Utah State Aggies safety Marwin Evans has been signed by the Packers. Evans played at Oak Creek High School and Utah State. Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

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Green Bay - The Green Bay Packers signed former Oak Creek High School and Utah State safety Marwin Evans to a rookie free agent contract Monday, the same day they bid farewell to 2013 fifth-round pick Josh Boyd.

Evans, a college teammate of Packers third-round pick Kyler Fackrell, had taken part in Seattle Seahawks rookie camp on a tryout basis last weekend. The Seahawks did not sign him and the Packers quickly pounced on him, choosing to sign him to their 53-man roster rather than work him out first, according to an NFL source.

The 5-11, 211-pound Evans parlayed a terrific pro day workout into interest around the NFL. Evans ran the 40-yard dash in 4.47 seconds and benched 225 pounds 19 times in his workout at Utah State. He also had a 42-inch vertical jump and a broad jump of 10-foot, 1-inch.

The Packers did not announce the signing of Evans, but they did announce a flurry of other moves, including the release of Boyd, who missed most of last season after breaking his ankle and suffering ligament damage.

According to the NFL transaction wire, Boyd failed his physical, which means the Packers felt he was not healthy enough to take part in any of the football activities they had scheduled. They have not commented on the condition of his injury.

Boyd played just 26 snaps in two games last year before getting his leg caught under a pile in a Week 2 game against Seattle. Boyd played a combined 24 games over the last two years, including four starts in 2014. Boyd had 28 tackles and no sacks during his three seasons with the Packers.

After drafting nose tackle Kenny Clark in the first round and defensive end Dean Lowry in the fourth round, the Packers apparently felt comfortable they could make up for both the retirement of nose tackle B.J. Raji and the release of Boyd. They will also be without the services of nose tackle Mike Pennel, who was suspended for four games for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.

In addition to Boyd, the Packers released:

DT William Campbell

TE David Grinnage

WR Dennis Parks

T Jeremy Vujnovich

Campbell was signed to the practice squad on Jan. 5 and then to the 90-man off-season roster on Jan. 18. Vujnovich had been on the practice squad each of the past two years after originally getting a shot with the team as a tryout participant in a 2013 rookie orientation camp.

Grinnage and Parks were signed as undrafted free agents last week and took part in the rookie orientation camp completed on Saturday. Grinnage was released with an injury designation, according to the transaction wire.

The Packers also announced the signing of one street free agent and four undrafted free agents:

TE Casey Pierce, Kent State

DT Demetris Anderson, Central Florida

RB Brandon Burks, Troy

FB Alstevis Squirewell, Newberry College

G Cory Tucker, Slippery Rock

In addition, the Packers announced the signing of second-round pick Jason Spriggs, leaving only Fackrell and Clark unsigned among the seven draft selections.

Evans finished his senior season at Utah State ranked fourth on the team with 73 tackles and was fifth with 10.0 tackles for loss. He also had two sacks, two forced fumbles and five pass breakups. He started all 13 games after serving as a backup in 2014, playing mostly near the line of scrimmage in a strong safety / linebacker role.

Asked to describe himself, Evans said last month: "I'm a hybrid safety I guess you would say. A hard hitter. Good tackler."

Last year, Evans had an interception he returned 90 yards for a touchdown against No. 21 Boise State and a career-high 14 tackles against BYU. During his first year at Utah State he played in 14 games and recorded 10 tackles, to go along with one forced fumble.

After graduating from Oak Creek, Evans played two years in junior college, one at Rochester (Minn.) and the other at Highland (Kan.). He red-shirted at Utah State in '13.

The 6-3, 248-pound Pierce, 24, was an undrafted free agent in 2015 who spent the year on the Detroit Lions practice squad.

The 6-1, 312-pound Anderson, 24, started out at Western Michigan before transferring to Central Florida, where he started 24 of 26 games from 2013-'14. He missed all of the 2015 season due to a knee injury.

The 6-foot, 265-pound Squirewell, 23, started 26 of 46 games played as a defensive lineman at Newberry College, recording 190 tackles, 41 tackles for loss, 15½ sacks, four forced fumbles and three interceptions but will work as a fullback for the Packers.

The 6-4, 315-pound Tucker, 23, started 48 straight games at right tackle for Slippery Rock and was a finalist for the Gene Upshaw Division II Lineman of the Year award.

Anderson, Squirewell and Tucker all took part in the rookie camp as tryout participants.

Burks' agreement had been reported previously, however, he missed rookie camp to attend his graduation and wasn't able to sign until reporting to the Packers' facility Sunday.