Gophers in the NFL Week 7

Oh Mo Ibrahim…we hardly knew ye

It was a slow week for former Gophers in the NFL with several on their bye week. The highlight and lowlight of the week was the NFL debut of Mo Ibrahim—and the season ending hip injury he suffered on his sixth NFL snap. Get well soon Mo!

Other than that Tweze did his usual thing, as did Benji St. Juste.

Rashod Bateman—WR Baltimore Ravens

Daniel Faalele—OL—Baltimore Ravens

Week 7 vs Detroit Lions

Week 8 @ Arizona Cardinals

Bateman played 29 offensive snaps—nearly 50 % as the Ravens crushed the Lions. and one special teams snap against the Titans. He was targeted three times and caught two balls for 30 yards in the win.

Faalele came off the bench to play three offensive snaps and six special teams snaps in the rout.

Terrell Smith—CB—Chicago Bears

Week 7 vs Las Vegas Raiders

Week 8 @ Los Angeles Chargers (Sunday Night)

Smith missed his second straight game with mono.

De’ Vondre Campbell—LB—Green Bay Packers

Week 7 @ Denver Broncos

Week 8 vs Minnesota Vikings

Campbell missed his third straight game with a leg injury.

Blake Cashman—LB—Houston Texans

Eric Murray—S—Houston Texans

Week 7 BYE

Week 8 @ Carolina Panthers

The Texans were on bye last week.

Murray played nine snaps on defense and 3 on special teams. He did not record a stat.

Jordan Howden—S—New Orleans Saints

Week 7 vs Jacksonville Jaguars (Thursday)

Week 8 @ Indianapolis Colts

Howden came off the bench and played 15 defensive snaps and 23 special teams snaps in the loss to Jacksonville. He recorded one tackle.

Carter Coughlin—LB New York Giants

John Michael Schmitz-C-New York Giants

Week 7 vs Washington Commanders

Week 8 vs New York Jets

Coughlin played 26 special teams snaps and did not record a stat

Schmitz did not play for the third consecutive week due to his shoulder injury.

Boye Mafe—DL—Seattle Seahawks

Week 7 vs Arizona Cardinals

Week 8 vs Cleveland Browns

Mafe played 52 defensive snaps and three on special teams. He recorded three tackles, two of them solo. One was a sack, and he added a pass defense. Boye now has four sacks on the season.

Ko Kieft—TE—Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Antoine Winfield, JR—S-Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 7 vs Atlanta Falcons

Week 8 @ Buffalo Bills (Thursday)

Kieft played 12 offensive snaps and 14 on special teams in the loss to Atlanta. He did not record a stat.

Winfield played 64 of a possible 65 defensive snaps and recorded seven tackles, four of them solo and added a pass defense.

Jack Gibbens—LB—Tennessee Titans

Week 7 Bye

Week 8 vs Atlanta Falcons

The Titans were on their bye.

Benjamin St. Juste—CB—Washington Commanders

Week 7 @ New York Giants

Week 8 vs Philadelphia Eagles

St. Juste played all 68 defensive snaps in their loss to the Giants He recorded five tackles, four of them solo and recorded a career high four pass defenses in the loss.

Mo Ibrahim—RB—Detroit Lions

Week 7 @Baltimore Ravens

Mo was resigned to the Lions practice squad last week after the linjuried to several of their other running backs. He was called up form the practice squad and made his NFL debut on playing six special teams snaps. Unfortunately on the 6th one he fielded a short kickoff by the Ravens and returned it for about 6 yards before he was hit awkwardly sending him flying and to the ground with an awful leg injury. He remained in Baltimore on Sunday night and had hip surgery and will obviously miss the remainder of the season—and who knows what this means for his NFL future. Another brutal blow for the star Goper.