D-3 Players in the Pros

[frank uible]

If you care, check the 6 NFL Europe rosters on the internet.

[gordonmann]

Warrick might not be playing in NFL Europa.  There are other leagues with teams in Germany, including one where Wesley safety (and Gagliardi winner) Rocky Myers played.

[Maverick]

Former Monmouth QB Mitch Tanney is now the starting QB for the Alabama Steeldogs of the af2 league.  Tanney replaced the starter due to an eye injury late in the first half of their game on Saturday, led them to the win, and is now #1 on the depth chart after their former starting QB was traded on Monday.

[JT]

Congrats to Rowan's Sakeen Wright (Austin Wranglers) AFL's Ironman of the Week:

3 catches and 1 TD, 7 tackles and one forced fumble.  He also had a pick for a TD called back due to a penalty on a teammate.

[historymajor]

2007 NFL draft

7  21 (231)  Kansas City  Michael Allan     6-6   255  TE  Whitworth 
7  39 (249)  St. Louis       Derek Stanley  5-10  172  WR  Wisconsin-Whitewater 

Anybody heard of any Free Agent signings?

[Pat Coleman]

There is a rather extensive story on the front page of D3football.com.

[K-Mack]

I'm not sure if I've discussed this before, doing a list of famous alumni of D3 universities, players and non-players ... although technically, poker great Doyle Brunson (who apparently did some time at Hardin-Simmons) is a player.

Will have to work on this list and find a place for it.

[K-Mack]

This is straight off today's D3football.com front page, but should assist in updating the who's who in the pros list for 2007:

Stanley, Westbrook star in NFL openers
Derek Stanley caught four passes for 61 yards, returned a punt for 11 yards and two kickoffs for 41 yards as the St. Louis Rams beat the Minnesota Vikings 13-10 in the teams' preseason opener. The seventh-round draft pick out of UW-Whitewater had two catches for 37 yards in a drive that resulted in a Rams field goal, knotting the game at 10-10, and two more catches for 24 yards in a drive that ended in the game-winning kick.


"I don't know if it was surprise," Rams coach Scott Linehan said on the team's Web site. "I think we have always felt that he has that ability. I think that the game not seeming too big for him was encouraging and he did a nice job of coming in and doing some returning and making some plays as a receiver."

Among other Division III alumni trying to establish themselves in the NFL, Coe alumnus Fred Jackson had a team-high eight carries for 49 yards and a touchdown, as well as two receptions for 19 yards as the Bills beat the Saints 13-10.

Michael Allan, drafted out of Whitworth by the Kansas City Chiefs, caught a pass for 18 yards in the team's 16-12 loss to the Browns.

Redskins cornerback Byron Westbrook (Salisbury) recovered a fumble for a touchdown with 44 seconds left in Washington's 14-6 win against the Titans, while fullback Pete Schmitt (UW-Whitewater) caught a 10-yard pass. Westbrook also had a pair of tackles.

Tony Beckham (UW-Stout) had three tackles and a pass broken up for the Lions in a 27-26 win against the Bengals. He also recovered an onside kick on the hands team.

Giants punter Cody Ohnesorge (Occidental) kicked five times for an average of 43.2 yards in the team's 24-21 loss to the Panthers.

Jerheme Urban (Trinity, Texas) caught a pass for 9 yards in Dallas' 23-10 win against Indianapolis.

Jason Trusnik (Ohio Northern) played but did not record any stats for the Jets, while Joe Werner (UW-La Crosse) for the Packers and Todd Lowber (Ramapo) for the Vikings did the same.

Brett Elliott (Linfield) and T.J. Cottrell (Buffalo State) did not play in the Chargers' loss to the Seahawks.

[Ron Boerger]

Urb also fielded a punt and got immediately clocked.  But he held on to the ball.   

[K-Mack]

Saw earlier today while reading transactions (what? At least they pay me) that Jamal Robertson (ONU) I think took an injury settlement and was released by the Falcons, while Chris Jackson was cut by the Steelers on July 31, signed by the Saints, waived Aug. 7, released Aug. 8, signed by the Jaguars Aug. 9 and waived Aug. 10.

Not certain that's Chris Jackson of Millsaps fame, but I thought that guy was getting and NFL look and it was a reciever in transactions.

Either way, that's a rough 10 days.

[smedindy]

Unless he got some scratch for signing...a little taste now and then beats working the customer service counter at Staples.

[Ron Boerger]

That was the Chris Jackson from Millsaps, Keith.

[Ralph Turner]

That was the Chris Jackson from Millsaps, Keith.

And when he is inducted into the Millsaps Athletic Hall of Fame, which NFL logo will he wear? 

[Ron Boerger]

All I know is that he got a helluva lot closer to playing in the NFL than any of us here - my hat's off to anyone who can get invited to a camp. 

[K-Mack]

All I know is that he got a helluva lot closer to playing in the NFL than any of us here - my hat's off to anyone who can get invited to a camp. 

You didn't know about my 3 preseason games with the Panthers in '98?