Nittany Lions in the NFL 2021: Week 1

A new name for our ongoing series as the NFL season begins!

Here’s a list of the current Nittany Lions in the NFL:

Arizona Cardinals: Jack Crawford, Ross Travis

Baltimore Ravens: Odafe Oweh

Buffalo Bills: Ryan Bates

Carolina Panthers: Yetur Gross-Matos, DaQuan Jones

Chicago Bears: Jesse James, Allen Robinson

Dallas Cowboys: Connor McGovern, Micah Parsons

Denver Broncos: DaeSean Hamilton, K.J. Hamler

Detroit Lions : Jason Cabinda, ≈, Amani Oruwariye

Green Bay Packers: Adrian Amos

Indianapolis Colts: Will Fries, Rob Windsor

Las Vegas Raiders: Nick Bowers, Koa Farmer, Carl Nassib

Los Angeles Rams: Nick Scott

Miami Dolphins: Mike Gesicki

Minnesota Vikings: Dan Chisena

New Orleans Saints: Blake Gillikin

New York Giants: Saquon Barkley, Cam Brown, Austin Johnson

Philadelphia Eagles: Miles Sanders

Pittsburgh Steelers: Pat Freiermuth, Marcus Allen

San Francisco 49ers: Kevin Givens, Robbie Gould

Seattle Seahawks: John Reid

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Chris Godwin, Donovan Smith

Tennessee Titans: Sam Ficken, Jan Johnson

Washington: Troy Apke, Shaka Toney

Standout Performers:

• Chris Godwin had nine catches for 105 yards, including a touchdown, as well as a tackle for the Bucs:

• Austin Johnson had five tackles, including a sack, for the Giants.
• Carl Nassib had three tackles, including a sack, for the Raiders:

• Odafe Oweh had two tackles, including a sack, for the Ravens:

Others:

• Miles Sanders led the Eagles with 15 carries for 74 yards rushing, and added four catches for 39 yards.
• Adrian Amos led the Packers with nine tackles.
• Micah Parsons had seven tackles and a pass breakup for the Cowboys.
• KJ Hamler had three catches for 41 yards for the Broncos.
• Allen Robinson had six catches for 35 yards for the Bears.
• Robbie Gould made two of his three field goal attempts, and all five of his extra points for the 49ers.
• Blake Gillikin averaged 51.5 yards on two punts for the Saints.
• Saquon Barkley had 10 carries for 26 yards and one catch for one yard in his return for the Giants.
• Yetur Gross-Matos had two tackles, including one tackle for loss for the Panthers.
• Jason Cabinda had two tackles for the Lions.
• DaQuan Jones had two tackles for the Panthers.
• The Steelers’ Pat Freiermuth had his first career catch for 24 yards.
• Mike Gesicki did not have a reception, but did record a tackle for the Dolphins.
• Kevin Givens had one tackle for the 49ers.
• Nick Scott had one tackle for the Rams.
• Amani Oruwariye had one tackle for the Lions.

Bonus:

Juwan Johnson had three catches for 21 yards and two touchdowns for the Saints.

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By: LndoBSD
Title: Nittany Lions in the NFL 2021: Week 1
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Published Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2021 12:30:00 +0000

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