The Birmingham Stallions signed defensive back Tre Norwood and re-signed punter Colby Wadman on Friday according to the UFL Transactions page.
Tre Norwood is six foot and weighs 194 pounds. The 25-year-old from Forth Smith, Arkansas, was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round (245th pick) in the 2021 NFL Draft.
He also had stints with the San Francisco 49ers and Buffalo Bills. He played two seasons in Pittsburgh making 61 tackles (49 solo, 12 assists), four tackles for loss, four pass breakups, and one interception in 32 games.
Collegiately, Norwood played four seasons at Oklahoma (2017-20) making 111 tackles (74 solo, 37 assists), two tackles for loss, one sack, 6 interceptions for 103 yards, one touchdown, and 21 pass breakups in 39 games for the Sooners.
Colby Wadman is six foot one and weighs 185 pounds. The 29-year-old from Bangor, Maine, punted the ball 10 times for 356 yards (35.6 AVG) with a long of 53 yards, one touchback, and four from inside the 20-yard line in four games for the Birmingham Stallions in 2024.
The Stallions released Wadman on May 1, 2024, and re-signed him on May 20, 2024. He finished the season punting the ball 23 times for 942 yards (41.0 AVG) with a long of 59 yards, three touchbacks, and nine from inside the 20-yard line in 6 games helping the Stallions win their third consecutive championship (2 USFL, 1 UFL).
Wadman signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He later spent time with the Denver Broncos and San Francisco 49ers.
In Denver, Wadman played two seasons punting the ball 143 times for 6,369 yards with a long of 65 yards, 11 touchbacks, 51 from inside the 20-yard line, 20 punts out of bounds, and 39 fair catches for 28 games for the Broncos.
The Birmingham Stallions drafted Wadman in the 33rd round (261st pick) in the 2022 USFL Draft. In his first season, Wadman punted the ball 46 times for 2,073 yards, (45.1%) with a long of 67 yards, 17 from inside the 20-yard line, four touchbacks, and had one punt blocked in ten games.
In 2023, Wadman punted the ball 27 times for 1,315 yards with a long of 65 yards, ten from inside the 20-yard line, five touchdowns, and one kickoff for 57 yards in ten games for the Stallions in 2023. He set a USFL record for punting average (48.5%). He was named to the All-USFL Team and won his second USFL Championship in 2023.
The Birmingham Stallions re-signed Wadman on July 19, 2023, but he was released on August 7, 2023, to sign with the Washington Commanders. However, he was released five days later and re-signed with the Stallions on September 26, 2023.
Collegiately, Wadman played four seasons at the University of California-Davis (2013-16) punting the ball 244 times for 9,995 yards (41%) with a long of 66 yards, 24 touchbacks, 78 fair catches, 68 from inside the 20-yard line, 49 from 50-plus yards, two blocked punts, and two carries for eight yards in 45 games for the Aggies. He is a three-time All-Big Sky Honorable Mention (2013-14, 2016).
