P.J. Alexander, a member of the Denver Broncos, missed the entire season due to an injury.
Kyle Johnson and Denver Broncos Lose In AFC Title Game
1/23/2006 1:03:28 PM | Football
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Former SU football student-athlete Kyle Johnson and the Denver Broncos were ousted from the playoffs yesterday by the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers, 34-17, in the AFC Championship game. Johnson was the starting full back and helped the Broncos rushing attack gain 97 yards.
Johnson finished the regular season with 17 catches for 160 yards, four rushes for nine yards, and five touchdowns.
Denver reached the conference title game after defeating the New England Patriots in the divisional round, 27-13.
Offensive lineman P.J. Alexander, a 2001 graduate of Syracuse, is also on the Broncos roster, but has missed the entire season to due to an injury.
Johnson and Alexander were two of seven former SU football student-athletes to compete in this year’s playoffs.
Marvin Harrison, Dwight Freeney, Josh Thomas, and James Mungro are on the Indianapolis Colts. Their historic season came to an end with a 21-18 loss against the Steelers.
The Colts were the first team since the 1998 Broncos to start a season 13-0. Current Orange head coach Greg Robinson served as the defensive coordinator of that squad that went on to win the Super Bowl.
Harrison caught 82 passes for 1,146 yards and 12 touchdowns in the regular season. Harrison and quarterback Peyton Manning also rewrote the record books this year. The duo became the most prolific combination in NFL history as they passed Steve Young and Jerry Rice for the most touchdown hook ups in history in a game against St. Louis on Oct. 17. The 49ers’ tandem held the previous record with 85 touchdowns.
Harrison and Manning also became the first duo in NFL history to connect for over 10,000 yards, while Harrison became the fastest wide receiver ever to amass 900 career receptions. He did it in 149 games, while Rice caught 900 in 168 games.
Freeney led the defensive charge as he totaled 34 tackles, including 29 solo, 11 sacks, and six forced fumbles in the regular season. Thomas finished with 18 tackles, including eight solo, and three sacks.
Mungro recorded seven rushes for 15 yards with three catches for 28 yards.
Donovin Darius is a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, who lost to New England in the wild card round of the NFL playoffs, 28-3. Darius played in just two games before suffering a season-ending ACL injury. He finished with six tackles, including five solo stops.
As of January 23, 2006, there are 26 former SU football student-athletes listed on 17 different NFL rosters.
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