These former Clemson standouts have signed NFL reserve/future contracts.

On Monday, the Seattle Seahawks announced that they signed former Clemson wide receiver Cornell Powell to a reserve/future contract, while the Las Vegas Raiders announced Monday that they signed former Tiger offensive lineman Will Putnam to a reserve/future deal.

Reserve/future contracts are given to players who are not on a 53-man roster, preventing them from negotiating and signing with another team. Basically, futures deals help teams construct 90-man rosters for offseason workouts/training camp.

A two-time All-ACC center for the Tigers, Putnam agreed to an undrafted free agent deal with the Raiders following the 2024 NFL Draft.

Putnam was a four-year starter along the offensive line for Clemson, including two seasons at guard in 2020-21 and two all-conference campaigns at center in 2022 and 2023.

Powell finished this season on Seattle’s practice squad after he was released from the Kansas City Chiefs’ practice squad on Nov. 19. His most recent playing time in the NFL regular season came during the 2022 campaign, when he played 31 snaps for the Chiefs over three games, including three snaps on offense and 28 on special teams.

Powell was a part of Clemson teams that earned five ACC titles, five College Football Playoff berths, three national title game berths and two national championships from 2016-20. He emerged as a fifth-year senior and had a career year in 2020. After entering that season with 40 career receptions for 329 yards and three touchdowns, Powell finished his career with 93 receptions for 1,211 yards and 10 touchdown catches over 54 career games.