Another weekend closer to fall and another day with the NFL pre season playing its games. In all there are five games tonight, four of them will feature a former UNC player in it, with two of them having former North Carolina football players on both sidelines. A pair of them will be televised, one by the NFL Network, with kick off time at 4:00 p.m. EST, and the other by CBS, beginning at 8:00 p.m. EST. Sunday’s line up features two games to close out the third week of pre season for the NFL. 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…
FedEx Field ~ 4:00 p.m. EST ~ NFL Network
For the Indianapolis Colts…
FS Matt Merletti #27 (5’11″/205 lbs) ~ 24 Years old ~ Rookie
Roster Position: 4th on the Depth Chart @ FS
[For more information on the Indianapolis Colts check out isportsweb's coverage here]
For the Washington Redskins…
TE Richard Quinn #80 (6’4″/258 lbs) ~ 25 Years old ~ 3 Years Exp
Roster Position: 4th on the Depth Chart @ TE
[For more information on the Washington Redskins check out isportsweb's coverage here]
[To listen to the game: Sirius XM Radio: 94]
Ralph Wilson Stadium ~ 7:00 p.m. EST
For the Buffalo Bills…
SS Da’Norris Searcy #25 (5’11″/223 lbs) ~ 23 Years old ~ 2 Years Exp
Roster Position: 2nd on Depth Chart @ SS
[To listen to the game: Sirius XM Radio: 132 & 92]
Mercedes-Benz Stadium ~ 8:00 p.m. EST ~ CBS
For the Houston Texans…
QB T.J. Yates #13 (6’3″/219 lbs) ~ 25 Years old ~ 2 Years Exp
Roster Position: 2nd on the Depth Chart @ QB
[For more information on the Houston Texans check out isportsweb's coverage here]
[To listen to the game: Sirius XM Radio: 94]
Cowboys Stadium ~ 8:00 p.m. EST
For the St. Louis Rams…
CB Kendric Burney #42 (5’9″/190 lbs) ~ 24 Years old ~ 1 Year Exp
Roster Position: 4th on the Depth Chart @ RCB
DE Robert Quinn #94 (6’4″/265 lbs) ~ 22 Years old ~ 2 Years Exp
Roster Position: 1st on the Depth Chart @ RDE
For the Dallas Cowboys…
LB Bruce Carter #54 (6’1″/240 lbs) ~ 24 Years old ~ 2 Years Exp
Roster Position: 2nd on the Depth Chart @ LILB
FS Gerald Sensabaugh #43 (6’0″/212 lbs) ~ 29 Years old ~ 8 Years Exp
Roster Position: 1st on the Depth Chart @ FS
[For more information on the Dallas Cowboys check out isportsweb's coverage here]
[To listen to the game: Sirius XM Radio: 93 & 128]
And there you have it, the games for August 25, 2012 with former North Carolina football players now playing 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 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.