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UCONN PLAYERS AND THEIR NFL TEAMS (Listed with their final year at UConn) A number of former University of football players have gone on to be drafted or signed free ARIZONA (ST. LOUIS) agent contracts with teams. CARDINALS Vin Clements...... 1970 U On these pages is a listing of UConn players that have either been drafted by NFL teams, made an active Ray Blagman ...... 2006 Anthony McKinney ...... 1996 C O regular season roster, or have signed free agent contracts with teams in the NFL. Mark Michaels...... 1985 N Tyler King...... 2004 N Jordan Younger...... 1999 Glenn Antrum...... 1988 F Domingos Carlos ...... 1983 O UCONN AND THE NFL DRAFT O BRIAN KOZLOWSKI BECOMES SECOND ATLANTA FALCONS Reggie Eccleston...... 1980 Year Round Pick Player Team T Brian Kozlowski...... 1992 Keron Henry...... 2004 B 2007 6 195 Deon Anderson Dallas HUSKY TO PLAY IN THE A Ryan Krug ...... 2004 L 2005 3 82 Alfred Fincher New Orleans ormer Husky Brian Kozlowski L 2005 5 145 Dan Orlovsky Detroit Eric Naposki...... 1985 Fbecame the second UConn alum- Booth Lusteg ...... 1965 Jody Webb ...... 1980 2 1994 6 190 Paul Duckworth Green Bay nus to play in the Super Bowl in Uyi Osunde...... 2003 0 1992 12 312 Cornelius Benton Pittsburgh Darrell Wilson ...... 1980 0 January 1999. Kozlowski was the 7 1989 9 238 David Franks Seattle CAROLINA PANTHERS NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 1984 4 99 John Dorsey Green Bay starting fullback for the NFC P Champion Atlanta Falcons, who lost Sean Mulcahy ...... 2003 Alfred Fincher...... 2004 R 1980 8 221 Ted Walton Pittsburgh Nick Giaquinto (below), who played at UConn between 1975-76, participated in two Super E 1974 11 272 Eric Torkelson Green Bay to the Denver Broncos. Kozlowski CHICAGO BEARS Keron Henry ...... 2004 V Aaron Sanders...... 1989 Bowls with the Washington Redskins. He played in Super Bowl XVII in 1982 which the I 1971 4 102 Vin Clements Minnesota played at UConn from 1989-1992 Walt Dropo ...... 1946 E and was a two-time All-Yankee Redskins won and in Super Bowl XVIII in 1983 that Washington lost. W 1963 4 27 John Contoulis New York (AFL) 1962 11 153 Dave Bishop New York Conference selection. In 1998, he was CINCINNATI BENGALS Vin Clements...... 1970 C 1962 16 213 John Contoulis Minnesota one of 44 players selected to the Sean Mulcahy ...... 2003 O John Contoulis ...... 1962 A 1958 18 210 Lenny King Washington UConn 100th Anniversary All-Time C Ed Enos ...... 1956 H 1947 28 259 Milt Dropo . CLEVELAND BROWNS I Vernon Hargreaves ...... 1983 Nick Giaquinto ...... 1976 N 1946 6 49 Walt Trojanowski Washington G 1946 9 74 Walt Dropo Chicago Uyi Osunde ...... 2003 Marc Hickok ...... 2002 Keith Hugger...... 1983 S Shane Stafford...... 1998 T Brian Kozlowski...... 1992 A DALLAS COWBOYS Ken Miller ...... 1981 F PLAYERS ON ACTIVE REGULAR SEASON PROFESSIONAL ROSTERS F Deon Anderson ...... 2007 Ted Walton...... 1979 Name Pos. Team (League) Year(s) Name Pos. Team (League) Year(s) Pat Anglim...... 1987 2 0 Glenn Antrum WR New England (NFL) 1989 Bob Leahy QB Pittsburgh (NFL) 1971 David Franks ...... 1988 NEW YORK JETS 0 Eric Naposki...... 1985 Nick Giaquinto ...... 1976 6 Vin Clements RB N.Y. Giants (NFL) 1971-73 Booth Lusteg K Buffalo (AFL) 1966 Ken Sweitzer ...... 1981 Eric Naposki...... 1985 R John Contoulis DT N.Y. Giants (NFL) 1964 Miami (AFL) 1967 E V Bill Cooke DL-OL Green Bay (NFL) 1975 Pittsburgh (NFL) 1968 DETROIT LIONS PHILADELPHIA EAGLES I Pat Anglim...... 