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Former Michigan Athlete of the Week: Tom Brady

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady wins the award for his performance in a 36-20 win over the New Orleans Saints. Brady was 30/39 for 447 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions.

HONORABLE MENTION

• Cowboys rookie DE Taco Charlton made his first career tackle in a 42-17 loss to the Denver Broncos
• Seahawks DE Frank Clark made 2 tackles and 1 sack in a 12-9 win over the San Francisco 49ers
• Rams safety Blake Countess made 2 tackles in a 27-20 loss to the Redskins
• Seahawks rookie WR Amara Darboh made his first career catch (for 16 yards) in a 12-9 win over the 49ers
• Panthers WR Devin Funchess made 4 catches for 68 yards in a 9-3 win over the Buffalo Bills
• Vikings rookie LB Ben Gedeon made 3 tackles in 26-9 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers
• Bengals rookie DT Ryan Glasgow made 2 tackles in a 13-9 loss to the Houston Texans
• Eagles DE Brandon Graham made 4 tackles and 0.5 sacks in a 27-20 loss to the Chiefs
• Cowboys rookie CB Jourdan Lewis made 6 tackles, 1 interception (for 25 yards), and 1 pass breakup in a 42-17 loss to the Broncos
• Browns rookie safety Jabrill Peppers made 5 tackles, 1 punt return for 0 yards, and 1 kickoff return for 18 yards in a 24-10 loss to the Ravens

Former Michigan Athlete of the Week: David Harris

David Harris

New York Jets inside linebacker David Harris made 11 tackles, 0.5 sacks, and 1 pass breakup in a 9-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Harris has been a steady presence on the inside over the last decade, and Sunday was his best game of the year so far.

HONORABLE MENTION

• New England Patriots QB Tom Brady was 23/32 for 319 yards, 0 touchdowns, and 1 interception in a 31-24 loss to the Seattle Seahawks
• On the other side, Seattle DE Frank Clark made 5 tackles and 1 sack in the same game
• Carolina Panthers WR Devin Funchess caught 3 passes for 56 yards and 1 touchdown, a 38-yarder, in a 20-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs
• Philadelphia Eagles DE Brandon Graham made 3 tackles and 1 sack in a 24-15 win over the Atlanta Falcons
• Green Bay Packers FB Joe Kerridge played in his first NFL game. He was released earlier in the year by the Washington Redskins

BAD NEWS

• Minnesota Vikings OT Jake Long suffered an Achilles injury and is out for the year. This may be the end of his career after multiple ACL tears and now an Achilles issue. He’s only 31 years old, which isn’t ancient, but he just can’t stay healthy.

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Former Michigan Athlete of the Week: Jake Ryan

Green Bay Packers linebacker Jake Ryan made 12 tackles in a 31-26 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. He now has 59 tackles and 3 pass breakups on the season.

HONORABLE MENTION

• Seattle Seahawks DE Frank Clark made 3 tackles and 1 sack in a 31-25 win over the Buffalo Bills
• Carolina Panthers WR Devin Funchess caught 1 pass for 28 yards in a 13-10 win over the Los Angeles Rams
• New York Jets LB David Harris made 5 tackles in a 27-23 loss to the Miami Dolphins

It’s a pretty boring week for former Wolverines when a guy with 1 catch for 28 yards gets honorably mentioned, but that’s how it goes sometimes.

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Former Michigan Athlete of the Week: Tom Brady

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was 29/35 for 376 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions in a 35-17 win over the Cincinnati Bengals.

HONORABLE MENTION

• New England Patriots DT Alan Branch made 6 tackles in the 35-17 win over the Bengals
• Carolina Panthers WR Devin Funchess caught 2 passes for 28 yards and 1 touchdown in a 41-38 loss to the New Orleans Saints
• Detroit Lions LG Graham Glasgow made his first career start in a 31-28 win over the Los Angeles Rams

Super Bowl 50 participants from the Big Ten

Former Michigan Wolverine Michael Schofield

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CAROLINA PANTHERS
Philly Brown – WR – Ohio State
Kurt Coleman – S – Ohio State
Devin Funchess – WR – Michigan
Ted Ginn, Jr. – WR – Ohio State
Brad Nortman – P – Wisconsin
Andrew Norwell – OG – Ohio State
Kawann Short – DT – Purdue

DENVER BRONCOS
Zaire Anderson – LB – Nebraska (practice squad)
Owen Daniels – TE – Wisconsin
Vernon Davis – TE – Maryland
James Ferentz – C – Iowa
Jeff Heuerman – TE – Ohio State (injured)
Bennie Fowler – WR – Michigan State
Darius Kilgo – NT – Maryland
Cody Latimer – WR – Indiana
B.J. Lowery – CB – Iowa (reserve/future)
Jordan Norwood – WR – Penn State
DeVier Posey – WR – Ohio State (reserve/future)
Bradley Roby – CB – Ohio State
Michael Schofield – OT – Michigan
Trevor Siemian – QB – Northwestern

When the Detroit Lions aren’t playing in the Super Bowl – which is every damn year – I choose which team to root for by which squad has the most Michigan players. In this case, the numbers are equal. The first tiebreaker is which team has fewer Ohio State players. That distinction goes to the Broncos, so let’s go, Denver!