CEDAR CITY, Utah, April 30 - Southern Utah defensive
back Dion Turner has signed a free agent contract with the Green Bay Packers.
The Oakland, Calif. (Oakland Technical HS), native signed a standard three-year
non-guaranteed contract with the NFL club.
Turner was a two-time first-team all-Great West Conference
performer at cornerback for the Thunderbirds. A converted safety, he started 32
of 33 games over the past three seasons, the last 21 at corner. During his
career he tallied 192 tackles, including 69 last season when he ranked fourth
on the team in total tackles, was second in solo stops with 48 and co-led the
team with four passes broken up. He was sixth on the team in tackles (54, 36
solo) in 2010, when he missed one game, and fifth in 2009 (61, 40 solo) when he
lined up in the free safety position. He also had three career interceptions,
one in each of the last three seasons. This past season he took his one pick 33
yards for a touchdown against UT-San Antonio.
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