1987 E San Francisco (NFL) 1976-77 Green Bay (NFL) 1969 Bill Cooke...... 1971 W James Hargrave...... 2005 Seattle (NFL) 1978, 1979-80 Jim Merritts DE-NT Indianapolis (NFL) 1987 Dan Orlovsky...... 2004 O Detroit (NFL) 1978 Eric Naposki LB Indianapolis Colts (NFL) 1989 Steve Beal...... 1979 MARK DIDIO P P Mark Didio WR Pittsburgh (NFL) 1992 New England (NFL) 1988 Cornelius Benton ...... 1991 Pittsburgh Steelers O Mark Didio...... 1991 N John Dorsey LB Green Bay (NFL) 1984-89 Red O’Neil C Hartford (NFL) 1926 Tommy Collins...... 2003 E Bill Cooke...... 1971 Bob Leahy...... N/A N Alfred Fincher LB New Orleans (NFL) 2005-06 Dan Orlovsky QB Detroit (NFL) 2005-06 T John Dorsey...... 1983 Booth Lusteg ...... 1965 S Nick Giaquinto RB Miami (NFL) 1980-81 Vic Radzevich BB-G-FB Hartford (NFL) 1926 Paul Duckworth ...... 1993 Pete Rostosky...... 1982 H Washington (NFL) 1981-83 Pete Rostosky OL Pittsburgh (NFL) 1983-87 Matt Latham ...... 1984 Ted Walton...... 1979 I Booth Lusteg ...... 1965 S Ching Hammill BB Providence (NFL) 1925 Shane Stafford QB Cleveland (NFL) 1998 ST. LOUIS RAMS T Anthony McKinney ...... 1996 O Brian Herosian S Baltimore Colts (NFL) 1973 Eric Torkelson RB Green Bay (NFL) 1974-81 Sean Mulcahy ...... 2003 R Eric Torkelson...... 1973 Y Keith Hugger WR N.Y. Giants (NFL) 1983 Pop Williams WB-FB-TB-HB Providence (NFL) 1928-31 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS Brian Kozlowski TE N.Y. Giants (NFL) 1994-97 Brooklyn (NFL) 1932 INDIANAPOLIS R Rick Robustelli ...... 1970 E Atlanta (NFL) 1998-03 Darrell Wilson DB New England (NFL) 1981 (BALTIMORE) COLTS C Brian Herosian...... 1972 O Washington (NFL) 2004-05 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS R Jim Merritts ...... 1980 Bill Cooke...... 1971 D S Eric Naposki...... 1985 UCONN AND THE CFL SEATTLE SEAHAWKS U JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS Bill Cooke...... 1971 N Dan Murray...... 2006 I ormer UConn standout Brian Herosian enjoyed an outstanding career in the Canadian Football League. After playing in the NFL David Franks ...... 1988 ERIC TORKELSON V Tory Taylor ...... 1998 E Ffor one season in 1973 for Baltimore, Herosian travelled north and played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for four seasons from Matt Latham ...... 1984 Green Bay Packers R 1975-78. He was an East Division all-star in 1975 and ’76 and a CFL all-star in ’76. Pat Walsh...... 1995 S I TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS T Herosian had five interceptions in both 1975 and ’76, three in ’77 and four more in ’78. At UConn, he was selected to play in Shane Stafford...... 1998 Y the North-South All-Star Shrine Game in Miami following his senior year. TaVarr Closs ...... 1997 UConn’s CFL tradition continued in the summer of 2004. Scarborough, Ontario’s O’Neil Wilson was the second wide receiv- Justin Perkins...... 2004 WASHINGTON REDSKINS er taken in the CFL Draft by Montreal and was a starter on Opening Day for the Alouettes. His is currently a member of the Terry Caulley ...... 2006 Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Former Husky Jordan Younger also played in the CFL in 2005 for Toronto and remains with that team. Nick Giaquinto ...... 1976 Nick Giaquinto ...... 1976 Brian Kozlowski...... 1992 In 2006, Huskies Shawn Mayne (Hamilton) and Jason Ward (British Columbia) were both chosen in the CFL Draft. In 2007, Mayne plays for the Booth Lusteg ...... 1965 Saskatchewan Roughriders as does former Husky Maurice Lloyd.

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