Coming off a spectacular week tv rating wise, where the National Football League said that between NBC, CBS, FOX and ESPN 105.9 million watched week 1 games, it is once again time for check out the former North Carolina football players at the next level with the Thursday night game. The match up tonight is between two team from the NFC North, with both rosters having a touch off carolina blue on them. 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 interruptions, let’s get going with the pair of games…
Lambeau Field ~ 8:20 p.m. EST ~ NFL Network
For the Chicago Bears (1-0)…
DE Julius Peppers #90 (6’5″/283 lbs) ~ 32 Years old ~ 11 Years Exp
Roster Position: 1st on the Depth Chart @ RDE
[For more information on the Chicago Bears check out isportsweb's coverage here]
For the Green Bay Packers (0-1)…
C Jeff Saturday #63 (6’2″/295 lbs) ~ 37 Years old ~ 14 Years Exp
Roster Position: 1st on Depth Chart @ C
[To listen to the game: Sirius XM Radio: 92 & 93 | Westwood One]
And that is it for the sole game for September 13, 2012. Week two begins in a good way for those that follow former North Carolina football players as it has a touch of carolina blue on each roster! 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.