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Here’s the NC State NFL Report for Week 5 of the NFL season.  Below we breakdown the performance of each of the former Wolfpack players in the NFL.  Philip Rivers and the Chargers will take on the Steelers tonight on Monday Night Football at 8:30pm.

Linebacker

Nate Irving got his first start as a member of the Colts, and recorded 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss in Indianapolis’ 27-20 victory over Houston.

Season Stats: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss

Stephen Tulloch had 5 tackles, 1 tackles for loss, and 1 Quarterback Hit in the Lions 42-17 loss to the Cardinals.  Tulloch currently ranks 24th in the NFL in tackles.

Season Stats: 36 tackles (24th), 2 tackles for loss, 1 fumble recovery

Manny Lawson started for the Bills in their 14-13 victory over the Titans and had season high of 3 tackles.

Season Stats: 7 tackles

Willie Young picked up his first sack of the season yesterday in the Bears 18-17 victory over the Chiefs.

Season Stats: 3 tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss

Defensive Line

Mario Williams had 3 tackles, 1 sack and 2 QB hits in the Bills 14-13 victory over the Titans.

Season Stats: 10 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 tackles for loss

After missing three straight games with a knee injury, Markus Kuhn returned to to the lineup and recorded 2 tackles in the Giants 30-27 win over the 49ers.

Season Stats: 3 tackles, 1 tackles for loss

Defensive Back

David Amerson started his second straight game as a member of the Raiders, and recorded 5 tackles an 1 pass deflection in the their 16-10 loss to the Broncos.  The pass deflection came from a pass attempt from Peyton Manning to Demaryius Thomas.

Season Stats: 15 tackles, 2 pass deflections, and 1 forced fumble

After being benched last week for some odd reason, Dontae Johnson returned to the field and recorded 1 tackle in the 49ers 30-27 loss to the Giants.

Season Stats: 6 tackles and 2 pass deflections

Quarterback

Philip Rivers had a solid performance in the Chargers Monday Night Football matchup versus the Steelers, but it wasn’t enough.  Rivers was 35 of 48 for 365 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interception in San Diego’s 24-20 loss to Pittsburgh.  His QB Rating was 99.7.  Rivers was glad to have Tight End Antonio Gates back, connecting with him on two touchdowns. 

He also celebrated one of them by throwing a glove in the air and punching it.  Some initially thought a bird was punched.  Everyone can take a deep breath.  No bird was harmed in Rivers’ celebration.  

Season Stats: 1,613 yards (1st), 71.3% (5th), 10 touchdowns (5th), 5 interceptions, 103.9 QB Rating (6th) 

Russell Wilson was 9 of 15 for 213 yards with 1 touchdown (1 interception) in the Seahawks 27-24 loss to the Bengals.  He was sacked 4 times and had a QB rating of 91.4.

Season Stats: 1,192 passing yards, 70.7% (6th), 6 touchdowns 3 interceptions, 99.1 QB Rating (11th), 198 rushing yards, 5.4 yards per carry

Mike Glennon didn’t play in the Bucs 38-31 win over the Jaguars.

Kicker

Steven Hauschka connected on his only field goal attempt from 24 yards out.  He also kicked all three of his PAT attempts through the uprights.

Season Stat: 11/11 FG (3rd), 10/10 PAT, 43 points (7th)

Offensive Line

J.R. Sweezy started in the Seahawks 27-24 loss to the Bengals.  He has started in all 5 games this season.

Ted Larsen was inactive for the second straight game for the Cardinals.  They defeated the Lions 42-17.

 

Matthew is Co-Owner of Pack Insider. He writes for all sports, with a focus on football and recruiting, and is in charge of business strategy. He is an NC State alum who majored in business. Matthew is also the lead pastor of The Point Church in Cary, NC.

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T-Wolves Sign Former NC State Forward TJ Warren for Remainder of the Season

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Back during the first week of March, former All-ACC NC State Forward TJ Warren signed a 10-day contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves. After finding success as a scoring option off the bench, the T-Wolves signed him to another 10-day contract.

With only 11 games remaining in the regular season, Minnesota went ahead and signed him for the rest of regular season yesterday.

In the 7 games Warren has played for the T-Wolves, he has averaged 4.1 points per game in 14.0 minutes of play, shooting 47.8% from the field and 38.2% from beyond the arc.

Warren has not played in Minnesota’s past two games, but he has a chance to prove his worth once again tonight in the T-Wolves matchup vs. the Pistons. As things currently stand, Minnesota sits in 3rd place in the Western Conference.

Here’s a look at the former ACC Player of the Year’s stats over 10 seasons.

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Former NC State All-American Nyheim Hines Signs 1-Year Deal With Cleveland

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Former NC State All-American Nyheim Hines has signed a 1-year deal with the Cleveland Browns worth up to $3.5 million.

Maybe Cleveland will use Hines to his full potential. If you’re not using him as a Swiss Army Knife in the passing game, you’re wasting an opportunity.

The former All-ACC Running Back Hines missed all of last season due to a torn ACL he suffered in a boating accident.

This will be Hines’ 7th season in the NFL.

When you look at what former NC State players have done in the NFL, Hines ranks in the Top-10 in Rushing and Receiving.

His 1,015 rushing yards ranks 7th in school history and his 10 rushing touchdowns rank 9th. Hines’ 240 receptions rank 8th and his 1,778 receiving yards rank 10th.

In the return game, he’s one of the best to represent NC State in the NFL as well. His 1,015 punt return yards ranks 2nd in school history and his 817 kickoff return yards rank 6th. Hines’ 2 punts returned for TD’s ranks 3rd, and his 2 kickoffs taken to the house ranks 1st.

 

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Former NC State Quarterback Jacoby Brissett Signs 1-Year Deal with Pats

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Former NC State Quarterback Jacoby Brissett is signing a 1-year deal with the New England Patriots, rejoining the team that drafted him in the 3rd Round back in 2016.

The deal is worth $8 million.

After the Pats traded away Quarterback Mac Jones to the Jaguars yesterday, it’s abundantly clear what they are planning to do with the 3rd pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.

After winning a Super Bowl in his lone season in New England in 2016, Brissett went on to spend 4 seasons in Indy, before spending the next 3 seasons in 3 different cities: Miami, Cleveland and Washington.

Brissett has had a great career as a backup Quarterback through 8 seasons in the NFL, playing in 79 games (starting 48), throwing for 10,574 yards and 51 touchdowns, with 23 interceptions, and a QB Rating of 85.3.

Brissett ranks 5th in NC State history in career passing yards and touchdowns, and 3rd in QB Rating by a former Wolfpack player in the NFL.

Prior to making a dime from New England in 2024, Brissett has made $50.9 million through his first 8 seasons in the league.

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Former NC State Defensive Tackle Justin Jones Signs with Arizona

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Former NC State Defensive Tackle Justin Jones (2014-17) has signed a 3-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals.

The deal is worth a total of $30.1 million, with $19.75 million guaranteed.

Jones spent the past two seasons in Chicago, where he started in every game, recording 101 tackles, 22 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks.

In 2018, Jones was taken in the 3rd round by the Chargers. After playing in 15 games as a reserve as a rookie, Jones started for the Bolts for the next 3 years before signing with the Bears.

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