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Iowans in the NFL (Week 1 with photo gallery)
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Sep. 12, 2011 4:21 pm
Here are the performances of former Iowa collegiate players and Iowa natives on NFL rosters who had statistics in Week 1 games (Jersey number in parentheses):
Pat Angerer, Indianapolis Colts (#51) - 6-foot, 235-pounds. Second-year linebacker from Iowa had 13 tackles in loss to Houston.
Jonathan Babineaux, Atlanta Falcons (#95) - 6-2, 296. Seventh-year defensive tackle from Iowa had one tackle in loss to Chicago.
Jason Baker, Carolina Panthers (#7) - 6-2, 205. 11th-year punter from Iowa had seven punts for a 41.3-yard average in loss to Arizona.
Scott Chandler, Buffalo Bills (#84), - 6-7, 268. Fourth-year tight end from Iowa had five catches for 63 yards and two touchdowns in win over Kansas City.
Dallas Clark, Indianapolis Colts (#44) - 6-3, 252. Ninth-year tight end from Livermore and the University of Iowa had four catches for 39 yards in loss to Houston.
Billy Cundiff, Baltimore Ravens (#7) - 6-1, 212. Seventh-year kicker from Harlan and Drake hit both of his field goal tries and was 3-for-3 on PATs in win over Pittsburgh.
Ryan Donahue, Detroit Lions (#6) - 6-3, 190. Rookie punter from Iowa had five punts for a 48.2-yard average in win over Tampa Bay.
Bradley Fletcher, St. Louis Rams (#32) - 6-0, 198. Third-year defensive back from Iowa had four tackles in loss to Philadelphia.
Charles Godfrey, Carolina Panthers (#30) - 5-11, 205. Fourth-year cornerback from Iowa had three tackles in loss to Arizona.
Shonn Greene, New York Jets (#23) - 5-11, 226. Third-year running back from Iowa had 10 carries for 26 yards and one catch for 7 yards in win over Dallas.
Chad Greenway, Minnesota Vikings (#52) - 6-2, 242. Sixth-year linebacker from Iowa had eight tackles in loss to San Diego.
Fred Jackson, Buffalo Bills (#22) - 6-1, 223. Fifth-year running back from Coe College had 112 yards on 20 carries and caught one pass for five yards in win over Kansas City.
Nate Kaeding, San Diego Chargers (#10) - 6-0, 187. Eighth-year kicker from Coralville and University of Iowa was injured making a tackle on the opening kickoff in win over Minnesota and didn't return.
Mitch King, New Orleans Saints (#75) - 6-2, 282. Second-year defensive tackle from Iowa had one tackle in loss Thursday to Green Bay.
Karl Klug, Tennessee Titans (#97) - 6-3, 275. Rookie defensive tackle from Iowa had two tackles in loss to Jacksonville.
Matt Roth, Jacksonville Jaguars (#90) - 6-4, 275. Seventh-year linebacker from Iowa had one tackle (a sack) in win over Tennessee.
Ahtyba Rubin, Cleveland Browns (#71) - 6-2, 330. Fourth-year defensive tackle from Iowa State had three tackles in loss to Cincinnati.
Bob Sanders, San Diego Chargers (#31) - 5-8, 206. Eighth-year free safety from the University of Iowa had six tackles in win over Minnesota.
Tyler Sash, New York Giants (#39) - 6-1, 210. Rookie defensive back from Iowa had two tackles in loss to Washington.
Amari Spievey, Detroit Lions (#42) - 5-11, 195. Second-year defensive back from Iowa had seven tackles in win over Tampa Bay.
Kyle Vanden Bosch, Detroit Lions (#93) - 6-4, 278. 11th-year defensive end from Larchwood and University of Nebraska had three tackles and a forced fumble in win over Tampa Bay.
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