The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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156 ■ THE WOLFPACKER ■ PACK PROS Former Wolfpackers In The NFL BY RYAN TICE Name Pos. Years in NFL Current team David Amerson CB 2 Washington Redskins Started all 15 games he played in … Totaled 61 tackles and broke up seven passes. Audie Cole LB 3 Minnesota Vikings Appeared in every game and started once … Notched 26 tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass broken up. Jerricho Cotchery WR 11 Carolina Panthers Started 13 times — the most for him since 2008 — and recorded 48 catches for 580 yards and a touchdown … Posted six catches for 39 yards in two playoff games. Mike Glennon QB 2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Saw action in six games and started five times … Completed 57.6 percent of his passes (117 of 203) for 1,417 yards with 10 touchdowns and six interceptions … Re - corded a passer rating of 83.3, which led the team. T.J. Graham WR 3 New York Jets Logged time in 12 contests and recorded three catches for 87 yards, including a 67-yard touchdown … Also returned six kickoffs for 113 yards … Recovered three op - ponents' fumbles, which is the second most in franchise history, and posted 11 tackles on special teams coverage. Steven Hauschka K 7 Seattle Seahawks Was 31 of 37 (83.8 percent) on field goals with a long of 58 yards, which tied for the longest in the league … Made all 41 extra points … Was perfect in the playoffs, making a pair of field goals and nine point after tries … Tied for fourth in the NFL with 134 points in the regular season and ranked fifth in field goals made. Nate Irving LB 4 Indianapolis Colts Started all eight games he played in with Denver before an MCL injury ended his campaign … Posted a career-high 46 tackles, six tackles for loss, one sack and a safety … Signed a three-year, $9.25 million deal with the Colts in the offseason. Dontae Johnson CB 1 San Francisco 49ers Played in every game and started three times … Finished with 34 tackles and six passes defended, including a pick-six interception. Markus Kuhn DT 3 New York Giants Appeared in 14 games with one start … Logged 19 tackles and one sack … Recovered a fumble and returned it 26 yards for a touchdown. Ted Larsen OL 5 Arizona Cardinals Started every game for the first time in his career … Played both guard spots, mostly on the left side, but is competing for the starting center job this year. Manny Lawson LB 9 Buffalo Bills Appeared in every game … Recorded 20 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and his first professional touchdown, which came after he recovered a blocked punt in the end zone. Tobais Palmer WR 1 Buffalo Bills Was signed this offseason by the Bills, but did not appear in an NFL game last season. Philip Rivers QB 11 San Diego Chargers Opened every game under center for the ninth straight campaign … Completed 66.5 percent of his throws (379 of 570) for 4,286 yards with 31 touchdowns and 18 intercep - tions … Posted a passer rating of 93.8. J.R. Sweezy OL 3 Seattle Seahawks Started all 16 games for the first time in his career and also opened all three postsea- son contests … The right guard was the only Seahawks lineman to start all 19 times … Seattle led the league with an average of 172.6 rushing yards per game. Stephen Tulloch LB 9 Detroit Lions Started three times before tearing his ACL, which ended his season and marked the first missed games of his professional career … Finished the year with 20 tackles and two sacks. Mario Williams DE 9 Buffalo Bills Named first-team All-Pro … Tied for fourth in the NFL with 14.5 sacks, which set a career high … Also tallied 42 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss, two passes broken up, a pair of forced fumbles and a blocked field goal. C.J. Wilson CB 2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Spent the majority of the season on the team's practice squad, but appeared in two games and made four tackles. Russell Wilson QB 3 Seattle Seahawks Led the Seahawks to their second straight Super Bowl appearance … Threw for a career-best 3,475 yards with 20 touchdowns and seven picks … Also rushed for 849 yards and six scores to lead all quarterbacks … Ranked 10th in the NFL with a 95.0 passer rating … In three playoff games, he passed for 724 yards with six touchdowns and five interceptions, while he rushed for 86 yards and a score. Earl Wolff S 2 Philadelphia Eagles Appeared in seven games with one start before landing on injured reserve … Posted seven tackles with a pass broken up. Willie Young DE 5 Chicago Bears Tied for 15th in the NFL with 10 sacks despite ending the season on injured reserve … Logged time in 15 games with eight starts, while he posted 40 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, one forced fumble and a blocked field goal. * Undrafted free agents: OT Tyson Chandler, Buffalo Bills; OT Rob Crisp, Arizona Cardinals; and DT T.Y. McGill, Seattle Seahawks Last season, Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers threw for 4,286 yards and 31 touchdowns. PHOTO COURTESY SAN DIEGO CHARGERS