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BCSP ProFile - NFL
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
For games of November 11-12, 2001
JERRY RICE
6-2, 195, WR, Oakland Raiders, (17th year, MISS. VALLEY ST.)
Pulled in eight receptions for 131 yards and three TDs as the Raiders got by San Diego, 34-24. It was the record-setting receiverÕs best game since joining the Raiders (7-2) in the offseason, It was his first 100-yard receiving game since the 1999 season finale with the San Francisco 49ers. Rice, who has scored more TDs than anybody in the game's history, hadn't scored three in a game since Dec. 18, 1995. "I feel like Bill Walsh created this monster," Rice said of his longtime coach and mentor. "He told me I always had to make plays, and the last three years, it didn't happen. ... I'm feeling a lot more comfortable now, though. The explosion is still there. I still feel like I can run away from guys."
EARL HOLMES
6-2, 245, LB, Pittsburgh Steelers, (6th year, FLORIDA A&M)
Holmes led a stout defense that shut out the Jacksonville offense in a 20-7 Steelers
win. Holmes led the Steelers with six tackles and three assists as they improved
to an AFC-best 7-2. Holmes helped hold the Jaguars to 48 rushing yards in 16 carries.
The only Jacksonville score came on a 95-yard kickoff return TD from rookie Elvis
Joseph out of Southern University.
OTHER TOP BLACK COLLEGE NFL PERFORMANCES
FROM NOV. 18-19
OFFENSE
JIMMY SMITH, WR, Jacksonville (JACKSON STATE)
Five receptions for 68 yards in loss to Pittsburgh
ELVIS JOSEPH, RB/KR, Jacksonville (SOUTHERN)
Returned kickoff 95 yards for the JaguarsÕ only TD, ran three times for six yards
and caught aone pass for six yards in loss to Pittsburgh
SHANNON SHARPE, TE, Baltimore (SAVANNAH STATE)
Seven receptions for 78 yards in loss to Cleveland. He has 669 career catches,
seven more than Ozzie Newsome had during his Hall of Fame career as a tight end
with the Cleveland Browns.
JASON BROOKINS, RB, Baltimore (LANE)
21 carries for 89 yards in loss to Cleveland
RICHARD HUNTLEY, RB, Carolina (WINSTON-SALEM STATE)
13 carries for 63 yards and five receptions for 43 yards including a 13-yard TD
from Chris Weinke in overtime loss to San Francisco.
STEVE McNAIR, QB, Tennessee (ALCORN STATE)
Ran five times for 68 yards and completed 16 of 25 passes for 172 yards and a
TD in win over Cincinnati.
MAURICE SMITH, RB, Atlanta (NORTH CAROLINA A&T)
19 rushes for 49 yards, and three receptions for 42 yards in win over Green Bay
COREY BRADFORD, WR, Green Bay (JACKSON STATE)
Three receptions for 117 yards in loss to Atlanta
DEFENSE
AENEAS WILLIAMS, DB, St. Louis (SOUTHERN)
Three tackles, three assists and a fumble recovery vs. New England
ROBERT PORCHER, DE, Detroit (SOUTH CAROLINA STATE)
Four tackles and one sack in loss to Arizona
ASHLEY AMBROSE, DB, Atlanta (MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE)
Three tackles, two interceptions in win over Green Bay
JAMAL BROOKS, LB, Dallas (HAMPTON)
Three tackles, three assists in loss to Philadelphia
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