University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Golden Eagles in the NFL, Week 4
9/30/2014 12:00:00 AM | Football
Eight different Southern Miss players are currently on rosters in the National Football League. Here is a quick recap on how they did this past weekend:
Chris Clark, Denver - did not play this week as the Broncos were idle. Clark, now in his fourth season with the Broncos, has played in 59 games, with 23 starts. (This week - Arizona, 3:05 pm/FOX)
Jamie Collins, New England - collected a season-high seven tackles at starting linebacker for the Patriots, who lost at Kansas City 41-14. (This week - Cincinnati, 7:30 pm/NBC)
Austin Davis, St. Louis - did not play this past week as the Rams had a bye. (This week - at Philadelphia, 12 noon/FOX)
Demar Dotson, Tampa Bay - started at right tackle for the fourth consecutive game to start the 2014 season for the Buccaneers, which won at Pittsburgh 27-24. (This week - at New Orleans, 12 Noon/FOX)
Lamar Holmes, Atlanta - started at right tackle for the Falcons for the fourth-straight week as the Falcons lost at Minnesota, 41-28. In his third season with the Falcons, he has played in 20 games and made 18 starts. (This week - at N.Y. Giants, 12 noon/FOX)
Tom Johnson, Minnesota - registered a quarterback hurry off the bench in a 41-28 home victory over Atlanta. (This week - Thursday at Green Bay, 7:25 pm/CBS-NFL Network)
Cordarro Law, San Diego - made his NFL debut and registered three total tackles and his first career sack as well as a pass break up in a 33-14 home victory over Jacksonville (This week - N.Y. Jets, 3:25 pm/CBS)
Khyri Thornton, Green Bay - currently is on the injured reserved list.
