The Chicago Bears vs. Denver Broncos preseason matchup Thursday night gave a few former FCS players the chance to show off their goods on an NFL field, and they took advantage of the opportunity.
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In particular, Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen (North Carolina A&T), Denver Broncos quarterback Kyle Sloter (Northern Colorado) and Broncos running back DeAngelo Henderson (Coastal Carolina) showed up with some impressive highlights.
Tarik Cohen played just 8 snaps for the Bears, but had 7 carries for 39 yards, and looked impressive doing it. He also returned a punt for 17 yards.
Tarik Cohen pic.twitter.com/kSBAeoGQQa
— Jonathan Kinsley (@Brickwallblitz) August 11, 2017
His FCS counterpart for the Broncos, running back DeAngelo Henderson, also had a big night with 7 carries for 54 yards, including a 41-yard touchdown scamper.
NFL: De'Angelo Henderson.
41 yards.
TOUCHDOWN!The broncos take the lead! #DENvsCHI pic.twitter.com/t8yKpdZnLG #NFL
— The Armchair QB (@ESPNHQ) August 11, 2017
And amid a mess at the quarterback spot in Denver where fans are up in arms about the battle between Paxton Lynch and Trevor Siemian, Kyle Sloter turned in an impressive showing, completing 5 of 6 attempts for 94 yards and a touchdown, a 47-yard strike to a wide open Isaiah McKenzie, a fellow rookie out of Georgia.
Masterful by Sloter — slight look left to draw the defense and pop 47-yd TD pass down the middle. https://t.co/dlNrimwcH2 @KyleSloter pic.twitter.com/z4QyptrywJ
— R.C. Fischer (@FFMetrics) August 11, 2017
The three FCS rookies weren't the only former FCS players in the game. Here's the stats from FCS players in the matchup:
Chicago:
- TE Ben Braunecker (Harvard): 1 catch, 6 yards (1 target)
- WR Cameron Meredith (Illinois State): 0 catches, 2 targets
- TE Daniel Brown (James Madison): 1 catch, 4 yards (3 targets)
- WR Victor Cruz (UMass): 3 catches, 11 yards (6 targets)
- DB DeAndre Houston-Carson (William & Mary): 1 tackle
- DB B.W. Webb (William & Mary): 3 tackles
Denver:
- CB Chris Lewis-Harris (Chattanooga): 4 tackles, 1 pass defended
- DE Zach Kerr (Delaware): 2 tackles, 1 pass defended, 1 QB hit
- WR Kalif Raymond (Holy Cross): 1 catch for 24 yards (1 target); 1 KR, 41 yards; 1 PR, 34 yards
- DE Shelby Harris (Illinois State): 2 tackles
- CB Brendan Langley (Lamar): 3 tackles
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