Tyrell Sutton Tyrell DelShawn Sutton , ( born December 19 , 1986 ) is an American football running back who plays for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League . He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2009 . He played college football at Northwestern . He has also played for the Carolina Panthers . Early years . Sutton was born to the parents of Connie and Anthony Sutton Sr . His brother , Tony , played football at The College of Wooster . Sutton attended Archbishop Hoban High . While attending , he rushed for 9 , 426 yards , an Ohio record . Also , his career high of 505 yards is the third most in Ohio history . Furthermore , Sutton broke the school rushing record three times . Awards College career . While attending Northwestern University , he majored in Communications . As a freshman , Sutton rushed for 1 , 474 yards and 16 touchdowns . His rushing total was the third highest in Northwestern ' s history . He fell one game short of joining Emmit Smith , Marshall Faulk , and Adrian Peterson as the only NCAA freshman players to achieve 1 , 000 yards in 7 games . In addition to rushing , he caught 44 passes for 396 yards and 2 touchdowns . His freshman year awards included the " Sporting News ' " Offensive Freshman of the Year and First - Team Freshman All - American and Big Ten Freshman of the Year . Although injured as a sophomore , he rushed for 1 , 000 yards and 5 touchdowns and caught 40 passes for 261 yards and 2 touchdowns . He was the team co - MVP and had an honorable mention at the All - Big Ten selection . Because of a lower - leg injury early in his junior year , he played in only 5 games , and rushed for only 522 yards and 2 touchdowns , with 30 pass receptions for 282 yards . As a senior , Sutton rushed for 776 yards and 6 touchdowns before a wrist injury sidelined him for the rest of the 2008 season . Sutton underwent surgery on October 28 and returned as the starting back for the Wildcats in the Alamo Bowl . He rushed for 114 yards in that game to bring his total to 890 yards . In addition , he caught 30 passes for 305 yards and 2 touchdowns . Sutton concluded his career as the second all - time leading rusher at Northwestern with 3 , 886 yards , and second all - time with 5 , 138 all - purpose yards . Sutton is also the second player in Wildcat ' s history to achieve 1 , 000 receiving and rushing yards . Furthermore , his 149 receptions for 1 , 244 yards is the most for any back . Professional career . Green Bay Packers . Though he was invited to the NFL Combine , he was not drafted . On May 1 , 2009 , the Green Bay Packers signed him as an undrafted free agent . On September 5 , 2009 , he was released when the Packers trimmed their roster to 53 players . Carolina Panthers . Although the Packers intended to re - sign Sutton to the practice squad if he cleared waivers , Sutton was claimed by the Carolina Panthers on September 6 , 2009 . He returned kick - offs for the Panthers , but was cut from the team on September 3 , 2011 Seattle Seahawks . On January 4 , 2012 , Sutton signed a reserve / future contract with the Seattle Seahawks . On August 26 , 2012 , the Seahawks released Sutton . References . 2006 Northwestern Football Final Notes & Season Wrapup