{"id":61078,"date":"2014-09-02T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=61078"},"modified":"2014-09-02T14:15:47","modified_gmt":"2014-09-02T18:15:47","slug":"pro-football-knights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/pro-football-knights\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro Football Knights"},"content":{"rendered":"

The number of Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ players competing in the NFL<\/a> continues to grow from past seasons as 16 former Knights are currently on NFL rosters to kick off the 2014 campaign.<\/p>\n

From Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½’s 2013 squad, Blake Bortles (Jacksonville), Storm Johnson (Jacksonville), Chris Martin (New England) and Justin McCray (Tennessee) have all earned spots with NFL clubs.<\/p>\n

The first Knight to start up 2014 will be veteran Josh Sitton, whose Green Bay Packers travel to Seattle for a Thursday night tussle.<\/p>\n

North of the border, four Knights have been in action, highlighted by A.J. Guyton and Joe Burnett helping to guide the Edmonton Eskimos to a 7-2 record with nine games to play in the regular season.<\/p>\n

NFL Opening Day Rosters, Knights
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

  • WR Kamar Aiken – Baltimore Ravens<\/li>\n
  • QB Blake Bortles – Jacksonville Jaguars<\/li>\n
  • CB A.J. Bouye – Houston Texans<\/li>\n
  • DT Leger Douzable – New York Jets<\/li>\n
  • LS Charley Hughlett – New England Patriots (Practice Squad)<\/li>\n
  • S Kemal Ishmael – Atlanta Falcons<\/li>\n
  • RB Storm Johnson – Jacksonville Jaguars<\/li>\n
  • WR Brandon Marshall – Chicago Bears<\/li>\n
  • OL Chris Martin – New England Patriots (Practice Squad)<\/li>\n
  • OG Justin McCray – Tennessee Titans (Practice Squad)<\/li>\n
  • FB Bruce Miller – San Francisco 49ers<\/li>\n
  • RB Latavius Murray – Oakland Raiders<\/li>\n
  • K Matt Prater – Denver Broncos<\/li>\n
  • OT Jah Reid – Baltimore Ravens<\/li>\n
  • CB Josh Robinson – Minnesota Vikings<\/li>\n
  • OT Josh Sitton – Green Bay Packers<\/strong><\/li>\n

    CFL Roster, Knights
    \n<\/strong><\/p>\n

  • CB Joe Burnett – Edmonton Eskimos – 1 KR, 15 YDS, 18 TACKLES, 1 INT, 32 YDS<\/li>\n
  • WR A.J. Guyton – Edmonton Eskimos – 31 REC, 264 YDS, 2 TD, 12 PR, 39 YDS<\/li>\n
  • WR Quincy McDuffie – Hamilton Tiger-Cats – 3 KR, 47 YDS, 5 PR, 105 YDS<\/li>\n
  • DL Keith Shologan – Ottawa REDBLACKS – 10 TACKLES<\/li>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The number of Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ players competing in the NFL continues to grow from past seasons as 16 former Knights are currently on NFL rosters to kick off the 2014 campaign. From Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½’s 2013 squad, Blake Bortles (Jacksonville), Storm Johnson (Jacksonville), Chris Martin (New England) and Justin McCray (Tennessee) have all earned spots with NFL clubs. 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