Garcon makes Colts roster The list of Division III football players in the NFL has had a bit of turnover in the past couple of years. No longer are R-Kal Truluck and Clint Kriewaldt two of the main standard-bearers for D-III and there are definitely some new faces. Chief among them is Mount Union's Pierre Garcon. The second Division III player drafted in April, the sixth-round pick is the only rookie who has made an active roster heading into the NFL regular season. Garcon caught seven passes for 74 yards with the Indianapolis Colts this preseason and averaged 28.6 yards on kickoff returns, including a 51-yarder.  Menlo's Nate Jackson made the Denver Broncos roster for another season after missing most of last year with a groin injury. The two-time first-team D3football.com All-American made one start for Denver at tight end last year and also caught a touchdown pass. He's quickly becoming one of the Division III veterans of the NFL, in his sixth season. The longest-tenured? No, it's not John Carroll's London Fletcher, in his 11th season in the NFL and his second with the Washington Redskins. It's Houston Texans punter Matt Turk, in his 14th season out of UW-Whitewater. Wheaton's Andy Studebaker was cut by the Philadelphia Eagles. The team signed its sixth-round pick to the practice squad. Wesley defensive lineman Bryan Robinson was cut by the Cardinals. Jerheme Urban made the team, however, after catching 22 passes for 329 yards and two touchdowns last season. Mississippi College wide receiver Jake Allen was cut by the Packers but signed to their practice squad after a fine preseason. Salisbury cornerback Byron Westbrook and St. Olaf receiver Horace Gant were among the Redskins' final cuts, but both were signed to the practice squad. The Kansas City Chiefs cut Whitworth tight end Michael Allan. He was the team's seventh-round pick in 2007 and spent most of last season on the practice squad. Ohio Northern's Jason Trusnik is on the New York Jets' physically unable to perform list. The Tennessee Titans cut Jerrell Freeman, the D3football.com defensive player of the year. Derek Stanley, a seventh-round draft pick by the Rams in 2007, was among the team's final cuts. Todd Lowber, the former Ramapo high jumper, was among the final cuts by the Dallas Cowboys. He was attempting to make the team as a wide receiver. Ryan Hoag, who was Mr. Irrelevant in 2003 but has never appeared in a regular-season NFL game, was among the final cuts of the Jacksonville Jaguars. | ||
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