Orange in the NFL: Week 9

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – This week's Orange Scholar-Athletes of the Week are Paige Stoner of the women's cross country team and Kielan Whitner of the Syracuse football team. The Orange football program features 10 alums who are on current NFL rosters. Here's a quick recap of how they fared during Week 9 of the 2016 season:

Jay Bromley, New York Giants
- Played in in New York's 28-23 win against Philadelphia. Did not record any statistics.

Riley Dixon, Denver Broncos
- Punted six times for 267 yards (44.5 avg.) in Denver's 30-20 loss at Oakland.

Dwight Freeney, Atlanta Falcons
- Played, but did not record any statistics in Atlanta's 43-28 win at Tampa Bay.

Arthur Jones, Indianapolis Colts
- Tallied a season-high six tackles in the Colts' 31-26 win at Green Bay.

Chandler Jones, Arizona Cardinals
- Did not play. Arizona had a bye week.

Cameron Lynch, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Played in the Buccaneers' 43-28 loss to Atlanta. Did not record any statistics.

Ryan Nassib, New York Giants
- Did not play in New York's 28-23 win against Philadelphia.
- Backup quarterback behind 13-year veteran Eli Manning.

Justin Pugh, New York Giants
- Started in the Giants' 28-23 win against Philadelphia.

Andrew Tiller, San Francisco 49ers
- Played in San Francisco's 41-23 loss to New Orleans.

Shamarko Thomas, Pittsburgh Steelers
- Made one tackle in Pittsburgh's 21-14 loss to Baltimore.

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