With baseball starting to wrap up its season, football in full swing, and hockey right around the corner, here is a look at how some former Gopher athletes are doing in the professional ranks.
NFL
| Player |
Pos. |
Team |
Notes |
| Marion Barber |
RB |
Dallas Cowboys |
Currently a backup to Julius Jones, has rushed 25 times for 125 yds & 3 TD’s, also caught 3 passes for 35 yds. |
| Laurence Maroney |
RB |
New England Patriots |
Starting running back, has rushed for 149 yds on 35 carries, no TD’s. |
| Thomas Tapeh |
FB |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Starting Fullback, has only rushed the ball once for 4 yds and has caught 3 passes for 22 yds. |
| Gary Russell |
RB |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Long shot to make the team out of training camp, Russell is listed as third string and has not yet carried the ball. |
| Ben Utecht |
TE |
Indianapolis Colts |
Although he has not found the end zone yet, Utecht has caught 6 passes for 50 yds in the first two games. |
| Matt Spaeth |
TE |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Rookie has only caught 3 passes but has scored a touchdown in each of his first two games. |
| Ben Hamilton |
OG |
Denver Broncos |
Hamilton has not played yet this year as he is out with a concussion. He had started every game for the Broncos since ’02. |
| Mark Setterstrom |
OG |
St. Louis Rams |
Has started both games. |
| Anthony Montgomery |
DT |
Washington Redskins |
Has started both games for Redskins, recorded 2 tackles Monday against Eagles. |
| Darrell Reid |
DT |
Indianapolis Colts |
Backup Tackle has 4 tackles in two games and a fumble recovery. |
| Tyrone Carter |
SS |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Backup SS, has recorded 1 tackle in 2 games |
| Michael Lehan |
CB |
Miami Dolphins |
Has started one game this year for Dolphins. |
| Derek Rackley |
LS |
Seattle Seahawks |
Seahawk Long snapper. |
| Greg White |
DE |
Tampa Bay |
After several strong seasons in Arena League, White is now a backup DE for the Bucs and had 2 tackles and his first sack against New Orleans. |
| Greg Eslinger |
C |
Denver Broncos |
Is currently on Broncos practice squad. |
| Logan Payne |
WR |
Seattle Seahawks |
Rookie is on Seattle’s practice squad. |
| Rhys Lloyd |
K |
Baltimore Ravens |
Has not kicked yet this year. Was 3 for 3 in preseason including a 55 yarder. Is backing up 39 year old Matt Stover. |
| Tony Dungy |
HC |
Indianapolis Colts |
Head coach of the Indianapolis Colts |
Canadian Football League
| Player |
Pos. |
Team |
Notes |
| Arland Bruce |
WR |
Toronto Argonauts |
7 games, 28 rec. 383 yds. 4 TD’s |
| Jerome Davis |
OT |
Hamilton Tiger Cats |
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| Ryan Thelwell |
WR |
Calgary Stampeders |
9 games, 22 rec. 400 yds. 2 TD’s |
Major League Baseball
| Player |
Pos. |
Team |
Notes |
| Robb Quinlan |
1B |
Anaheim Angels |
73 games, .248 3 HR 21 RBI |
| Glen Perkins |
P |
Minnesota Twins |
13 games, 0-0 3.65 ERA 24.2 innings. Missed most of the season with Muscle strain in left shoulder. |
| Jim Brower |
P |
New York Yankees |
3 games, 0-0 3.1 innings, 13. 50 E.R.A., was 4-1 with 20 saves and a 1.65 E.R.A at AAA Scranton. Released by Yankees on 8-31. |
| Jack Hannahan |
IF |
Oakland Athletics |
Was traded on 8-14 from Detroit’s AAA team Sacramento. Has played 31 games for A’s, batting .280 3 HR, 17 RBI, 7 doubles 14 runs, 30 hits. |
Minor League Baseball
| Player |
Pos. |
Team |
Notes |
| Luke Appert |
IF |
AA Midland (Oak.) |
79 games .246 5 HR 45 RBI |
| Craig Molldrem |
P |
AA Carolina (FL.) |
5-4 4.84 ERA 47 games. Was called up to AAA Albuquerque for 6 games where he had a 3.00 ERA in 9 innings. |
| Reid Mahon |
P |
AA Mobile (Ariz.) |
4-4 1.77 ERA 11 saves 32 games |
| Cole DeVries |
P |
A Beloit (MN.) |
9-5 3.41 ERA 108 K’s in 25 starts. |
| Jon Mueller |
P |
A Daytona (Cubs) |
5-2 5.27 ERA, made one appearance at AAA Iowa. |
| John Gaub |
P |
GCL Rookie League (Clev.) |
coming off two year recovery for shoulder injury, appeared in 4 games with a 2.25 ERA. |
| Mike Mee |
IF |
A Yakima (Ariz.) |
54 games .304 0 HR 27 RBI 58 hits |
| Dan Lyons |
SS |
A Vermont (Wash.) |
72 games .208 0 HR 21 RBI 39 Runs 32 BB 17 SB |
| Gary Perinar |
P |
GCL Rookie League (Det.) |
injured |
WNBA
| Player |
Pos. |
Team |
Notes |
| Lindsey Whalen |
G |
Conneticut Sun |
34 games 13.4 pts. 4.8 reb. 5 assists, 3 playoff games, 13.3 pts. 7 reb. |
| Janel McCarville |
C |
NY Liberty |
32 games 10.4 pts. 4.8 reb, 3 playoff games, 14 pts. 5.7 |
National Hockey League
List of Gopher Hockey players who are on training camp rosters:
| Keith Ballard |
Phoenix |
| Kris Chucko |
Calgary |
| Ben Clymer |
Washington |
| Alex Goligoski |
Pittsburgh |
| Danny Irmen |
Minnesota |
| Erik Johnson |
St. Louis |
| Phil Kessel |
Boston |
| Jordan Leopold |
Colorado |
| Paul Martin |
New Jersey |
| Jim O Brien |
Ottawa |
| Johnny Pohl |
Toronto |
| Grant Potulny |
Washington |
| Ryan Potulny |
Philadelphia |
| Barry Tallockson |
New Jersey |
| Jeff Taffe |
Pittsburgh |
| Jake Taylor |
New York Rangers |
| Thomas Vanek |
Buffalo |
| Mike Vanelli |
Philadelphia |
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