Ex-Michigan receiver Devin Funchess signs with Packers

Green Bay, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers have signed wide receiver Devin Funchess as he tries to bounce back from an injury-shortened 2019 season.

Funchess, a Farmington Hills native and former Michigan star, played for the Indianapolis Colts last year but went on injured reserve after breaking his collarbone in a season-opening 30-24 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.

The 25-year-old Funchess spent his first four NFL seasons with the Carolina Panthers, who selected him out of Michigan in the second round of the 2015 draft.

The 6-foot-4 Funchess had his best season in 2017 with 63 catches for 840 yards and eight touchdowns. He had 44 receptions for 549 yards and four touchdowns in 2018.

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He was the first player in Panthers history to catch at least four touchdowns in each of his first four NFL seasons. Funchess has a total of 164 career catches for 2,265 yards and 21 touchdowns.

The move gives Aaron Rodgers an additional target to complement three-time Pro Bowl selection Davante Adams, the only Packer who caught as many as 50 passes last season.