Season begins with 11 in league With newcomers Fred Jackson and Michael Allan making an NFL roster for the first time, the number of Division III players on NFL rosters has grown to eight. They are as follows: Arizona: Jerheme Urban, WR, Trinity (Texas) Buffalo: Fred Jackson, RB, Coe Denver: Nate Jackson, WR, Menlo Detroit: Tony Beckham, CB, UW-Stout Houston: Matt Turk, P, UW-Whitewater Kansas City: Michael Allan, TE, Whitworth Pittsburgh: Clint Kriewaldt, LB, UW-Stevens Point Washington: London Fletcher, LB, John Carroll Three players were signed to practice squads, all with teams with whom they participated in training camp. Ohio Northern's Jason Trusnik is with the New York Jets as a linebacker; UW-Whitewater receiver Derek Stanley is with the St. Louis Rams, who drafted him in the seventh round in 2007; and Byron Westbrook, a Salisbury cornerback, is with the Redskins. |
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