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PSUers in the NFL 2017: Week Three

This week’s slate of games provided a lot of excitement-and Penn State alumni played a role in those contests!

NFL: Houston Texans at New England Patriots David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports

The list of Nittany Lions in the NFL:

Arizona Cardinals: A.Q. Shipley

Atlanta Falcons: Jack Crawford

Chicago Bears: Adrian Amos

Cleveland Browns: Carl Nassib

Dallas Cowboys: Sean Lee

Detroit Lions: Anthony Zettel

Jacksonville Jaguars: Paul Posluszny and Allen Robinson

Kansas City Chiefs: Tamba Hali and Ross Travis

Los Angeles Chargers: Trevor Williams

Miami Dolphins: Mike Hull and Cameron Wake

New England Patriots: Chris Hogan (PSU lacrosse alum)

New Orleans Saints: Nathan Stupar

New York Jets: Christian Hackenberg

Philadelphia Eagles: Stefen Wisniewski

Pittsburgh Steelers: Jesse James

San Francisco 49ers: NaVorro Bowman, Garry Gilliam, and Robbie Gould

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Chris Godwin and Donovan Smith

Tennessee Titans: Austin Johnson and DaQuan Jones

This week’s top performers:

  • Chris Hogan had four catches for 68 yards and two touchdowns for the Patriots.
  • Sean Lee led the Cowboys with eight tackles, including one tackle for loss.
  • Mike Hull had seven tackles for the Dolphins.
  • Cameron Wake had four tackles, including a sack, for the Dolphins.

Others of note:

  • Anthony Zettel had a sack for the Lions. Hey, it still counts.
  • Carl Nassib had four tackles, including one tackle for loss for the Browns.
  • NaVorro Bowman had four tackles for the 49ers.
  • Trevor Williams had four tackles for the Chargers.
  • Paul Posluszny had three tackles, including one tackle for loss, for the Jaguars.
  • Chris Godwin had three catches for 44 yards for the Bucs.
  • Jesse James had two catches for 19 yards for the Steelers.
  • Austin Johnson had two tackles for the Titans.
  • Jack Crawford had one tackle for the Falcons.
  • Robbie Gould made both of his field goal attempts and three of his four extra points for the 49ers.