The Arlington Renegades claimed tight end Matt Seybert via waivers on Saturday and released wide receiver Devion Clayton on Saturday according to Pro Football Newsrooms James Larsen.
Matt Seybert is six foot four and weighs 250 pounds. The 27-year-old from Traverse City, Michigan, played one season for the Conquerors (TSL) making three catches for 88 yards, and two touchdowns in 2021, and later signed with the Los Angeles Chargers on June 21, 2021, but was released on August 17, 2021. He re-signed with the Chargers on August 21, 2021, but was released four days later.
The Pittsburgh Maulers drafted Seybert in the 34th round (266th pick) of the 2022 USFL Draft. He made five catches for 34 yards, and one touchdown in four games for the Maulers in 2022. In 2023, Seybert made 13 catches for 118 yards in ten games for the Maulers in 2023, of which four were starts. In the playoffs, Seybert caught two passes for 16 yards.
The Maulers re-signed him on August 22, 2023. However, the Maulers were not included in the USFL and XFL merger forming the United Football League and he became a free agent. The San Antonio Brahmas signed Seybert on September 5, 2024, and released him on March 8, 2025.
Collegiately, Seybert spent one season at the University of Buffalo in 2015 but did not see any action. Then, he transferred to the Michigan State University (2017-19) with 26 catches for 284 yards, and three touchdowns in 20 games for the Spartans.
Devion Clayton is six foot four and weighs 190 pounds. The 26-year-old from Wahiawa, Hawaii, was drafted by the Vegas Vipers in the 10th round (76th pick) in Phase 6 of the 2023 XFL Draft. The Vipers released him on February 9, 2023.
He signed a letter of intent with the Vipers before the USFL and XFL merged into the UFL. He ran a 4.34 in the 40-yard dash at All-American Park leading to him getting drafted by the Vipers. The Arlington Renegades signed Clayton on February 6, 2025.
Clayton did not attend college but was a track star and football player at Silverado High School. In his senior season, he made 43 catches for 741 yards and seven touchdowns. He also played defensive back at Palo Verde High School.
As a track star, he won the Flagstaff Mountain T’s Invitational (6.68), the Sacramento USATF U19 National Junior Olympic Championship (21.52), and the Orlando U19 AAU National Club Championships (21.62).
