The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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PRO UPDATE Name Adrian Arrington WR Pos. Years In NFL Current Team 4 WR C OT QB DT WR DB K LB 6 Played in four games last year, recording a pair of catches for 31 yards. Jason Avant Started seven games and recorded a career-best 52 receptions for 679 yards in 2011. David Baas Jeff Backus Tom Brady Alan Branch Steve Breaston Stevie Brown Jay Feely Larry Foote 7 11 12 5 5 2 11 10 10 2 5 New York Giants Helped the Giants win the Super Bowl in his first year with the franchise, starting all 11 regular-season games he appeared in and all four playoff contests. Detroit Lions Has started all 16 games in each of his 11 seasons with Detroit, and the big man also started the Lions' playoff game last season. New England Patriots Threw for a career-best 5,235 yards and tossed 39 touchdown passes while leading the Pats to a 13-3 record in the regular season en route to his fifth Super Bowl appearance. Seattle Seahawks Started a career-high 15 games in his first season with Seattle, notching 34 tackles and three sacks. Kansas City Chiefs In his first season with the Chiefs, he started 13 games and eclipsed 700 receiving yards for the fourth consecutive campaign. New York Giants Appeared in eight games for Indianapolis and totaled five tackles last year. Arizona Cardinals Went 19 of 24 (79.2 percent) on field goals with 33 extra points made; his 90 points scored tied for 32nd in the league in 2011. Pittsburgh Steelers Started five games and recorded 47 tackles with 1.5 sacks last year. Jonathan Goodwin OG San Francisco 49ers Started all 16 games for the third straight season, and also started both playoff contests for the 49ers in 2011. Brandon Graham DE CB LB Philadelphia Eagles Played in three games and totaled four tackles as a second-year pro. Leon Hall Cincinnati Bengals Started all nine games and notched 32 tackles, two interceptions and seven passes broken up prior to suffering a season-ending injury. David Harris Junior Hemingway WR QB 5 R 4 New York Jets Started all 16 games for the third consecutive campaign and totaled 86 tackles, five sacks and four interceptions. Kansas City Chiefs Was selected with the 31st pick of the seventh round (238th overall). Chad Henne Jacksonville Jaguars Started four games for Miami in 2011, and finished 64-of-112 passing for 868 yards with four touchdowns and four interceptions. Steve Hutchinson OG DE 11 3 4 Tennessee Titans Started all 14 games he played in for Minnesota in 2011. Tim Jamison Jake Long OT Houston Texans Played in every game for the first time in his career and finished with 19 tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble last season. Miami Dolphins Started all 14 games he appeared in and was elected to his fourth straight Pro Bowl last year. 194 s THE WOLVERINE 2012 FOOTBALL PREVIEW Wide receiver Mario Manningham hauled in five receptions for 73 yards, including a spectacular 38-yard grab that kick-started the Name Mario Manningham WR Mike Martin DT P Pos. Years In NFL Current Team 4 R 2 San Francisco 49ers Helped the New York Giants win the Super Bowl. In the regular season, he grabbed 39 receptions for 523 yards and four scores. In the playoffs, he added 13 catches for 189 yards and three touchdowns. Tennessee Titans Was selected with the 19th pick of the third round (82nd overall). Zoltan Mesko David Molk C LB R 1 San Diego Chargers Was drafted with the 19th pick of the seventh round (226th overall). Jonas Mouton San Diego Chargers Missed his rookie campaign following a shoulder injury suffered in the preseason finale. Stephen Schilling OG DB CB LB 1 3 San Diego Chargers Started twice in his rookie year and appeared in nine games. Morgan Trent Donovan Warren LaMarr Woodley Charles Woodson DB 1 5 14 Chicago Bears Spent time with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Detroit Lions, but did not log any game action in 2011. Pittsburgh Steelers Started all 10 games he played in last season, recording 39 tackles, nine sacks and an interception. Green Bay Packers Started all 15 games he appeared in during the 2011 campaign, and totaled 74 tackles, two sacks, seven interceptions and 17 passes broken up en route to being named All-Pro. Washington Redskins Played for three different teams, but appeared in a total of 12 games with two starts while recording 16 tackles and two interceptions. New England Patriots Punted 57 times for an average of 46.5 yards per attempt, including 24 punts that were downed inside the 20. game-winning drive, in the Giants' Super Bowl victory last year. PHOTO BY EVAN PINKUS BY RYAN TICE Former Wolverines In The NFL New Orleans Saints Philadelphia Eagles