Twenty-five former Gators were active during Week 7 of NFL action. Here are a few highlights from the weekend.
Percy Harvin, New York Jets: While Harvin did not play this week after being traded to the New York Jets from the Seattle Seahawks on Friday, he did speak to reporters on Tuesday for the first time since the trade.
Harvin told CBS New York that he felt welcomed by the Jets and is ready for a fresh start with the Jets after being traded by Seattle for a conditional draft pick.
Carlos Dunlap, Cincinnati Bengals: Dunlap continues to wreak havoc as the central cog of the Bengals’ defensive line. In Cincinnati’s 27-0 loss to the Indianapolis Colts, the fifth-year defensive end totaled five tackles, a sack and a forced fumble while also defending a pass. On the season, Dunlap leads the Bengals and is tied for 15th in the NFL with four sacks.
Sharrif Floyd, Minnesota Vikings: Floyd had the best individual performance of his young NFL career during Minnesota’s 17-16 loss to the Buffalo Bills. The 2013 first-round draft pick recorded a personal-best five tackles while starting his sixth game of the season at defensive tackle. Floyd also recorded his second sack of the season while the Vikings as a whole had six sacks on Bills quarterback Kyle Orton on Sunday.
Jordan Reed, Washington Redskins: Reed was active for the second straight game after missing four contests with a hamstring injury. The second-year tight end tallied 54 receiving yards on a team-high-tying five receptions in Washington’s 19-17 win against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. In the two games since returning from the hamstring injury, Reed leads the Redskins with 13 catches.
Jonotthan Harrison, Indianapolis Colts: Harrison started his third straight game at center for the Colts in their 27-0 win over the Bengals on Sunday.
Harrison, an undrafted free agent and former UF starting center, anchored an offensive line that allowed Colts quarterback Andrew Luck to amass 344 passing yards and be sacked just twice. Indianapolis also gained 171 yards on the ground.
Other notables: Ravens Safety Will Hill made his season debut on Sunday after missing six games for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy. The third-year veteran recorded two tackles — including one for loss — in the Baltimore Ravens’ 29-7 win against the Atlanta Falcons.
After missing just one field goal through his first five games this season, Miami Dolphins kicker Caleb Sturgis went 2 for 4 in the Dolphins’ 27-14 win against the Chicago Bears. Sturgis is now 11 for 14 on field goal attempts this season.
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New York Jets NFL football wide receiver Percy Harvin (16) talks to the media at his locker after his first practice since his trade from Seattle in Florham Park, N.J., on Monday.
