Montreal Alouettes bring back former NFL QB James Morgan

The Montreal Alouettes have brought back former NFL quarterback James Morgan, signing him to their practice roster.

The six-foot-four, 229-pound passer dressed for three games with the team earlier this season in a depth role but did not record any statistics. He was released from the practice roster in mid-September.

Morgan was a fourth-round pick of the New York Jets in the 2020 NFL Draft. He spent his entire rookie year with the team without seeing the field during the regular season before being waived at the end of training camp in 2021.

The native of Green Bay, Wis. had practice roster stints with the Carolina Panthers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Jets, Indianapolis Colts, and Arizona Cardinals from 2021 to 2023 but never saw the field. He was also a member of the USFL’s Pittsburgh Maulers in 2023, completing 47.9 percent of his pass attempts for 210 yards.

The 26-year-old spent the first three seasons of his collegiate career at Bowling Green State University before a two-year stint at Florida International University. In total, he completed 57.2 percent of his passes for 8,629 yards, 65 touchdowns, and 34 interceptions.

Morgan attended the NFL Combine in 2020 and ran a 4.89-second forty-yard dash, 7.51-second three-cone drill, 4.64-second short shuttle, and leaped 29 inches in the vertical jump.

The Alouettes (11-3-1) will host the Ottawa Redblacks (8-6-1) on Monday, Oct. 14 with kickoff slated for 1:00 p.m. EDT.