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NFL BOILERS A look at Boilermakers currently on NFL rosters, their roles and their Week 6 statistics. Dallas Cowboys (2-3, 31-29 loss at Balti- more; play at Carolina at 1 p.m. Sunday) #8 QB Kyle Orton: Reserve; Did not play #93 LB Anthony Spencer: Not active (strained pectoral); n/a New England Patriots (3-3, 24-23 loss at Se- attle; host New York Jets at 4:25 p.m. Sun- day) #90 LB Niko Koutouvides: Reserve; None #50 LB/DE Rob Ninkovich: Starter; 4 tackles, 1 FR San Diego Chargers (3-3, 35-24 loss to Denver; BYE in Week 7) #61 C Nick Hardwick: Starter; Chargers gained 90 yards rushing; line allowed four sacks #95 LB Shaun Phillips: Starter; 4 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 QH Atlanta Falcons (6-0, 23-20 win over Oakland; BYE) #93 DE Ray Edwards: Starter; 2 tackles, 1 FR Baltimore Ravens (5-1, 31-29 win over Dallas; play at Houston at 1 p.m. Sunday) #31 SS Bernard Pollard: Starter; 13 tackles, 1 TFL Chicago Bears (4-1, BYE in Week 6; host Detroit at 8:30 p.m. Monday) #86 TE Kyle Adams: Season: Reserve; 2 rec., 24 yards in four games, one start Detroit Lions (2-3, 26-23 win at Philadel- phia; play at Chicago at 8:30 p.m. Monday) #92 DE Cliff Avril: Starter; 4 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 TFL, 2 QH Green Bay Packers (3-3, 42-24 win at Houston; play at St. Louis at 1 p.m. Sunday) #96 DE Mike Neal: Reserve; 2 tackles Jacksonville Jaguars (1-4, BYE; play at Oakland at 4:25 p.m. Sunday) #77 RG Uche Nwaneri: Season: Starter; n/a New Orleans Saints (1-4, BYE; play at Tampa Bay at 1 p.m. Sunday) #9 QB Drew Brees: Season: Starter; 139-of-236 passes (58.9%) for 1,720 yards, 14 TDs / 6 int., for a 90.7 QB rating in five starts New York Jets (3-3, 35-9 win over Indy; play at New England at 4:25 p.m. Sunday) #81 TE Dustin Keller: Starter; 1 rec., 6 yards Philadelphia Eagles (3-3, 26-23 OT loss to Detroit; BYE) #67 OT Dennis Kelly: Reserve; Did not play Tennessee Titans (2-4; 26-23 win over Pitts- burgh; play at Buffalo at 1 p.m. Sunday) #66 OT Mike Otto: Not active (hand/knee); n/a Washington Redskins (3-3, 38-26 win over Minnesota; play at New York Giants at 1 p.m. Sunday) #91 LB Ryan Kerrigan: Starter; 2 tackles oric and the testimony of two pretty unreliable sources. "So, that part really disap- points me, and I'll say this in all honesty. As a guy who's been in the league for 12 years, I have seen a lot from an experienced player's perspective, the NFL seems a little out of control right now, in the way it's being conducted and run from the top on down." Spencer had hoped the bye week would help him heal up in time to play Sunday vs. Baltimore. But he wasn't ready. Spencer sat out his second SPENCER STILL OUT Dallas linebacker Anthony game due to a strained pectoral muscle. EDWARDS' TIME REDUCED be a starter at defen- sive end in Atlanta, but he's playing less than his backup. According to ESPN. Ray Edwards may com, the Falcons had 311 defensive plays in their first five games, with Kroy Biermann on the field for 215 and Ed- wards for 122. RADIO Your ultimate Monday morning home for the very latest in Boilermaker football 10 a.m., Mondays Click here to listen GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 23, EXPRESS 7 • 27 Edwards has played more snaps than Biermann only once, during Week 3 when Edwards had 35 plays in 56 total snaps, compared to 29 for Biermann. who went undrafted in April, had been with San Francisco during the preseason before being cut just before the start of the season. j Miami signed former line- backer Joe Holland to its prac- tice squad this week. Holland, an NFL rookie HOLLAND SIGNS WITH DOLPHINS