The NFL’s third week provided us with another debut for a UTSA alum and some bad news for another, while former track star Teddy Williams remained inactive with the Panthers, depriving us of our first Roadrunner vs. Roadrunner action of the year.
Brian Price
DT – Green Bay Packers – UTSA ’13-’15
Last Thursday, the Green Bay Packers announced that they signed UTSA alum Brian Price from the practice squad to the active roster, and he immediately received praise from an NFL personnel executive.
“I like Brian Price. He’s got a chance.”
Price saw the field on ten snaps (15%) and “didn’t look out of place,” which is high praise for a rookie making his NFL debut.
The Packers have been riddled with injuries on the defensive side of the ball, making Price one of eight rookies to get playing time for Green Bay in Week 3.
Green Bay Packers Defensive Snap Chart
Def. ST
Player Pos Num Pct Num Pct
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix FS 68 100% 6 21%
Quinten Rollins CB 67 99% 8 28%
Micah Hyde SS 67 99% 6 21%
Ladarius Gunter CB 63 93% 11 38%
Damarious Randall CB 57 84% 6 21%
Jake Ryan LB 56 82% 8 28%
Nick Perry LB 51 75% 2 7%
Mike Daniels DT 46 68% 6 21%
Kenny Clark DT 42 62% 12 41%
Joe Thomas LB 38 56% 8 28%
Kyler Fackrell LB 37 54% 22 76%
Julius Peppers LB 32 47% 12 41%
Blake Martinez LB 30 44% 5 17%
Jayrone Elliott LB 28 41% 14 48%
Christian Ringo NT 24 35% 1 3%
Kentrell Brice FS 12 18% 23 79%
Dean Lowry DE 11 16% 6 21%
Brian Price DT 10 15% 0 0%
Josh Hawkins CB 7 10% 6 21%
Chris Banjo FS 2 3% 11 38%
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David Morgan II
TE – Minnesota Vikings – UTSA ’11-’15
On a weekend that Roadrunner fans already wanted for forget, we were hit with even more bad news as David Morgan II was injured in the Vikings 22-10 win over the Carolina Panthers. He left the game in the third quarter with an apparent knee injury.
Even before the injury, it appeared that Rhett Ellison had surpassed Morgan and regained his job as the blocking tight end for the Vikings, as Morgan only saw action on 3 offensive snaps (6%) and 4 special teams snaps (15%), far fewer than Ellison’s 21 and 16.
Minnesota Vikings Offensive Snap Chart
Off. ST
Player Pos Num Pct Num Pct
Brandon Fusco G 54 100% 3 11%
Joe Berger C 54 100% 3 11%
Andre Smith T 54 100% 3 11%
T.J. Clemmings T 54 100% 3 11%
Sam Bradford QB 54 100% 0 0%
Kyle Rudolph TE 52 96% 3 11%
Stefon Diggs WR 48 89% 0 0%
Charles Johnson WR 38 70% 0 0%
Jeremiah Sirles T 35 65% 3 11%
Jerick McKinnon RB 35 65% 0 0%
Adam Thielen WR 32 59% 11 41%
Rhett Ellison TE 21 39% 16 59%
Matt Asiata RB 19 35% 4 15%
Alex Boone G 19 35% 0 0%
Zach Line FB 16 30% 11 41%
Cordarrelle Patterson WR 5 9% 6 22%
David Morgan TE 3 6% 4 15%
Jarius Wright WR 1 2% 0 0%
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Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer remained vague on the subject of Morgan’s injury and wouldn’t give a timetable on his return, but did say that he wouldn’t be put on injured reserve.
