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Mountaineers in the Pros: Week 13
November 29, 2016 05:51 PM | Football
Pat McAfee/Photo courtesy of the Indianapolis Colts
In this week’s report, Mountaineer rookies are making a defensive impact. Karl Joseph and Daryl Worley rank in the top five among NFL rookies in tackles this season. Bruce Irvin had another big performance in Oakland’s victory over Carolina.
Twitter: @mario_alford
Next Game: Practice Squad
Mario Alford signed with the New York Jets practice squad on Nov. 16. Alford was the seventh round selection by Cincinnati in the 2015 NFL Draft. He played in one game for the Bengals last year with one reception for 15 yards. He was waived/injured with an ankle injury after this year's training camp on Sept. 3.
Twitter: @Tayaustin01
Next Game: Sunday, Dec. 4 – at New England – 1 p.m.
Tavon Austin caught four passes for 45 yards and a touchdown and ran once for 10 yards in a 49-21 loss at New Orleans. Austin caught the 24-yard touchdown pass from Jared Goff in the first quarter to put the Rams up 7-0. In 11 games this season, Austin has 44 catches for 401 yards and three touchdowns. Los Angeles (4-7) visits New England (9-2) on Sunday.
Twitter: @Barclay_64
Next Game: Sunday, Dec. 4 – vs. Houston – 1 p.m. ET
Don Barclay did not play on Monday in Green Bay’s 27-13 win at Philadelphia after suffering a shoulder injury in pregame warmups against the Redskins. Barclay participated in five snaps. Green Bay (5-6) returns home to play host to Houston (6-5) on Sunday, Dec. 4.
Next Game: Sunday, Dec. 4 – vs. Philadelphia – 1 p.m. ET
Will Clarke made a stop and played 26 snaps in Cincinnati’s 19-14 defeat at Baltimore. The three-year pro has a career-high 12 tackles and three sacks for the Bengals this season. Cincinnati (3-7-1) plays host to Philadelphia (5-6) on Sunday, Dec. 4.
Next Game: Injured Reserve
Rookie KJ Dillon was placed on injured reserve after suffering an injury against Indianapolis on Monday, Oct. 17.
Twitter: @T_Garvin28
Next Game: Sunday, Dec. 4 – at Arizona – 4:25 p.m. ET
Terence Garvin played 16 snaps in Washington’s 31-26 loss to Dallas on Thanksgiving Day. The Redskins (6-4-1) visit Arizona (4-6-1) on Sunday, Dec. 4.
Next Game: Sunday, Dec. 4 – at Carolina – 8:30 p.m. ET
Mark Glowinski played every offensive snap as the starting left guard in Seattle’s 14-5 loss at Tampa Bay on Sunday. Seattle (7-3-1) visits the Carolina Panthers (4-7) on Sunday, Dec. 4.
Next Game: Sunday, Dec. 4 – at Cincinnati – 1 p.m. ET
Najee Goode made a tackle on 14 special teams plays in Philadelphia’s 27-13 loss to Green Bay on Monday evening. The Eagles (5-6) visit Cincinnati (3-7-1) on Sunday, Dec. 4.
Next Game: Sunday, Dec. 4 – vs. Buffalo – 4:05 p.m. ET
Bruce Irvin made four stops, recorded a sack, deflected a pass and hurried the quarterback three times in Oakland’s 35-32 win over Carolina on Sunday. Irvin sacked Panthers QB Cam Newton for a six-yard loss to end a Carolina drive in the second quarter. This season, Irvin has 37 tackles, four sacks, four forced fumbles and a pass deflection in 11 games. Oakland (9-2) plays host to Buffalo (6-5) on Sunday, Dec. 4.
Twitter: @WillJohnson_6
Next Game: Injured Reserve
Will Johnson signed a free agent contract with the New York Giants in April. Johnson had played in 47 straight games in the regular season with the Steelers, which was the third-longest active streak among NFL fullbacks. However, he suffered an injury early in the preseason and was placed on the Giants injured reserve list.
Twitter: @REALPACMAN24
Next Game: Sunday, Dec. 4 – vs. Philadelphia – 1 p.m. ET
Adam Jones made three stops and hurried the quarterback in Cincinnati’s 19-14 road loss to Baltimore. Jones has 43 tackles, five deflections, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in 11 games this season. Cincinnati (3-7-1) plays host to Philadelphia (5-6) on Sunday, Dec. 4.
