Canadian performances in week 1 of 2017 NFL season
With the NFL season about to begin and the initial 53-man rosters have been set. Here are the profiles of the fortunate 14 who have made the cut so far.
Tyrone Crawford, DE, Dallas Cowboys (Windsor, ON) – Boise State FBS / Catholic Central
W 19-3 v. NYG – 1 solo, 1 asst
L.P. Ladouceur, LS, Dallas Cowboys (Pointe Claire, QC) – California FBS / John Abbott CEGEP / College Notre Dame
W 19-3 v. NYG
Luke Willson, TE, Seattle Seahawks (Windsor, ON) – Rice FBS / LaSalle
L 17-9 v. Green Bay
Jon Ryan, P, Seattle Seahawks (Regina, SK) – Regina Rams U Sports / Sheldon-Williams
L 17-9 v. Green Bay – 6 punts (avg. 45.8 yards), 4 touchbacks inside the oppostion’s 20-yard line
Brett Jones,Ā OL, New York Giants (Weyburn, SK) – Regina U Sports
L 19-3 v. Dallas
David Onyemata, DL, New Orlean Saints (Winnipeg, MB) – Manitoba U Sports
L 29-19 v. Minnesota – 2 solos, 2 assts
Christian Covington,Ā DT, Houston Texans (Vancouver, BC) – Rice / Vancouver College
L 29-7 v. Jacksonville – 1 solo, 1 asst
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, OL, Kansas City Chiefs (Mont-Sainte-Hillaire, QC) McGill U Sports / Andre-Grasset
W 42-27 v. New England
Orlando Franklin, OL, San Diego Chargers (Toronto) – Miami Hurricanes FBS / Atlantic Community
L 21-24 v. Denver
Austin Pasztor, OT, Cleveland Browns – Virginia Cavaliers FBS / Tillsonburg – Glendale
L 21-18 v. Pittsburgh
Brent Urban, DL, Baltimore Ravens (Mississauga, ON) – Virginia Cavaliers FBS / Lorne Park
W 20-0 v. Cincinnati – 1 solo
Stefan Charles, DT,Ā Jacksonville Jaguars (Toronto) – Regina Rams U Sports / Eastdale Collegiate
W 29-7 v. Houstan
T. J. Jones, WR/KR, Detroit Lions (Winnipeg, MB) – Notre Dame
W 35-23 v. Arizona – 2 receptions for 32 yards
Antony Auclair, TE, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Notre Dame des Pins, QC) – Laval U Sports
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Practice squad
BOSEKO LOKOMBO, LB, Baltimore Ravens (Abbotsford) Oregon / WJ Mouat
GEOFF GRAY, OL, New York Jets (Winnipeg) Manitoba U Sports
ELI ANKOU, DT, Jacksonville Jaguars (Ottawa) UCLA
BRETT BOYKO, OT, San Diego Chargers (Saskatoon) UNLV / St. Joseph’s
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Injured Reserve
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FREE AGENT
* ANDY MULUMBA, OLB, from Montreal. Fourth-year cut by Kansas City Chiefs. Ā (Luputa, DRC/Montreal, QC) – Eastern Michigan / Vieux Montreal
* ELIE BOUKA, CB, Arizona Cardinals (Laval, QC) Calgary Dinos U Sports/ Montmorency
* MEHDI ABDESMAD, DE, Tennessee Titans (Boston College), QC, Canada
* TEVAUN SMITH, WR, Indianapolis Colts (Toronto)
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