The Texas Longhorns on Saturday night weren’t the only ones who had big games this week. After watching the current Longhorns bang out a 56-point victory at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, former Longhorns got their opportunity on Sunday to prove their worth. We take a look at three former Longhorns who had big games and an updated on Texas safety B.J. Foster who allegedly quit on Saturday night. All headlines brought to you by Twitter.
Former Longhorns running back scores two touchdowns in Rams 20-17 victory
Malcolm Brown had a big game against the Dallas Cowboys and was a huge factor in Los Angeles’ victory. He carried the ball 18 times for 78 yards. He contributed two touchdown runs that helped the Rams escape Week 1 with a victory.
Malcolm Brown punches it in for 6 💪
Rams on the board
(via @NFL) pic.twitter.com/qbJzIK8kAV
— B/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) September 14, 2020
Malcolm Brown scores his second TD to put the @RamsNFL on top. #RamsHouse
📺: #DALvsLAR on NBC
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/ynDmpGSOcL pic.twitter.com/pB0zNvpQvY— NFL (@NFL) September 14, 2020
Adrian Phillips gets an interception in first game with the Patriots
Adrian Phillips moved to New England from Los Angeles over the offseason. He made a big play in his first game with the Patriots. He led the Patriots with eight solo tackles and nine combined tackles in his first game. Phillips added one tackle for loss, one pass defended and this interception off Ryan Fitzpatrick.
INT for @Phillips_17 in his #Patriots debut! #MIAvsNE | #GoPats pic.twitter.com/LxfVwf6fcU
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) September 13, 2020
Brandon Jones has huge debut for the Dolphins
Brandon Jones made his mark in his first game in the NFL. Debuting with the Miami Dolphins, the former Longhorns compiled 10 combined tackles which was second-most on the team. He is one of five players since 2016 to debut with double-digit tackles. Seven of which were solo.
#dolphins safety brandon jones joins xavien howard, fred warner, devin bush, and shaquill griffin as one of only five players since 2016 to record double-digit tackles in their NFL debut.
Brandon jones had 10 tackles (7 solo) vs NE pic.twitter.com/Cz7RMVybrQ
— josh houtz (@houtz) September 14, 2020
Update on Texas safety B.J. Foster
On Sunday, it was reported that Foster quit the team during Saturday’s win. Late Sunday night, Anwar Richardson of Rivals reported Foster met with the staff regarding that decision.
According to my sources, Texas safety B.J. Foster met with members of the Longhorn coaching staff on Sunday and will remain with the team.
Staff will meet on Monday to discuss Foster’s immediate future after he quit against UTEP on Saturday
— Anwar Richardson (@AnwarRichardson) September 14, 2020