Mike Tolbert scored his first TD for the Panthers in a win over the Saints.
Former Coastal Carolina fullback Mike Tolbert scored his first touchdown as a member of the Carolina Panthers in a 35-27 win over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Tolbert had two carries for three yards. Big Mike also caught two passes for 23 yards. Another CCU grad and fellow Panther Josh Norman, made eight tackles.
Still another former Coastal player, quarterback Tyler Thigpen, had one carry for minus-one yard for the Buffalo Bills in a 35-17 win over the Kansas City Chiefs.
Ex-Coastal Carolina wide receiver Jerome Simpson of the Minnesota Vikings, served game two of a three game suspension following his arrest on felony drug charges.
2000 WPDE All-Zone selection Robert Geathers, Jr., who played high school football at Carvers Bay, had one quarterback hit for the Cincinnati Bengals in a 34-27 victory over the Cleveland Browns.
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Lawrence Timmons, who played at Wilson High and won WPDE's 2003 Zoneman Trophy, made four tackles for the Pittsburgh Steelers in a 27-10 win over the New York Jets.
Former Wilson High star Justin Durant made seven tackles for the Detroit Lions in a 27-19 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
The Atlanta Falcons beat the Denver Broncos 27-21 on Monday Night Football. Atlanta defensive end John Abraham, from Lamar High, had one quarterback hit. Falcons defensive end Cliff Matthews from Cheraw High was active but did not accumulate any stats. Denver defensive end Robert Ayers from Marlboro County High played but did not have any stats according to the nfl.com box score.
