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Longhorns in the NFL Week 17: Regular-season finale

The weekly Longhorns in the NFL update. In Week 17, kickers were the stars who helped lead the way for ex-Horns before the playoffs begin.

The NFL’s regular season concluded Sunday with multiple former Longhorns on their way to the postseason. It was a good week for special teams players Justin Tucker of the Baltimore Ravens and Michael Dickson of the Seattle Seahawks.

Tucker made all six of his kicks in a convincing win over the Cincinnati Bengals. He has scored at least 130 points in five consecutive seasons, tying the NFL record.

In Seattle, Dickson averaged over 56 yards per punt, helping the Seahawks beat the San Fransico 49ers 26-23. Seattle clinched the No. 3 seed in the NFC and will face Malcolm Roach and the Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card round.

As for the rest of the Texas Exes in Week 17, Longhorns Wire provides the update.

Seahawks punter Michael Dickson named Special Teams Player of Week 15

For his impressive efforts against Washington, Seattle Seahawks punter Michael Dickson has been named the Special Teams Player of Week 15.

The Seattle Seahawks advanced to 10-4 on the year on Sunday after beating the Washington Football Team on the road and special teams was a big factor in the win.

Kicker Jason Myers set a franchise record for most consecutive field goals made at 31 and punter Michael Dickson had an impressive outing himself.  Dickson punted four times on Sunday, averaging 50.8 yards per kick. All four punts landed well inside the 20-yard line.

For his efforts, Dickson was named the NFC’s Special Teams Player of Week 15.

“Michael Dickson had a huge game today,” coach Pete Carroll said after the victory. “We were playing field position all day long, and he did a great job of keeping them deep and making their offense go the long haul.”

The is the second time this season Dickson has earned the honor and the third over his career. He was also named Player of the Month in his rookie year.

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Longhorns in the NFL: Week 12 recap and highlights

Week 12 of the NFL season isn’t technically over with the Pittsburgh-Baltimore game set for Wednesday. How the other former Horns performed?

The NFL’s Week 12 was a wild one. The Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens were set to kick off on Thanksgiving. That game was moved to Sunday. Then to Monday. Then to Tuesday. Then to Wednesday. Who knows if that game is going to take place before week 13 kicks off. The Ravens were also supposed to host the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday. That game is now kicking off on Tuesday, allegedly.

This week’s NFL action saw the Texas Longhorns’ all-time leading passer return to the football field. Due to an injury to New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones, Colt McCoy was thrust into action against the Cincinnati Bengals. He would lead them to a win to give them possession of first place in the NFC East.

The weekend also saw two players from the 2020 NFL Draft class have big contributions to their team. Collin Johnson showed by the Longhorns offense missed him this year and Brandon Jones recorded the first sack of his NFL career.

A look at the rest of the Texas exes:

Horns in the NFL: How Texas Exes fared in week 8

Just how did the former Texas Longhorns perform during week eight of the NFL season? Images, statistics and highlights.

The NFL is almost at the midway point of the season with only nine more weeks of football before the postseason.

Continue reading “Horns in the NFL: How Texas Exes fared in week 8”

Former Longhorn punter Michael Dickson calls out Texas staff

Once upon a time Michael Dickson was the punter for the Texas Longhorns. On Saturday he called out the new special teams coordinator.

During his time at the University of Texas, Michael Dickson was one of the best punters in all of college football. He even has the hardware to prove it. During his final season on the Forty Acres, Dickson won the Ray Guy Award. It is presented annually to the best punter in college football. He was even awarded the Texas Bowl MVP for his punting efforts against Missouri.

On Saturday, Michael Dickson took to Twitter to criticize the coaching staff after Ryan Bujcevski’s punt was blocked by Oklahoma.

“No protection. Week in week out. No coverage week in week out. ST coach is (trash). Smh.”

