35 Past Players from Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg on NFL Rosters
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (September 11, 2012) – The Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg is only in its fifth year but it has significant representation in the National Football League. With the kickoff of the 2012 NFL season over the weekend, 35 players that have competed in the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl are on an NFL roster.
Rutgers, which defeated UCF in the 2009 Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl under currentTampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Greg Schiano, leads the way with nine former players currently in the NFL. The group is led by CB Devin McCourty of theNew England Patriots, who had seven tackles in a 34-13 win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. McCourty also had a crucial pass deflection in the end zone that prevented a touchdown on the Titan’s opening drive.
A total of 19 NFL teams sport players who played in Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl. The teams with the most players on its rosters are the Patriots with four and Minnesota Vikings with three. All three of the Vikings players, starting CB Mistral Raymond(USF), CB Josh Robinson (UCF) and LB Tyrone McKenzie (USF), were contributors in the season-opening overtime win against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
“We’ve been fortunate that our conference partnerships have put us in the position to be able to showcase 35 players that now play in the NFL,” said Brett Dulaney, Executive Director of the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg.
The Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg is an ESPN Regional Television (ERT) owned bowl game featuring teams from the BIG EAST and Conference USA. The game will be played Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Players in the Pros – 35
(as of September 10, 2012)
2011 Game (3)
Marshall (2)
Vinny Curry DE Philadelphia Eagles
Omar Brown DB Baltimore Ravens *
FIU (1)
T.Y. Hilton WR Indianapolis Colts
2010 Game (6)
Louisville (4)
Bilal Powell RB New York Jets
Johnny Patrick DB New Orleans Saints
Greg Scruggs DE Seattle Seahawks
Byron Stingily OT Tennessee Titans
Southern Mississippi (2)
Austin Davis QB St. Louis Rams
Lamar Holmes OG Atlanta Falcons
2009 Game (15)
Rutgers (9)
Anthony Davis OT San Francisco 49ers
Justin Francis DE New England Patriots
Kevin Haslam OL San Diego Chargers *
Gregg Johnson DE Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Joe Lefeged DB Indianapolis Colts
Devin McCourty CB New England Patriots
Mohamed Sanu WR Cincinnati Bengals
Alex Silvestro LB New England Patriots *
Desmond Wynn OL Tampa Bay Buccaneers
UCF (6)
Kamar Aiken WR Buffalo Bills *
Bruce Miller FB San Francisco 49ers
Jamar Newsome WR Kansas City Chiefs *
Jah Reid OT Baltimore Ravens
Josh Robinson CB Minnesota Vikings
Torell Troup DT Buffalo Bills #
2008 Game (11)
USF (6)
Nate Allen CB Philadelphia Eagles
Tyrone McKenzie LB Minnesota Vikings
Jerome Murphy CB New Orleans Saints
Mistral Raymond CB Minnesota Vikings
George Selvie DE Jacksonville Jaguars
Jeremiah Warren OT New England Patriots *
Memphis (5)
Charlie Bryant DL San Diego Chargers *
Kellen Heard DT St. Louis Rams
Ronald Leary OL Dallas Cowboys *
Clinton McDonald DT Seattle Seahawks
Frank Trotter DE Philadelphia Eagles *
# Injured Reserve
*Practice Squad