The 2014 NFL preseason continued with 46 former Florida Gators spread out over 23 of the 32 teams in the league.
Fifteen teams have multiple Florida players on their rosters including Miami and Tampa Bay (four each); Baltimore, Indianapolis and Philadelphia (three each); and Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, Kansas City, Minnesota, N.Y. Jets, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Washington (two each).
Below are full game statistics for all 35 players that saw action along with select updates on some Gators during the second week of the preseason.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
WR Deonte Thompson: Target; three kickoff returns for 188 yards, touchdown (108-yard return)
Check out how the rest of the Gators in the NFL performed…after the break!
ARIZONA CARDINALS
OT Max Starks: Played as a reserve
BALTIMORE RAVENS
S Matt Elam: Started | solo tackle
S Will Hill: Played as a reserve
» Hill will be suspended for the first six games of the season for drug use.
WR Deonte Thompson: Target; three kickoff returns for 188 yards, touchdown (108-yard return)
BUFFALO BILLS
DT Damien Jacobs*: Played as a reserve
LB Brandon Spikes: Started | two solo tackles (one for loss)
CHICAGO BEARS
LB Jon Bostic: Three solo tackles (one for loss), pass defense
CINCINNATI BENGALS
DE Carlos Dunlap: Started
S Reggie Nelson: Started
CLEVELAND BROWNS
QB Rex Grossman: Did not play
» Grossman was signed by Cleveland last week after its first preseason game.
CB Joe Haden: Started | solo tackle, pass defense, interception (37-yard return)
DALLAS COWBOYS
DE Jeremy Mincey: Started | solo tackle
» Mincey is the first player out of UF on Dallas’s roster since 2002 (Emmitt Smith).
DENVER BRONCOS
WR Andre Caldwell: Started | target
LB Lerentee McCray: Started | three solo tackles
» McCray missed his entire rookie season in 2013 with an ankle injury.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
C Jonotthan Harrison*: Started
OT Xavier Nixon: Did not play/injured (knee)
» Nixon had a knee scope last Friday and is expected to miss two more weeks.
CB Loucheiz Purifoy*: Two tackles (one solo, one for loss); two punt returns for 37 yards (long 24)
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
S Josh Evans: Solo tackle, pass defense, interception (eight-yard return)
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
WR Frankie Hammond, Jr.: Three receptions for 57 yards (targets: 5, long: 33); two kickoff returns for 56 yards (long: 31)
» Hammond spent his rookie year in 2013 on Kansas City’s practice squad.
DE Jaye Howard: Started | two tackles
MIAMI DOLPHINS
RB Mike Gillislee: Did not play/injured (hamstring)
LB Jelani Jenkins: Three tackles (two solo)
C Mike Pouncey: Physically Unable to Perform – hip
K Caleb Sturgis: Did not play/injured (groin)
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
DT Sharrif Floyd: Started | tackle
DE Justin Trattou: Two QB hits
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
DT Dominique Easley*: Did not play (precautionary)
» Easley is still recovering from a torn ACL suffered during his senior season at Florida.
OG Jon Halapio*: Played as a reserve
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
LB Ronald Powell*: Two tackles
NEW YORK JETS
DE Jermaine Cunningham: Injured Reserve (torn ACL – season)
WR David Nelson: Started | two receptions for nine yards (targets: 4); solo tackle
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
TE Trey Burton*: Reception for 18 yards
WR Riley Cooper: Did not play/injured (foot)
DB Jaylen Watkins*: Did not play/injured (hamstring)
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
OT Marcus Gilbert: Started
C Maurkice Pouncey: Started
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
DT Ray McDonald: Did not play (precautionary)
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
WR Percy Harvin: Started | four receptions [team-high] for 31 yards (targets: 5, long: 11)
ST. LOUIS RAMS
CB Janoris Jenkins: Did not play/injured (hamstring)
CB Marcus Roberson*: Solo tackle
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
RB Jeff Demps: Eight carries [team-high] for 31 yards (long: 7), fumble (recovered); two targets
» Demps has played just two games in two NFL seasons after being stashed on injured reserve in 2012 by the Patriots and placed on IR by the Bucs (groin) in 2013.
WR Louis Murphy: Reception for 11 yards (targets: 2)
WR Solomon Patton*: Reception for eight yards (targets: 4); three kickoff returns for 91 yards (long 33), three punt returns for 32 yards (long: 21)
S Major Wright: Solo tackle
WASHINGTON
OL Maurice Hurt: Played as a reserve
TE Jordan Reed: Started | two receptions for 20 yards (long: 15)
» Reed only played nine games as a rookie, missing seven (six-straight to end the season) due to concussion-related symptoms.
NOTABLE FREE AGENTS
Veterans: S Ahmad Black, OL Cooper Carlisle, P Chas Henry, RB Chris Rainey, QB Tim Tebow
Rookies: LB Darrin Kitchens*, OL Kyle Koehne*
* Rookie
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