MadBird
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JRob over 100 yards with 4 minutes left.
Way to go, JR. Can't say I expected him to quickly become a 100 yd rusher in the NFL, but I'm also not surprised at all that he's putting his shoulder to wheel with this opportunity. If he can stay healthy, who knows what he'll do.
I was trying to think of other RBs the 'birds have put in the NFL, and Aveion Cason is the only one I could come up with. Cason served as a kick returner primarily but had his share of rushes in back up roles for a number of teams. He never had a 100 yd game, afaik.
Interesting site. Lots of Redbird names I don't recognize among the 36 that have spent time on NFL rosters. Vodicka had 3 rushes for -1 yd over 2 yrs during WWII. Joe Washington had pretty good numbers in his sole year in the pros, but is overshadowed on the internets by the Joe Washington from Oklahoma.Well, technically ---- didn't Boomer Grigsby finish out as a FB? pro-football-reference.com lists Joe Washington (1973) and Joe Vodicka (43-45) and Mike Zimmer (2014). But Cason is the only one with "real" stats.
Illinois St. Players/Alumni | Pro-Football-Reference.com
Nice list. Mark Rodenhauser was a damn good long snapper in the league. Played at some point for the Bears. After his career, he worked with long snappers, I sent my kids to him including my son. Real good guy. I got the ISU discount!Interesting site. Lots of Redbird names I don't recognize among the 36 that have spent time on NFL rosters. Vodicka had 3 rushes for -1 yd over 2 yrs during WWII. Joe Washington had pretty good numbers in his sole year in the pros, but is overshadowed on the internets by the Joe Washington from Oklahoma.
Nice list. Mark Rodenhauser was a damn good long snapper in the league. Played at some point for the Bears. After his career, he worked with long snappers, I sent my kids to him including my son. Real good guy. I got the ISU discount!
James Oshaughnessy also getting some love .. haven't seen any mention of ISU connection though.
Our TE..
www.duvalpride.com
Here's all his highlights vs the Dolphins. I told my buddy to draft him. I even said he'd score a couple of TD's. Not often do I get to feel like a psychic.
It says the NFL has blocked it from being viewed on this site, but you can hit the link to go to Youtube. Hope I didn't violate some rules here by posting the link.