BCSP NFL PLAYERS of the WEEK for Games of September 17 - 21, 2015

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Former Black College Performers In Pro Football

• Marquette King Ft. Valley State/Oakland 70-yard punt vs. Baltimore

• Larry Donnell Grambling/NY Giants 10-yard TD reception Oakland Raiders’ Photo vs. Atlanta FULL EXTENSION: Former Fort Valley PAYDIRT REACH: Cleveland Browns running back Isaiah Crowell • Phillip Adams State star Marquette (34, ALABAMA STATE) runs in for an 11-yard touchdown dur- SC State/Atlanta King averaged 49 ing the first half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Four solos, three assists yards on two punts vs. Titans, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, in Cleveland. Crowell finished with vs. the NY Giants Baltimore. 72 yards on 15 carries (4.8 ypc.). (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)

BCSP NFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK For games of September 17 - 21, 2015

DEFENSE - JUSTIN DURANT, LB, Atlanta (9th season, HAMPTON) - Led Falcons with nine solo tackles, one assist and one pass defended in win over the NY Giants.

OFFENSE - ISAIAH CROWELL, RB, Cleveland (2nd year, ALABAMA STATE) - Fifteen (15) carries for 72 yards including a tough 11-yard TD run in win over Tennessee.

OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES SPECIAL TEAMS - MARQUETTE KING, P, Oakland (4th year, FORT VALLEY STATE) - Averaged 49.0 yards on two punts with a long of 70 yards vs. Baltimore.. - ERIC WEEMS, WR/KR, Atlanta (9th year, BETHUNE-COOKMAN) - One kickoff return for 21 yards and one punt return for ten yards in win over the NY Giants. OFFENSE - LARRY DONNELL, TE, NY Giants - (4th year, GRAMBLING STATE) - Four catches for 28 yards including a 10-yard TD reception in loss to Atlanta. Also recovered a fumble. DEFENSE - ROBERT MATHIS, LB, Indianapolis (10th year, ALABAMA A&M) - One solo tackle in loss to the NY Jets. - Rashean Mathis, DB, Detroit (13th year, Bethune-Cookman) - Had five solo tackles in loss to Minnesota. - PHILLIP ADAMS, DB, Atlanta (6th year, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE) - Had four solo tackles and three assists in win over NY Giants. - William hayes, de, St. Louis (8th year, WINSTON-SALEM STATE) - One solo tackle and three assists in loss to Washington. - JAson Hatcher, DE, Washington (10th year, Grambling) - One assisted tackle in win over St. Louis. - Chris Baker, DE, Washington (4th year, Hampton) - One assisted tackle in win over St. Louis. - ANTOINE BETHEA, S, San Francisco (10th year, HOWARD) - Four solo tackles in loss to Pittsburgh. - Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB, NY Giants (8th season, Tennessee State) - Two solo tackles in loss to Atlanta. - Kendall Langford, DE, Indianapolis (8th season, Hampton) - Three assisted tackles in loss to the NY Jets.

DURANT’S RAVE: Atlanta Falcons linebacker Nate Stupar, left, and linebacker Justin Durant (#52, HAMPTON) celebrate during the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, in East Rutherford, N.J. Durant led the At- lanta defense with ten tackles, nine solos, as the Falcons won 24-20. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

FLEXIN’: New York Giants tight end Larry Donnell (#84, GRAMBLING STATE), center, celebrates with teammates Shane Vereen, right, and Marshall Newhouse after catching a touchdown pass from quarterback Eli Manning during the second half of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, in East Rutherford, N.J. Donnell totalled four catches for 28 yards in the loss. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)