It’s Thursday and that means that once again it’s time for the National Football League to get their week of pre season underway. Three games on tap tonight, two have a touch of carolina blue in them, both with former North Carolina football player(s) on both side of the ball. The latter will be televised by the world leader in sports, with an eight o’clock kick off time. Tomorrow’s slate has six games, Saturday will have five games altogether and the week will end on Sunday this time with two games. Using the list on the UNC Pros web site and the team rosters from OurLads, as well as adding a bit of information on my own, here are all the players that once called Chapel Hill home that their NFL teams will be playing today…
Paul Brown Stadium ~ 7:00 p.m. EST
For the Green Bay Packers (0-2)…
C Jeff Saturday #63 (6’2″/295 lbs) ~ 37 Years old ~ 14 Years Exp
Undrafted in the `98 Draft, taken by the Ravens, released by them and then picked up by Colts in `99
Roster Position: 1st on Depth Chart @ C
For the Cincinnati Bengals (2-0)…
WR Brandon Tate #19 (6’1″/195 lbs) ~ 24 Years old ~ 4 Years Exp
Taken by the Patriots in the 3rd round (83rd overall) of the `09 NFL Draft
Roster Position: 1st on Depth Chart @ LWR
LP Field ~ 8:00 p.m. EST ~ ESPN
For the Arizona Cardinals (1-2)…
DE Vonnie Holliday #91 (6’5″/288 lbs) ~ 36 Years old ~ 15 Years Exp
Roster Position: 2nd on Depth Chart @ LDE
LB Quan Sturdivant #52 (6’1″/241 lbs) ~ 23 Years old ~ 1 Year Exp
Roster Position: 3rd on Depth Chart @ RILB
For the Tennessee Titans (1-1)…
LB Zach Brown #55 (6’1″/242 lbs) ~ 22 Years old ~ Rookie
Roster Position: 3rd on Depth Chart @ MLB
And there you have it, the match ups with former Tar Heels now in the National Football League which will be on the gridiron tonight. Make sure to come back each day to see which other former UNC player will be on the field in the following days. And of course, for all information when it comes to the Carolina football and/or basketball (present and past) make sure to check back on isportsweb! Also make sure to check out the isportsweb coverage of the NFL here.