Gators in the NFL ? Week Five Update
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 | Football
25 former Gators were active week five of the NFL season. Of those 25, 10 started for their respective teams. Max Starks and Gerard Warren were both signed by their former teams in the past week and saw their first action of the season during week five. David Nelson and Tim Tebow were the only former Gators to score a touchdown during week five.
ATLANTA FALCONS
• Mike Peterson- Recorded one special teams tackle in week five
BUFFALO BILLS
• Andra Davis- Notched one tackle in a win against the Eagles
• David Nelson- Started at WR and caught one pass for six yards and a touchdown
CHICAGO BEARS
• Major Wright- Saw action but did not record a stat in week five
CINCINNATI BENGALS
• Andre Caldwell- Caught two passes for 13 yards
• Carlos Dunlap- Recorded one QB hurry in week five
• Reggie Nelson- Started at FS and had three total tackles
CLEVELAND BROWNS
• Joe Haden- Bye week
DENVER BRONCOS
• Derrick Harvey- Had one tackle in week five
• Tim Tebow- Played the final six possessions against the Chargers and threw for one touchdown and 79 yards on 4-for-10 passing. Tebow also added six rushes for 38 yards and one touchdown
• Marcus Thomas- Saw his first action of the season recording eight tackles
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
• Jeremy Mincey- Started at DE in week five and tallied five tackles, one tackle for a loss and four QB hurries against the Bengals
MIAMI DOLPHINS
• Mike Pouncey- Bye week
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
• Percy Harvin- Started at WR and caught one pass for 11 yards and had one rush for 12 yards
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
• Jermaine Cunningham- Tallied one tackle in week five
• Aaron Hernandez- Started at TE a caught five passes for 56 yards
• Brandon Spikes- Started at OLB and recorded six total tackles
• Gerard Warren- Saw action for the first time this season but did not record a stat
OAKLAND RAIDERS
• Cooper Carlisle- Earned the start at RG. Carlisle now has 107career starts
• Jarvis Moss- Had four tackles against the Texans
• Louis Murphy- Not active week five with an injury
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
• Riley Cooper- Recorded one special teams tackle
• Chas Henry- Had two punts for 72 yards and landed one inside the 20
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
• Marcus Gilbert- Made his fourth career NFL start
• Maurkice Pouncey-Made his 21st consecutive regular season start at C
• Max Starks- Was signed by Pittsburgh this past week and saw significant time at offensive tackle
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
• Ray McDonald- Earned the start at DT and added one tackle in a win against the Buccaneers
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
• Earnest Graham- Carried the ball five times for 30 yards and recorded one tackle
WASHINGTON REDSKINS
• Jabar Gaffney- Bye week
• Rex Grossman- Bye week
