Irish in the NFL Week 8: Another Big Game from Claypool, Ravens Lose Stanley for Season
There were 27 former Irish on active NFL rosters this week:
Atlanta Falcons – 25 Carolina Panthers – 17
CAR – Troy Pride Jr – Cornerback, Rookie: 4 total tackles, 1 pass deflection
JJ Jensen – Long Snapper, 13 years
Miami Dolphins – 28 LA Rams – 17
MIA – Durham Smythe – Tight End, 3 years: 2 catches for 12 yards
Pittsburgh Steelers – 28 Baltimore Ravens – 24
PIT – Chase Claypool- Wide Receiver, Rookie: 5 catches for 42 yards and 1 touchdown
Stephon Tuitt- Defensive End, 7 years: 9 total tackles, 2 sacks, 3 tackles for loss
BAL – Miles Boykin- Wide Receiver, 2 years: 2 catches for 20 yards and 1 touchdown
Ronnie Stanley – Offensive Tackle, 5 years: signed a 5-year $98.7 million dollar contract this past week. Left the game with an ankle injury; Stanley’s season is unfortunately over.
Cincinnati Bengals – 31 Tennessee Titans – 20
CIN – Khalid Kareem – Defensive End, Rookie: 1 total tackle
Las Vegas Raiders – 16 Cleveland Browns – 6
Sam Young – Offensive Tackle, 11years
Indianapolis Colts – 41 Detroit Lions – 21
IND – Quenton Nelson – Guard, 3 years
Sheldon Day – Defensive Tackle, 5 years: 1 pass deflection
DET – Romeo Okwara – Defensive End, 5 years: 6 total tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss
Kansas City Chiefs – 35 New York Jets – 9
NYJ – Matthias Farley – Safety, 5 years
Minnesota Vikings – 28 Green Bay Packers – 22
MIN – Kyle Rudolph – Tight End, 10 years: 1 catch for 12 yards
Harrison Smith – Safety, 9 years: 8 total tackles, 1 pass deflection
GB – Equanimeous St. Brown – Wide Receiver, 3 years: 1 catch for 12 yards
Denver Broncos – 31 LA Chargers – 30
LAC – Issac Rochell – Defensive End,3 years: 1 total tackles, 1 sack
Jerry Tillery – Defensive Tackle, 2 years: 2 total tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss
Alohi Gilman- Safety, Rookie
New Orleans Saints – 26 Chicago Bears – 23
CHI – Cole Kmet – Tight End, Rookie: 1 catch for 2 yards
Sam Mustipher – Center, 2 years
Alex Bars – Guard, 2 years
Seattle Seahawks – 37 San Francisco 49ers – 27
SF – Mike McGlinchey – Offensive Tackle, 3 years
Philadelphia Eagles – 23 Dallas Cowboys – 9
DAL – Zach Martin – Guard, 7 years
Jaylon Smith – Linebacker, 4 years: 7 total tackles
Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 25 New York Giants – 23
NYG – Golden Tate – Wide Receiver, 11 years: 2 catches for 31 yards and 1 touchdown, 1 for 1 passing for 18 yards
Julian Love – Cornerback, 2 years: 3 total tackles