TheWolverine.com - NFL Wolverines: Week 10 updates

November 16, 2009

Chris Balas
TheWolverine.com Senior Editor

New England wastes a huge game from Tom Brady, while Jason Avant has a career game for Philadelphia. Those updates and more on Wolverines in the NFL, Week 10 ...

NFL Wolverines
Player	Position	Team	Played at Michigan
B.J. Askew	FB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1999-2002
Done for the year following neck and back injuries suffered in a car accident ... Started one of six games and caught two passes for three yards, carried once for no gain this year.
Jason Avant	WR	Philadelphia Eagles	2002-05
Caught eight passes for 156 yards, including a 58-yarder, in a 23-21 loss at San Diego ... Has hauled in 23 receptions for 354 yards and a score so far this year, starting three of nine games.
David Baas	OG	San Francisco 49ers	2001-04
Started at left guard in San Francisco's 10-6 win over Chicago ... Has started all nine of the 49ers' games this year.
Jeff Backus	OT	Detroit Lions	1997-2000
Started at left tackle in the Lions' 27-10 loss to Minnesota ... Has started all nine games for the 1-8 Lions.
Tom Brady	QB	New England Patriots	1996-99
Completed 29 of 42 passes for 375 yards with three touchdowns and an interception ... Has completed 233 of 352 throws for 2,739 yards with 19 touchdowns and six interceptions so far this year ? Ranks third in the NFL in passes attempted, second in yards passing and tied for second in touchdown passes.
Alan Branch	DT	Arizona Cardinals	2004-06
Played, but did not register a tackle in a 31-20 win over Seattle ... Has notched six solo tackles, two sacks, one tackle for loss, one assist, one quarterback hurry and two pass break-ups this year.
Steve Breaston	WR/KR	Arizona Cardinals	2003-06
Caught four passes for 79 yards, including a 28-yard touchdown, in a 31-20 win over Seattle ... Has played in eight of nine games, starting two and missing one with injury, and caught 39 passes for 545 yards and three touchdowns.
Prescott Burgess	LB	Baltimore Ravens	2003-06
Slated to play in Monday night game with Cleveland ... Has notched six tackles in five games played this year.
Todd Collins	QB	Washington Redskins	1991-94
Did not play in Washington's 27-17 win over Denver ? Has completed 10 of 19 passes for 87 yards in two appearances this year.
Shawn Crable	DE	New England Patriots	2004-07
Was placed on injured reserve at the beginning of November and did not play in his rookie year ... On injured reserve again with a groin injury.
Braylon Edwards	WR	New York Jets	2001-2004
Caught three passes for 79 yards and lost a fumble in a 24-22 loss to Jacksonville ... Has caught 26 passes for 410 yards and two touchdowns through nine games, four with Cleveland and five for New York.
Jay Feely	PK	New York Jets	1995-98

