA Division I record with seven career kickoff return scores. He was a three-time FCS All-America second-team honoree as a kick returner.
As a receiver, Flowers tallied 51 catches for 716 yards and four touchdowns in 52 games. The native of Fontana, California, ran the ball 16 times for 251 yards and one score.
Flowers’ signing gives the Griz seven former players currently on professional teams and four in the NFL.
On NFL 53-man rosters are offensive lineman Dylan Cook (Pittsburgh Steelers) and wide receiver Samori Toure (Green Bay Packers). Toure is in Year 2 in the NFL while Cook was on an NFL practice squad as a rookie last year. Patrick O’Connell is on the Seattle Seahawks practice squad as a rookie.
In the USFL are wide receiver Samuel Akem (Philadelphia Stars) and cornerback Justin Ford (Houston Gamblers). Akem has played one year and Ford signed as a free agent last month.
Quarterback Dalton Sneed recently completed his second season in the Indoor Football League. He led the Bay Area Panthers to the championship this summer and was named the title game MVP.
