Wildcats in the NFL – Week 3
Sep 29, 2020 | Football
Deante Burton, DB – Dallas Cowboys
Burton, who began the 2020 season on the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad, was elevated to the active roster this past week and was in for 13 special teams plays in the Cowboys' 38-31 loss at Seattle. Standing at 1-2 to begin the season, Dallas hosts Cleveland on Sunday.
On Saturday, the @dallascowboys made the following transactions:
— Dallas Cowboys Public Relations (@DallasCowboysPR) September 26, 2020
- Placed CB Chidobe Awuzie (Colorado) on Reserve/Injured
- Signed CB Saivion Smith (Alabama) to the active roster
- Elevated CB Deante Burton (Kansas State) and T Eric Smith (Virginia) to the active roster
B.J. Finney, OL – Seattle Seahawks
Playing in his first season with the Seahawks, Finney was in for four special teams plays in Seattle's 38-31 victory over Dallas. The victory improved the Seahawks to 3-0, and they travel to face Miami on Sunday.
Elijah Lee, LB – Detroit Lions
A native of Blue Springs, Missouri, who signed with Detroit in the offseason, Lee saw action on 16 special teams plays in the Lions' 26-23 victory at Arizona. Now 1-2 this season, Detroit hosts New Orleans on Sunday.
Tyler Lockett, WR – Seattle Seahawks
Setting a career-high with three touchdown passes, Lockett hauled in nine receptions for 100 yards – the ninth 100-yard game of his career – as he helped Seattle pick up a hard-fought 38-31 victory over Dallas. Two of Lockett's touchdown receptions came from one yard out, while the other was a 43-yarder for the Seahawks' first touchdown of the game. Through three games this year, Lockett is one of three players with a league-high four receiving touchdowns, while he is tied for fourth in catches (24) and is tied for 10th in receiving yards (259). Seattle improved to 3-0 on the season and travels to face Miami on Sunday.
.@DangeRussWilson to @TDLockett12 for the 43-yard TD 🙌#GoHawks x #DALvsSEA
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) September 27, 2020
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Touchdown, @TDLockett12! 🙌
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) September 28, 2020
Listen in on the Raible Call of the Game for Tyler Lockett's third touchdown of the day.
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Tyler Lockett had 5.7 yards of separation from the nearest defender (#23 Darian Thompson) when the pass from Russell Wilson arrived, the most yards of separation on a completion that traveled 40+ air yards over the past two seasons.
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) September 27, 2020
➤ Air Yards: 44#DALvsSEA | #Seahawks pic.twitter.com/buIudw5l9X
Make it 2️⃣ for @TDLockett12!
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) September 27, 2020
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Good things come in 3s. 😉
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) September 27, 2020
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Cornelius Lucas, OL – Washington Football Team
Lucas, a sixth-year veteran who moved from Chicago to Washington in the offseason, was in for three special teams plays in Washington's 34-20 loss at Cleveland. Now 1-2 on the year, Washington hosts Baltimore on Sunday.
Matt McCrane, K – Cleveland Browns
Matt McCrane, who played for two different teams in 2018, is back in the league as he was signed to Cleveland's practice squad. The Browns picked up a 34-20 victory over Washington on Sunday, a game in which they scored the final 17 points. Cleveland, now 2-1 on the season, travels to face Dallas on Sunday.
We've signed K Matthew McCrane and DE Jalen Jelks to the practice squad
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) September 22, 2020
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Byron Pringle, WR – Kansas City Chiefs
In his third season on the Chiefs' active roster, Pringle was in for three offensive snaps and 15 special teams plays in Kansas City's 34-20 victory at Baltimore on Monday night. The Chiefs, one of seven teams to start the season at 3-0, hosts New England on Sunday.
D.J. Reed Jr., DB – Seattle Seahawks
A fifth-round pick by San Francisco in 2018 who was claimed off waivers prior to the season, Reed is in his first campaign with the Seattle Seahawks but is on injured reserve. The Seahawks improved to 3-0 on the year with a 38-31 home victory over Dallas, and they travel to face Miami on Sunday.
Dalton Risner, OL – Denver Broncos
A second-round selection in last year's draft, Risner started at left guard and played on all 63 offensive snaps in Denver's 28-10 home loss to Tampa Bay. Risner, who has started all 19 career games, has seen time on 1,183 of the Broncos' 1,221 offensive snaps since he began his career last year. In search of its first win of the season, Denver travels to face the New York Jets on Thursday night.
Duke Shelley, DB – Chicago Bears
A sixth-round pick in last year's draft, Shelley was inactive for the Bears' 30-26 comeback victory at Atlanta. Chicago, now 3-0 this season, hosts Indianapolis on Sunday.
Reggie Walker – Arizona Cardinals
Walker, an undrafted free agent signee this past offseason, is on the practice squad for the Arizona Cardinals. Arizona lost its first game of the season, a 26-23 setback to Detroit, and the Cardinals travel to face Carolina on Sunday.
Cody Whitehair, OL – Chicago Bears
Starting his 67th-game, Whitehair was in for all 82 offensive snaps in the Bears' 30-26 comeback victory at Atlanta. Chicago trailed, 26-10, entering the fourth quarter but rattled off 20 points in the final frame for the four-point victory. The Bears, one of seven 3-0 teams to start the year, host Indianapolis on Sunday.
#Bears center Cody Whitehair (@WhItehair76) is happy with how the interior of the OL is playing and what new RG Germaine Ifedi (@GermainX1) is brings to the team.
— Bears Barroom (@BearsBarroom) September 27, 2020
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Jordan Willis, DE – New York Jets
Willis saw time on 11 defensive snaps in New York's 36-7 loss at Indianapolis on Sunday. The Jets will look for their first win of the season when they host Denver on Thursday night.