Larry Foote	LB	Detroit Lions	1998-2001
Notched three solo tackles in the Lions' 27-10 loss at Minnesota ... Has notched 45 solo tackles, 14 assists, five tackles for loss, a fumble recovery, a sack and three pass breakups through nine starts.
Jonathan Goodwin	OG	New Orleans Saints	1999-2001
Started in New Orleans' 28-23 win at St. Louis, one that improved the Saints to 9-0 ? Has started every game this year.
James Hall	DE	St. Louis Rams	1996-99
Started and notched six solo tackles in a 28-23 loss to New Orleans ... Has recorded 26 solo tackles, one assist, three sacks and four quarterback hurries so far this year, missing one game with injury.
Leon Hall	DB	Cincinnati Bengals	2003-06
Registered five solo tackles (one on special teams) and two assists in an 18-12 win over Pittsburgh ... Has recorded 39 solo tackles, nine assists, 12 pass break-ups, four interceptions (46 return yards) and two forced fumbles in nine starts this year ? Ranks fourth in the NFL in interceptions.
David Harris	LB	New York Jets	2003-06
Notched six solo tackles, three assists and one quarterback hurry in a 24-22 loss to Jacksonville ... Has recorded 49 solo tackles (including 3.5 sacks for 33.5 yards), 25 assists, nine quarterback hurries, an interception, a forced fumble and two pass break-ups through nine starts this year ? Ranks ninth in the league in total tackles.
Mike Hart	RB	Indianapolis Colts	2004-07
Played, but did not carry the ball in an 35-34 win over New England ? Has notched one special teams tackle in four games played.
Chad Henne	QB	Miami Dolphins	2004-07
Completed 17 of 31 passes for 175 yards with a touchdown and an interception in a 25-23 win over Tampa Bay ... Has completed 110 of 189 passes for 1,165 yards with five touchdowns and four interceptions in five and a half games played.
Steve Hutchinson	OG	Minnesota Vikings	1997-2000
Started in Minnesota's 27-10 win over Detroit ... Has started all nine games for the Vikings this year.
Marlin Jackson	CB	Indianapolis Colts	2001-04
Out for the year with a knee injury for the second straight season ? Registered seven solo tackles (one for loss), three assists, one interception, one pass break-up and one quarterback hurry this season.
Jon Jansen	OT	Detroit Lions	1995-98
Did not start, but played in U-M's 27-10 loss at Minnesota ... Has played in five games this year, starting two.
Dhani Jones	OLB	Cincinnati Bengals	1996-99
Recorded six solo tackles, including a sack for a seven-yard loss, an assist and a quarterback hurry in an 18-12 win over Pittsburgh ? Has registered 39 solo tackles, 14 assists, two sacks for 13 yards, five tackles for loss, one fumble recovery and two quarterback hurries so far this year.
Cato June	LB	Houston Texans	1999-2002
Out for the year with a broken arm suffered in the preseason.
Jake Long	OT	Miami Dolphins	2004-07
Started in the Dolphins' 25-23 win over Tampa Bay ... Has started all nine games so far this year.
Mario Manningham	WR	New York Giants	2005-07
Did not play; the Giants enjoyed a bye ... Has hauled in 34 receptions for 491 yards with four touchdowns through eight games (seven starts).
Ryan Mundy	CB	Pittsburgh Steelers	2003-06
Notched one solo tackle and one assist, both on special teams, in an 18-12 loss to Cincinnati ... Has recorded 10 solo tackles and five assists through nine games played.
Morgan Trent	DB	Cincinnati Bengals	2005-08
Registered one solo tackle, one assist and two pass break-ups in an 18-12 win at Pittsburgh ... Has recorded 12 solo tackles (one for loss), three assists, a quarterback hurry and a pass break-up through nine games played.
Gabe Watson	DT	Arizona Cardinals	2002-05
Notched two solo tackles, including one for loss, in a 31-20 win over Seattle ... Has recorded nine solo tackles (two for loss) and two assists this year.
Maurice Williams	OT	Jacksonville Jaguars	1997-2000
Not activated for a game at New York (Jets), a 24-22 loss, due to a knee injury ... Has started four of the five games he's played in this year.
LaMarr Woodley	OLB	Pittsburgh Steelers	2003-06
Notched three solo tackles, including a sack for 11 yards and two tackles for loss, one assist and a quarterback hurry in an 18-12 loss to Cincinnati ... Has recorded 18 solo tackles (seven for loss), three sacks for 23 yards, four assists, six quarterback hurries, four pass breakups and a 77-yard fumble return for touchdown this year.
Pierre Woods	LB	New England Patriots	2002-05
Notched one assist (on special teams) in a 35-34 loss at Indianapolis ... Has recorded 16 solo tackles (three for loss), eight assists and one forced fumble this year.
Charles Woodson	CB	Green Bay Packers	1995-97
Was Green Bay's player of the game in a 17-7 win over Dallas, notching eight solo tackles, one assist, two forced fumbles, a sack and a diving fourth-quarter interception in front of Green Bay's end zone ? Has recorded 41 solo tackles, three assists, one sack, five interceptions (87 yards, including a 37-yard touchdown), six pass break-ups and three forced fumbles this season ? Ranks third in the NFL in interceptions.

Wolverines on the practice squad: Jamar Adams, S, Seattle, Adrian Arrington, WR, New Orleans, Tim Jamison, DE, Houston (called back up but enjoyed a bye in Week 10), Adam Stenavich, G, Houston.

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