UPDATED Monday Sep 3, 2018
List: Iowa, Iowa State, UNI players in the NFL
Remember Derrick Willies? He's a Cleveland Brown
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Mike Hlas
The Gazette
Bill Belichick/New England cut four of the five former Hawkeyes on his roster, including offensive lineman James Ferentz. Also getting pink slips were offensive linemen Cole Croston and Matt Tobin, and wide receiver Riley McCarron. On Sunday, the Patriots signed Croston, Ferentz and McCarron to their practice squad.
Other ex-Hawkeyes who got released on Saturday as NFL teams got down to their 53-player regular-season rosters were:
RB Akrum Wadley, Tennessee
OL Andrew Donnal, Baltimore (claimed by Detroit on waivers)
DL Carl Davis, Baltimore (claimed by Cleveland on waivers)
TE Henry Krieger Coble, L.A. Rams (re-signed by the Rams for their practice squad)
RB LeShun Daniels, Green Bay
K Marshall Koehn, N.Y. Giants
RB James Butler, Oakland
DL Nathan Bazata, Tampa Bay
Also cut was quarterback Jake Rudock, who had been with the Detroit Lions the last two years after playing his senior season at Michigan as a graduate transfer from Iowa. The Lions will re-sign Rudock to their practice squad.
So which former Hawkeyes are on NFL teams? These men:
OL Ike Boettger, Kansas City (cut by Buffalo Saturday, claimed by the Chiefs Sunday)
OL Marshal Yanda, Baltimoree
DB Micah Hyde, Buffalo
OL James Daniels, Chicago
DL Carl Davis, Cleveland
LB Christian Kirksey, Cleveland
LB Josey Jewell, Denver
LS Casey Kreiter, Denver
OL Andrew Donnal, Detroit
OL Bryan Bulaga, Green Bay
DB Josh Jackson, Green Bay
DL Mike Daniels, Green Bay
LB Anthony Hitchens, Kansas City
LB Ben Niemann, Kansas City
DB Desmond King, L.A. Chargers
OL Austin Blythe, L.A, Rams
DL Jaleel Johnson, Minnesota
OL Riley Reiff, Minnesota
DL Adrian Clayborn, New England
QB C.J. Beathard, San Francisco
TE George Kittle, San Francisco
DB Greg Mabin, San Francisco
OL Matt Tobin, San Francisco
OL Adam Gettis, Tampa Bay
OL Brandon Scherff, Washington
WR Tevaun Smith, Jacksonville (injured reserve)
Practice squads
WR Riley McCarron, New England
OL James Ferentz, New England
OL Cole Croston, New England
TE Henry Krieger Coble, L.A. Rams
QB Jake Rudock, Detroit
Wide receiver Derrick Willies, who caught four passes for Iowa in 2004 before leaving the team, stuck as a rookie with the Cleveland Browns.
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As for Iowa State, rookie linebacker Joel Lanning and rookie offensive lineman Jake Campos were cut by the Dallas Cowboys and rookie wide receiver Allen Lazard was released by the Jacksonville Jaguars, then signed to the Jaguars’ practice squad. Campos was signed to the Cowboys’ practice squad.
Cyclones in the NFL:
DT David Irving, Dallas
OL Kelechi Osemele, Oakland
LB A.J. Klein, New Orleans
LB Jeremiah George, Indianapolis (IR)
DT Ahtyba Rubin, Oakland (IR)
Practice squad:
WR Allen Lazard, Jacksonville
OL Jake Campos, Dallas
Former Northern Iowa players in the NFL:
LB L.J. Fort, Pittsburgh
RB David Johnson, Arizona
DB Deiondre Hall, Philadelphia
DL Xavier Williams, Kansas City
Practice squad
WR Reece Fountain, Indianapolis
Drake
TE Eric Saubert, Atlanta