NFL DuvALUMNI

Regular Season Week 1

Many DuvALUMNI were inactive for this week's games:

Rusty Smith (Sandalwood) came home but was not activated for the Titans in town. Denver's Marcus Thomas (Mandarin) and the Dolphins' Daniel Thomas -no relation (Hilliard) were inactive for their games. And despite the chants of the Broncos fans last night, Tim Tebow (Nease) did not see action. For those who did:

Cliff Avril (Clay - Detroit) started for the Lions registering 1 tackle and 1 assist. Another Clay High product, Nolan Carroll, had 3 tackles for the Dolphins but spent most of his evening chasing Tom Brady's receivers. Champ Bailey (Charlton Cty) and Brian Dawkins (Raines) started in the defensive backfield for the Broncos. Dawkins had 7 tackles, 2assists and 1 tfl; Bailey had 5 tackles and 1 tfl. Jamie Harper (Trinity) came home to play for the Titans against the Jags. He had 3 carries for 10 yards and one reception for 21 yards. He went up against Rashean Mathis (Englewood) for the Jags who had 3 tackles. Jason Spitz (Bolles) also played on the line on special teams for the Jags. Jabar Gaffney (Raines) and CJ Spiller (Union Cty) are the only two DuvALUMNI to score a TD. Gaffney caught three passes for 54 yards for the Redskins,  including the TD and Spiller (Buffalo) had 5 carries 16 yards with the TD run. Letroy Guion (Bradford Cty) started for Minnesota in their loss to San Diego. The defensive tackle had 1 tackle and 3 assists. Lee High alumn Stephen Nicholas had 3 tackles, 1 tfl and 1 qb hit for the Falcons in their loss to the Bears. Leon Washington (Jackson) focused on returns Sunday for the Seahawks, averaging 9 yards/ punt return and 26 yards / kickoff return