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Jason McCourty (nfl.com) A number of former Rutgers Scarlet Knights had good weeks recording stats in the second week of NFL preseason action. The standout may have been Browns defensive back Jason McCourty, who recorded 4 tackles and recovered a fumble. Other contributors included: Anthony Cioffi had two tackles and a forced fumble for the Oakland Raiders on what was a highlight-reel hit. Brandon Coleman had a catch for 8 yards for the Saints. Marcus Cooper recorded 2 tackles for the Chicago Bears. Jonathan Freeny and Devin McCourty were both in on 3 tackles for the Patriots. Tom Savage completed 8 of 9 passes for 89 yards and a touchdown for the Texans. Quentin Gause and Kevin Snyder each had a tackle for the Broncos. Steve Longa recorded 3 tackles for Detroit. Logan Ryan had a tackle and a forced fumble for the Titans. Mohamed Sanu snagged 2 catches for 25 yards for Atlanta.

There are a significant number of Rutgers players currently on NFL rosters. It's preseason, and there's a chance not everyone will stick, but it's still exciting to note the progress that Scarlet Knights are making in the pros. This is a list of many of the guys who recorded stats or found themselves in the news this past week. Kenny Britt: caught 1 pass for 4 yards Leonte Carroo : caught 1 pass for a nifty 33-yard TD Brandon Coleman: 3 catches for 23 yards Mohamed Sanu: caught 1 pass for 5 yards Anthony Cioffi: recorded 1 tackle Marcus Cooper: recorded 1 tackle Jonathan Freeny: recorded 4 tackles Steve Longa: recorded 4 tackles Jason McCourty: recorded 1 tackle Logan Ryan: recorded 3 tackles Kevin Snyder: recorded 4 tackles In addition, wide receiver Andrew Turzilli was signed this week by the New York Giants. And in a surprise move, center Jeremy Zuttah was released by the San Francisco 49ers. Zuttah had been slowed a bit with a leg injury, but this was...

Start Times for Five 2017 Football Games The Big Ten has announced the start times of five upcoming Rutgers football games for the 2017 season: 9/1 home vs. Washington will air at 8:00 p.m. on FS1 9/23 at Nebraska , 3:30 p.m. 10/21 vs. Purdue, Noon 10/28 at Michigan , Noon 11/11 at Penn State , Noon Check out the official press release atscarletknights.com Michael Burton Signed by the Chicago Bears ESPN reporter Field Yates was the first to report that the Chicago Bears have signed former Rutgers fullback Michael Burton. That did not take long for Burton , who joins former Scarlet Knight Marcus Cooper on the Bears. Rice to Coach New Rochelle Running Backs Ray Rice has landed at his alma mater, New Rochelle High School as the school's running backs coach. It's is good to see that Ray continues to make positive steps as he continues to rebuild his image. Kevin Devaney, Jr., broke the news for News12 Varsity.