Gophers in the NFL: How former Minnesota football stars played in week one
Week one of the 2025 NFL season is officially in the books. Here is how former Golden Gophers’ performed in their season openers.
WR Rashod Bateman | OG Daniel Faalele – Baltimore Ravens
Bateman had two receptions for 10-yards on four targets in Baltimore’s 41-40 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Faalele allowed two pressures and one sack in the loss.
CB Terrell Smith – Chicago Bears
Smith is out for the season with a knee injury.
TE Brevyn Spann-Ford – Dallas Cowboys
Spann-Ford had one target but no receptions in Dallas’s 24-20 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles last Thursday.
CB Justin Walley – Indianapolis Colts
Walley is out for the season with a knee injury.
S Eric Murray | DE Danny Striggow – Jacksonville Jaguars
Murray had two pass deflections for the Jaguars in a 26-10 win over Carolina. Striggow did not record any stats.
CB Benjamin St-Juste – Los Angeles Chargers
St. Juste had two tackles including one solo tackle in a 27-21 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday night in Brazil.
LB Cody Lindenberg – Las Vegas Raiders
Lindenberg played but did not record any stats in the Las Vegas Raiders 20-13 win over the New England Patriots.
QB Max Brosmer | LB Blake Cashman – Minnesota Vikings
Brosmer did not appear in the Vikings’ Monday Night Football victory over the Chicago Bears. Cashman recorded three tackles in the win but left the game with an injury and could miss several weeks.
LB Jack Gibbens – New England Patriots
Gibbens recorded two tackles in the Patriots 20-13 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders.
S Jordan Howden – New Orleans Saints
Howden was inactive on Sunday for the Saints.
S Tyler Nubin | OC John Michael Schmitz – New York Giants
Nubin recorded six tackles in a 21-6 loss to the Washington Commanders. Micahel-Schmitz allowed two hurries but no sacks.
WR Tyler Johnson – New York Jets
Johnson had two receptions for 31 yards on Sunday in a 34-32 loss for the Jets against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
DT Kyler Baugh | DE Esezi Otomewo – Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
Kyler Baugh is a part of the Steelers practice squad and did not play in their season opener against the New York Jets. Otomweo was inactive as well.
TE Nick Kallerup | OLB Boye Mafe – Seattle Seahawks
Kallerup was inactive for the Seattle Seahawks against the San Francisco 49ers. Mafe recorded two tackles in the Seahawks’ 17-13 loss.
S Jack Henderson | TE Ko Kieft | Antoine Winfield Jr – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Winfield Jr had four tackles in the Buccaneers 23-20 win over Atlanta. Ko Kieft played but did not record any stats. Jack Henderson did not appear and is a member of Tampa Bay’s practice squad.
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