Dickson was in Austin for the first year under Tom Herman but didn’t play under new special teams coordinator Jay Boulware. It isn’t much of a shock to see Dickson come to the aid of his cousin Bujcevski. However, that doesn’t mean that he isn’t dead on in his criticism. The special teams unit has been anything but special this year for the Longhorns.

Related: Three reasons Texas fell to Oklahoma

As noted in the three reasons for the Longhorns loss, Bujcevski has plenty on him as well. The penalty against him for unsportsmanlike conduct falls squarely on his shoulders.

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Locked on Longhorns Podcast: ‘Big 12 Preview with Ari Temkin’

Locked on Longhorns Podcast discusses the latest odds plus Ari Temkin of SiriusXM’s Big 12 Show joins to discuss the weekend’s games.

With just two days before kickoff against the Texas Tech Red Raiders, Locked on Longhorns podcast discusses the latest odds before the game. The line for Texas moved to (-18), do we expect the team to cover the spread in Lubbock? Plus the latest betting odds on the Heisman and National Championship. Where does Texas sit in both situations? Also we discuss Michael Dickson winning NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors.

Ari Temkin of the Big 12 Show on SiriusXM Radio joins to discuss the latest happenings in the conference. With the concerns over COVID-19, should the schools do what the University of Texas is currently doing? Plus we look ahead at the weekend slate of games. Which one has Ari intrigued? Which one outside of Texas should we be watching?

In the final segment, we breakdown the Texas vs Texas Tech game. Does Texas need to style point this game? Plus Ari gives his prediction, can the Longhorns cover the 18 point spread? Should you take the over in this one?

Punter Michael Dickson named NFC’s Special Teams Player of Week 2

For his efforts against the Patriots Week 2, Seattle Seahawks punter Michael Dickson has been named the NFC’s Special Teams Player of Week 2

Seattle Seahawks punter Michael Dickson has been named the NFC’s Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts Sunday Night against the New England Patriots.

The Seahawks emerged victorious over the Patriots Week 2 thanks in part to Dickson, who logged four punts in Sunday’s matchup, averaging 50 yards each with a long of 63 yards. All four of his punts were downed inside the 20-yard line, two of then inside the 10.

Coach Pete Carroll was impressed with the special teams play overall Week 2.

“I thought special teams was spectacular tonight,” coach Pete Carroll said after the win. “Nick Bellore had two big tackles, Cody Barton had the hit of the night, a fantastic hit. Our coverage was great. Mike punted the ball great, hung them deep a bunch times, just controlled the field really well. Again, [Jason] Myers did his thing, hit everything. So, really happy with the kicking game, and really happy with the energy and the juice they provided the stadium and for our guys.”

Dickson earned both NFC’s Special Teams Player of the Week and Special Teams Player of the Month his rookie season.

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Longhorns in the NFL: Former Texas punter named NFC Player of the Week

Seahawks punter Michael Dickson was awarded NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors for his performance against the Patriots.

It’s been a great week for Texas ex’s in the NFL. Continue reading “Longhorns in the NFL: Former Texas punter named NFC Player of the Week”

12 Seattle Seahawks reimagined as Avengers characters

Which Seattle Seahawk is your favorite superhero? Here’s a look at 12 Seattle Seahawks reimagined as Avengers characters.

In America, the National Football League is king when it comes to entertainment. It seems the only property which can even come close to competing are the routinely successful and popular Marvel superhero movies.

To many fans, their favorite NFL stars are practically like superheroes to them in a sense. We at SeahawksWire thought with the Seahawks back in action it would be interesting to meld reality with fiction for some kickoff fun.
Without further ado, here are 12 Seattle Seahawks re-imaged as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes . . . the Avengers!

Texas football lands commitment from Australian punter

Isaac Pearson, a talented punter from Australia, hopes to follow in Michael Dickson’s footsteps at Texas.

Texas has added another member to the 2021 recruiting class at a position of need. Continue reading “Texas football lands commitment from Australian punter”