Nov. 8, 2010
With 29 Nittany Lions on National Football League rosters, Penn State is well represented in the professional ranks. Each week throughout the year, www.GoPSUsports.com, will provide updates on the exploits of these former Nittany Lion greats. Highlights from week nine of the 2010 season include standout defensive performances by linebackers Tamba Hali (Kansas City), Cameron Wake (Miami), and Paul Posluszny (Buffalo) and another dominating effort by Kareem McKenzie and the New York Giants offense. In other news, Carolina linebacker Dan Connor saw his season come to end due to injury for the second time in his career.
Anthony Adams (1999-02), DT, Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears 22, Buffalo Bills 19
Adams started at nose tackle for the Bears, recording two tackles and a quarterback hit in the narrow win over the Bills.
Navorro Bowman (2007-09), LB, San Francisco 49ers
BYE
Levi Brown (2003-06), OT, Arizona Cardinals
Minnesota Vikings 27, Arizona Cardinals 24
Brown continued his string of consecutive starts at right tackle for Arizona, dating back to his rookie season of 2007, helping the Cardinals post 24 points in a road loss to the Vikings.
Deon Butler (2005-08), WR, Seattle Seahawks
New York Giants 41, Seattle Seahawks 7
Butler started his fifth game for the Seahawks this season, catching three passes in the loss to the Giants.
Kerry Collins (1992-94), QB, Tennessee Titans
BYE
Collins, the longest active NFL tenured Nittany Lion in his 16th professional season, has seen significant action for the Titans this season, throwing for 587 yards and five touchdowns with three interceptions.
Dan Connor (2004-07), LB, Carolina Panthers
New Orleans Saints 34, Carolina Panthers 3
Connor suffered a season-ending hip injury in the first half of Carolina's loss to New Orleans. He was placed on injured reserve and will undergo surgery soon. Connor had started all eight games in 2010, his first career starts in his third NFL season, and ranked third on the team with 59 tackles.
John Gilmore (1999-01), TE, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Atlanta Falcons 27, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21
Gilmore started his sixth game of the season but did not record a catch in the loss.
Robbie Gould (2001-04), K, Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears 22, Buffalo Bills 19
Gould missed his only field goal attempt, a 42-yarder but was 2-for-2 on PATs.
Tamba Hali (2002-05), DE, Kansas City Chiefs
Oakland Raiders 23, Kansas City Chiefs 20 (OT)
. Hali totaled four tackles, including two solos, and had one sack for a loss of five yards in the Chiefs' overtime loss to the Raiders.
Josh Hull (2006-09), LB, St. Louis Rams
BYE
Hull tore his anterior cruciate ligament during practice on Sept. 15. He was placed on injured reserve and will miss the rest of his rookie season.
Bryant Johnson (1999-02), WR, Detroit Lions
New York Jets 23, Detroit Lions 20 (OT)
Johnson started as part of the Lions' three-receiver set, hauling in one pass for seven yards.
Ed Johnson (2003-04, 2006), DT, Carolina Panthers
New Orleans Saints 34, Carolina Panthers 3
Johnson had one tackle and one quarterback hit in the Panthers' loss to the Saints.
Jimmy Kennedy (1999-02), DT, Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings 27, Arizona Cardinals 24
Kennedy saw time as a reserve defensive lineman but did not have a tackle in the Vikings' come-from-behind win over the Cardinals.
Justin King (2005-07), CB, St. Louis Rams
BYE
Sean Lee (2005-07, 2009), LB, Dallas Cowboys
Green Bay Packers 45, Dallas Cowboys 7
Lee registered one tackle on defense and one on special teams in the Cowboys' defeat at Green Bay.
Aaron Maybin (2007-08), DE, Buffalo Bills
Chicago Bears 22, Buffalo Bills 19
Maybin was inactive for Buffalo's game with Chicago.
Kareem McKenzie (1997-00), OT, New York Giants
New York Giants 41, Seattle Seahawks 7
McKenzie, New York's starting right tackle, was part of a dominating offensive performance against Seattle, as the Giants piled up 487 yards and scored 41 points.
Jordan Norwood (2005-08), WR, Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns 34, New England Patriots 14
Norwood is a member of the Cleveland Browns' practice squad.
Jared Odrick (2006-09), DT, Miami Dolphins
Baltimore Ravens 26, Miami Dolphins 10
Odrick was placed on injured reserve on Oct. 22 as a result of a left foot injury he suffered at the end of practice two days earlier. It was unrelated to the right leg injury that had kept the 2010 first-round pick out of the lineup since week one.
Rich Ohrnberger (2006-08), OG, New England Patriots
Cleveland Browns 34, New England Patriots 14
Ohrnberger, listed on the depth chart as a back-up at right guard, was inactive for the Browns' game.
Paul Posluszny (2003-06), LB, Buffalo Bills
Chicago Bears 22, Buffalo Bills 19
Posluszny tied for the team lead in tackles, making 10 stops.
Andrew Quarless (2006-09), TE, Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers 45, Dallas Cowboys 7
Quarless was on the inactive list due to a shoulder injury suffered in the Packers' week eight win over the New York Jets.
Michael Robinson (2002-05), RB, Seattle Seahawks
New York Giants 41, Seattle Seahawks 7
Robinson was inactive for the second consecutive game.
Bryan Scott (1999-02), S, Buffalo Bills
Chicago Bears 22, Buffalo Bills 19
Scott saw action on defense and special teams, recording two total tackles and two passes defensed in the loss.
Tim Shaw (2002, 2004-06), LB, Tennessee Titans
BYE
Shaw has seen action in eight games, predominantly on special teams but has also started one, recording 13 tackles this season.
A.Q. Shipley (2005-08), C, Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles 26, Indianapolis Colts 24
Shipley joined the Eagles in the 2010 offseason and spent the entire training camp and preseason with the team before signing to the practice squad.
Mickey Shuler (2007-09), TE, Miami Dolphins
Baltimore Ravens 26, Miami Dolphins 10
Shuler was inactive for Miami's loss to Baltimore.
Cameron Wake (2000, 2002-04), LB, Miami Dolphins
Baltimore Ravens 26, Miami Dolphins 10
Wake gave another standout performance for Miami, making eight tackles, all solos, and two sacks.
Derrick Williams (2005-08), WR, Detroit Lions
New York Jets 23, Detroit Lions 20 (OT)
Williams played but did not have a catch in Detroit's overtime loss to New York.