Gators in the NFL - Week 16
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 | Football
There were 25 former University of Florida football players on NFL rosters in Week 16. Twenty-three saw game action, while 11 players earned starting positions. Fourteen former Gators are members of teams that have either clinched or are eligible for a post-season berth heading into the final week of regular season play.
NFL Gator Stats
· DE Alex Brown, Chicago – started and made three tackles, including a sack for a loss of five yards in overtime, and two other quarterback hurries; the Bears beat the Vikings 36-30 in overtime
· WR Andre Caldwell, Cincinnati – caught three passes for 22 yards in the 17-10 win over Kansas City; is second on the team with 51 receptions; the Bengals clinched the AFC North title for the second time since the NFL's divisional realignment in 2002
· RG Cooper Carlisle, Oakland – started in the Raiders 23-9 loss to Cleveland; the Raiders passed for over 300 yards
· LB Channing Crowder, Miami – started, but left the game after being injured on the second play of the game; is fourth on the team with 43 solo tackles
· ILB Andra Davis, Denver – accumulated six tackles in the 30-27 loss to Philadelphia; third on team with 86 tackles
· WR Jabar Gaffney, Denver – led the Broncos with seven receptions for 69 yards and two touchdowns against the Eagles; second on the team with 40 receptions and 519 receiving yards
· FB Earnest Graham, Tampa Bay – started, gaining eight yards on one rushing attempt, 43 yards on four receptions and one tackle on special teams in the 20-17 overtime win over New Orleans
· QB Rex Grossman, Houston – did not play in the 27-20 win over Miami
· DE Derrick Harvey, Jacksonville – started and made four tackles the 35-7 loss to New England
· WR Percy Harvin, Minnesota – made four receptions for 40 yards and returned six kickoffs for 139 yards in the 36-30 loss to Chicago; among rookies has the second most receptions (53), receiving yards (731) and touchdowns (6); is averaging 27.5 per kick return, with 64.2% of his kicks being returned for 20 or more yards; 1,156 kickoff return yards is sixth-best in the NFL; has scored twice on kickoff returns this season
· DE Jevon Kearse, Tennessee – was not activated to play in the Titans 42-17 loss to San Diego
· DT Ray McDonald, San Francisco – made one tackle in 20-6 defeat of Detroit
· DE Bobby McCray, New Orleans – played, but did not accumulate a stat in the Saints' overtime loss to Tampa Bay; the Saints clinched home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs due to the Vikings' loss to Chicago
· DE/LB Jarvis Moss, Denver – played, but did not register a stat in the loss to Philadelphia
· WR Louis Murphy, Oakland – caught two passes for 22 yards in the loss to the Browns; leads the Raiders with four touchdown receptions and is second on the team with 462 receiving yards and 28 receptions; average of 16.5 yards per catch is fifth-best among rookies with at least 20 receptions
· CB Reggie Nelson, Jacksonville – recorded four tackles in the 35-7 loss to the Patriots; is third on the team with 70 tackles this season
· MLB Mike Peterson, Atlanta – started and had six tackles in the 31-3 rout of Buffalo; is third on the team with 106 tackles; has now made 100 or more tackles for the third-consecutive year and eighth time in his 11 seasons in the NFL
· DT Ian Scott, San Diego – started and made two tackles resulting in negative yardage, one sack and a pass deflection in the 42-17 win over the Titans; the Chargers clinched a first-round bye in the AFC playoffs
· CB Lito Sheppard, New York Jets – started and was second on the team with six tackles in the 29-15 win over Indianapolis; the win snapped the Colts' NFL record 23-game winning streak
· LB Brandon Siler, San Diego – started, made two tackles and returned one interception for five yards in the 42-17 defeat of Tennessee
· OT Max Starks, Pittsburgh – started in the 23-20 win over division rival Baltimore; the Steelers remain in playoff contention with their second-straight win
· RB Fred Taylor, New England – carried the ball 11 times for 35 yards in his first game since suffering an ankle injury in week four
· DL Marcus Thomas, Denver – returned one kickoff for one yard late in the fourth quarter versus the Eagles
· OT Phil Trautwein, St. Louis – played in the Rams 10-31 loss to Arizona
· DT Gerard Warren, Oakland – started and registered four tackles and a quarterback hurry in the loss to Cleveland; he had two tackles-for-loss and notched his second sack of the season
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