Instagram: @k_8joseph
Next Game: Sunday, Dec. 4 – vs. Buffalo – 4:05 p.m. ET
Karl Joseph made three stops in Oakland’s 35-32 win over Carolina on Sunday. Joseph is fifth among NFL rookies with 56 combined tackles, one spot behind former teammate Daryl Worley. Oakland (9-2), which stands in first in the AFC West, plays host to Buffalo (6-5) on Sunday, Dec. 4.
Twitter: @nkwiatkoski27
Next Game: Sunday, Dec. 4 – vs. San Francisco – 1 p.m. ET
Nick Kwiatkoski made his second start of the year and finished with four tackles in Chicago’s 27-21 loss to Tennessee. In nine games this season, the rookie has 11 stops and a forced fumble. Chicago (2-9) visits San Francisco (1-10) on Sunday, Dec. 4.
Twitter: @PatMcAfeeShow
Next Game: Monday, Dec. 5 – at New York Jets – 8:30 p.m. ET
Pat McAfee averaged 46.0 yards on his two punt attempts on Sunday in the Colts 28-7 loss to Pittsburgh. McAfee even threw a 35-yard pass to Erik Swoope on a fake punt in the second quarter. The play eventually set up a Colts touchdown. Indianapolis (5-6) visits the New York Jets (3-8) on Sunday, Dec. 4.
Next Game: Injured Reserve
Charles Sims was placed on injured reserve on Monday, Oct. 10, after suffering a knee injury at Denver on Oct. 2. Sims, who was tabbed the starting running back after an injury to Doug Martin, ran 41 times for 116 yards and one touchdown and caught 14 passes for 112 yards and a touchdown in four games. Sims began practicing with the tam again on Nov. 23. Tampa Bay has 15 more days to decide whether to activate Sims and add him to the 53-man roster.
Twitter: @wsmallwood28
Next Game: Sunday, Dec. 4 – at Cincinnati – 1 p.m. ET
Wendell Smallwood led the Eagles with 37 yards on nine carries, while catching a pass for 10 yards. Smallwood has rushed 66 times for 490 yards, an average of 4.4 yards per run. Philadelphia (5-6) visits Cincinnati (3-7-1) on Sunday.
Twitter: @GenoSmith7
Next Game: Injured Reserve
Geno Smith started his first game of the season and completed 4-of-8 passes for 95 yards and a touchdown before suffering a torn ACL against Baltimore on Oct. 23. Smith was placed on the injured reserve on Oct. 26.
Twitter: @quinton_spain
Next Game: Sunday, Dec. 11 – vs. Denver – 1 p.m. ET
Quinton Spain played all 58 of Tennessee’s offensive snaps in a 27-21 Titans win at Chicago. Tennessee (6-6) enters the open week before playing host to Denver, on Sunday, Dec. 11.
Twitter: @kytandy
Next Game: Sunday, Dec. 4 – at San Diego – 4:25 p.m. ET
Keith Tandy made a special teams tackle in Tampa Bay’s 14-5 win over Seattle on Sunday. Tandy has 12 tackles, two pass deflections and a forced fumble in 11 games this season. Tampa Bay (6-5) visits San Diego (5-6) on Sunday, Dec. 4.
Twitter: @TheRealJT3
Next Game: Injured Reserve
J.T. Thomas played 11 snaps on special teams before suffering a knee injury in New York’s 20-19 season-opening loss at Dallas. Subsequently, the Giants placed Thomas on injured reserve on Monday, Sept. 12.
Twitter: @mrkevinwhite
Next Game: Injured Reserve
Next Game: Injured Reserve
Kevin White caught 19 passes for 187 yards in four games before suffering an injury against Detroit on Oct. 2. White was placed on the injured reserve following the game. He had surgery on his fractured fibula. White is not expected to return this season.
Twitter: @dworley7
Next Game: Sunday, Dec. 4 – at Seattle – 8:30 p.m. ET
Daryl Worley led Carolina with 12 stops, two pass deflections and a tackle-for-loss in the Panthers 35-32 setback to Oakland on Sunday. Worley is fourth among NFL rookies with 61 combined tackles. Carolina (4-7) visits Seattle (7-3-1) on Sunday, Dec. 4.
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