Jalen Morton

Jalen Morton (born July 6, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at Prairie View A&M and went undrafted in the 2020 NFL Draft. He played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 2021 to 2022.

Jalen Morton
No. 18 – Birmingham Stallions
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1997-07-06) July 6, 1997
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:226 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school:Seguin High School
College:Prairie View A&M
Undrafted:2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early years

Morton attended Seguin High School in Arlington, Texas. During his high school years, he passed for 1,041 yards and had 10 passing touchdowns.[1]

Professional career

Green Bay Packers

On April 27, 2020, Morton signed with the Green Bay Packers.[2] On August 3, 2020, Packers released Morton.[3]

Indianapolis Colts

On February 1, 2021, Morton signed a reserve/future contract with the Indianapolis Colts.[4] On August 6, 2021, Morton was waived by the Colts.[5]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Morton signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on September 20, 2021.[6] Following the 2021 season he re-signed on January 24, 2022.[7] Morton got his first playing time at quarterback in Week 13 of the 2022 season after an injury to starting quarterback Dane Evans, and backup Jamie Newman proved ineffective in his debut.[8] Morton completed only two of six pass attempts for 13 yards and an interception as the Tiger-Cats were defeated 28-8 by their rivals the Toronto Argonauts, falling to last place in the East division.[9]

Birmingham Stallions

Morton signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the USFL on December 13, 2022.[10]

References
  1. "Jalen Morton Seguin HS, Arlington, TX". MaxPreps. August 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. "Packers to sign UDFA QB Jalen Morton". MSN. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. "Packers release QB Morton and FB Wellman". Green Bay Packers.com. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  4. "Colts sign QB Jalen Morton and J.J. Nelson to Reserve/Future contracts". Indianapolis Colts. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  5. "Colts Activate Xavier Rhodes, Al-Quadin Muhammad, Julién Davenport From Reserve/COVID-19 List; Waive Rolan Milligan, Jalen Morton; Place J.J. Nelson On Injured Reserve". Colts.com. 6 August 2021.
  6. "Ticats sign QB Jalen Morton and LB Corey Thompson". CFL.ca. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  7. "Ticats sign QB Jalen Morton, two others". CFL.ca. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  8. "Rookie Newman to start at QB for Ticats vs. Argos - TSN.ca". TSN. The Canadian Press. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  9. "2022-09-05 Game Tracker - Toronto Argonauts vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats (6260)". CFL.ca. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  10. @USFLStallions (13 December 2022). "Free Agent Signings" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 December 2022 – via Twitter.
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