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NC State in the NFL 2018 Week 7 Recap

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Week 7 of the 2018 NFL season is in the bag, and 12 (7 starters) former NC State players were active. Here’s a breakdown of their performances.

Rookie Linebacker Bradley Chubb (Starter) had 3 tackles, 2 sacks and 1 forced fumble in the Broncos 45-10 victory over the Cardinals. After recording 1.5 sacks through the first 5 games, Chubb has 5 sacks over the past two weeks, and currently ranks 6th in the NFL with 6.5 sacks. He played in 88% of the defensive snaps last Thursday night.


Quarterback Philip Rivers (Starter) is blazing. On Sunday morning in London, he was a blistering 19 of 26 for 306 yards and 2 touchdowns (0 interceptions) in the Chargers 20-19 victory over the Titans. His QB rating for the day was 137.7.

Rivers became only the 6th quarterback in NFL history with 60 career 300-yard passing games. He joined Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Dan Marino, and Brett Favre.

The Chargers have won 4 straight.

Tight End David Grinnage (Starter) played his first NFL game in Week 6, and started his first NFL game this past Sunday. Grinnage had 2 receptions for 17 yards on 2 targets. He played 46% of the offensive snaps.

Rookie Running Back Nyheim Hines had 9 carries for 47 yards (9.3 yards per carry), and 1 reception for -5 yards in the Colts 37-5 victory over the Bills. Hines played in 26% of the offensive snaps.

Defensive End BJ Hill (Starter) had 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss in the Giants 20-23 loss to the Falcons. He played 57% of the defensive snaps. This was Hill’s 4th start of the season.

As usual, Left Guard Joe Thuney (Starter) started and played every single offensive snap for the Patriots in their 38-31 victory over the Browns.

Left Guard Ted Larsen (Starter) started once again in the Dolphins 21-32 loss to the Lions. He played 95% of the offensive snaps.

Place Kicker Stephen Hauschka (Starter) connected on his only field goal attempt from 34-yards out in the Bills 5-37 loss to the Colts.

Rookie Defensive Tackle Justin Jones played 15 snaps (21%) in the Chargers 20-19 victory over the Titans in London, but didn’t record any stats.

Dontae Johnson played his first snaps as a Cornerback as a member of the Buffalo Bills in their 5-37 loss to the Colts. He played 32% of the defensive snaps, but didn’t record any stats.

Quarterback Jacoby Brissett played 8 snaps on offense for the Colts in their 37-5 victory over the Bills. He had 4 rushes for -4 yards, and didn’t have any pass attempts.

Cornerback Juston Burris played 11 snaps on special teams in the Jets 17-37 loss to the Vikings.

Did Not Play
Arizona Cardinals Quarterback Mike Glennon

Injured Reserve
Jacksonville Jaguars Offensive Tackle Will Richardson
San Francisco 49ers Defensive End Kentavius Street

Bye
Seattle Seahawks Quarterback Russell Wilson
Seattle Seahawks Left Guard JR Sweezy
Pittsburgh Steelers Running Back Jaylen Samuels
Green Bay Packers Safety Josh Jones

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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