The first Monday of the NFL is here, which means the television is now handled by the world leader in sports, and ESPN will have not just one game but a pair of them. Both of them having a former North Carolina football player in action. As usual I have used the combination of UNC Pro’s and ourlads web sites to get my information, along with some stuff I gathered as well. But now, with further ado, let’s get going with the pair of games…
M&T Bank Stadium ~ 7:00 p.m. EST ~ ESPN
For the Cincinnati Bengals…
WR Brandon Tate #19 (6’1″/195 lbs) ~ 24 Years old ~ 4 Years Exp
Roster Position: 1st on Depth Chart @ LWR
[To listen to the game: Sirius XM Radio: 92 & 93 | Westwood One]
O.CO Coliseum ~ 10:15 p.m. EST ~ ESPN
For the San Diego Chargers…
DT Cam Thomas #93 (6’4″/335 lbs) ~ 25 Years old ~ 3 Years Exp
Roster Position: 3rd on the Depth Chart @ NT
[For more information on the San Diego Chargers check out isportsweb's coverage here]
[To listen to the game: Sirius XM Radio: 94 & 85 | Westwood One]
And that is it for the games on the first weekend of NFL for the 2012 campaign. Between these two games and the ones played previously there were fourteen games that featured a former Tar Heel on at least one of the rosters, several with former UNC on both rosters! With so many former North Carolina football players now at the next level there is a pretty good chance that if you root for an NFL squad you are doing for one that has a former Heel on it. For more information about UNC football and/or basketball players, current or former, make sure to come back to isportsweb often! And for more information about the National Football League teams that isportsweb follows check out here.