Category: Spartans in the NFL

Former MSU football WR Jayden Reed joins elite company after impressive start to NFL season

Jayden Reed has done something that only five other players have done in NFL history

Michigan State football fans knew that wide receiver Jayden Reed was special from about the first moment he walked into the building in East Lansing. NFL fans are now starting to catch up after Reed has lit the league on fire to start the season. Reed has been so dynamic for the Green Bay Packers, he actually managed to some elite company, setting a statistical bar that has only been met by five other players in history.

Reed joins Roger Craig, Paul Hofer, Timmy Brown, Frank Gifford and Wilbur Moore as the only players to record at least 400 receiving yards and 100 rushing yards during the first five games of the season. He is the first player to do it since 1985 and, really, the only true wide receiver to hit this mark in the history of the league.

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Watch Connor Heyward score SNF touchdown

Connor Heyward found the endzone on SNF

On Sunday Night Football the Pittsburgh Steelers took on the Dallas Cowboys. In a closely contested game, the Cowboys knocked off the Steelers, 20-17.

One of the two touchdowns scored in the game by the Steelers was done by a former Spartan.

Connor Heyward, a former MSU running back and tight end, now plays as a hybrid tight end and fullback for the Steelers. Heyward found the endzone for the second time in his young career.

Watch the touchdown by Heyward via the NFL on X:

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Kirk Cousins lights it up, leads Falcons to OT win on Thursday Night Football

Former Michigan State legend quarterback Kirk Cousins had himself a massive game on Thursday Night Football

Former Michigan State legend quarterback Kirk Cousins had himself a massive game on Thursday Night Football.

Cousins put on arguably one of his best career performances in a Thursday Night Football victory for the Atlanta Falcons over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Cousins threw for 509 yards and four touchdowns in the win. One of his four touchdown passes came in overtime from 45 yards out to seal the victory.

With the win, Cousins and the Falcons have moved into first place of the NFC South Division. This is Cousins’ first season with the Falcons, who are now 3-2 overall.

Here’s a clip of the game-winning touchdown pass from Cousins in overtime:

Here’s a clip of Cousins’ postgame on the field interview following the win:

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Watch Kirk Cousins TD pass in Falcons’ Thursday Night Football matchup

Former Michigan State legend Kirk Cousins got the scoring started in week five of the NFL season

Former Michigan State legend Kirk Cousins got the scoring started in week five of the NFL season.

Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons struck first in this week’s Thursday Night Football matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Cousins was able to find wide receiver Drake London for an 18-yard touchdown play to give the Falcons the early 7-0 lead.

Check out the highlight play below:

Cousins is in his first season with the Falcons after signing with Atlanta in the offseason. The Falcons are off to a 2-2 start to the season.

Stay with Spartans Wire for more updates on Cousins and the Falcons.

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Former Spartan highest graded RB in week four

Kenneth Walker was the best RB in the league during week four:

Kenneth Walker had a monster performance in week four for the Seattle Seahawks. Unfortunately, the Seahawks dropped their game 42-29 to the Detroit Lions on Monday Night Football, but Walker did everything in his power to get his team a victory.

Walker finished the game with 12 carries for 80 yards and 3 touchdowns to go with 4 catches for 36 yards.

The performance by Walker earned him the honor of being the highest rated running back in week four by Pro Football Focus, getting a 90.7 rating.

Walker and Seattle will face the New York Giants next week.

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Watch Kenneth Walker’s second TD of the night on MNF

Walker gets his second touchdown on Monday Night Football

Former Michigan State football running back Kenneth Walker is currently playing on Monday Night Football, as his Seattle Seahawks traveled to Ford Field for a game with the Detroit Lions.

While the game is not currently over, Walker currently has three touchdowns in the game, and is going wild against the Lions.

Here, via the Seattle Seahawks on X, you can watch the second touchdown for Walker, who showed off the power and leg strength he possesses:

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WATCH: K9 scores his third touchdown on Monday Night Football

K9 has three touchdowns on MNF:

Former Michigan State football running back Kenneth Walker is currently playing on Monday Night Football, as his Seattle Seahawks traveled to Ford Field for a game with the Detroit Lions.

Walker is currently in the midst of having a monster game against the Lions, having notched three TDs early in the fourth quarter of a close game. The third touchdown for the former Spartan was a beautiful play by Walker, bouncing a run outside and beating the Lions defenders to the pylon.

Watch the TD via X:

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Watch Kenneth Walker’s Houdini act on Monday Night Football

Kenneth Walker was a magician on MNF:

Former Michigan State football running back Kenneth Walker is currently playing on Monday Night Football, as his Seattle Seahawks traveled to Ford Field for a game with the Detroit Lions.

During the first half of the game between the Seahawks and the Lions, Walker broke social media with an insane run, which saw the former Spartan spin off of LB Alex Anzalone’s body not once, but two times to stay upright and earn extra yards.

Watch the insane play via X:

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Watch former MSU RB Kenneth Walker score TD on Monday Night Football

Former MSU RB Kenneth Walker got the Seahawks scoring going with a rushing TD in the second quarter

Former Spartans great Kenneth Walker was back in Michigan on Monday night and like he did at Michigan State, he found the endzone.

Walker punched in the Seattle Seahawks’ first touchdown of the game in a Monday Night Football matchup against the Detroit Lions. Walker was originally stuffed at the line of scrimmage but bounced it outside to get the Seahawks on the board in the first half.

At the time of this post, this was the first of three touchdowns for Walker in the matchup against the Lions.

Walker only played for the Spartans for one season after transferring from Wake Forest. But he starred for Michigan State in his one season, helping lead the 2021 Spartans to the Peach Bowl.

Watch the highlight play from Walker in the post below:

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Watch former MSU WR Jayden Reed score TD vs. Vikings

Former MSU WR Jayden Reed continued his strong start to the season with another touchdown on Sunday

A former Spartans wide receiver is continuing to have a big year in the NFL.

Jayden Reed of the Green Bay Packers found the endzone again this week in a narrow loss vs. the Minnesota Vikings. Reed made a jump ball catch over the defender to get the Packers on the board in the second quarter. The touchdown reception was from 16 yards out.

Reed finished the game with seven receptions for 139 yards and one touchdown. On the year, he now has 17 receptions for 336 yards and two touchdowns.

Check out the highlight reel touchdown from Reed below:

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