Packers confirm Allen, add 2 WRs to practice squad

The Green Bay Packers confrmed they have signed receiver Jake Allen off their practice squad to replace injured Brett Swain, and announced they've added two receivers to their practice squad.Allen, 24, spent all last season and the first six games this year on their practice squad. With Swain out and receiver Jordy Nelson expected to miss several more weeks because of a knee injury, Allen will be the Packers’ No. 4 receiver.Swain injured his knee last week at Cleveland, will have season-ending surgery and be placed on injured reserve.The Packers also worked out several receivers Tuesday and signed two of them to their practice squad: Patrick Williams and Biron Ealy. They also cut one player from their practice squad, guard Stanley Daniels.Ealy (6-feet-2, 202 pounds) played in four games for Tennessee in 2007 and was on the Titans’ practice squad last year. He’d been out of football after getting waived injured (hamstring) by Baltimore during training camp.Williams (6-1, 204) sig...