University of Tennessee Athletics
Vols in the NFL ??? Week 10 Highlights
November 13, 2007 | Football
The Week 10 highlights from former Tennessee players in the NFL are all on the defensive side of the ball.?? Below are the best performances from former Vols during the weekend???s action.
?????Jacksonville defensive tackle John Henderson made five tackles in the Jaguars??? 28-13 win over the Titans on Sunday. Jacksonville held the Titans offense to 292 total yards and just 62 yards on the ground, which is almost 80 yards less than the Titans rushing average.??
?????Cowboys linebacker Kevin Burnett posted a career-high 11 tackles in Dallas??? 31-20 win over the New York Giants. Eight of Burnett???s tackles came on defense and two on special teams. He has 30 stops in nine starts this season for the 8-1 Cowboys.
?????On the losing end of the Cowboys-Giants game was Gibril Wilson, who made a game-high 14 tackles, picked off a pass and deflected another. Wilson has made ten or more tackles in nine career games. His career-high was 15 in a 2005 playoff game against the Carolina Panthers.
?????Dolphins defensive back Jason Allen posted four stops in Miami???s 13-10 loss to Buffalo ??? Eagles linebacker Omar Gaither made five tackles in the Eagles??? 33-25 win over the Redskins ??? 49ers linebacker Parys Haralson made three stops including a sack in the 49ers 24-0 loss to the Seahawks Monday night.
