University of Oregon graduate Walter Thurmond III@@CE in link@@ found out Monday that his second season with the Seattle Seahawks would be cut short due to a broken fibula and serious ankle injury@@http://m.nfl.com/news/09000d5d8237408a/seahawks-secondary-thins-with-loss-of-cb-thurmond/@@ suffered in a 6-3 loss to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday@@http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2011102306/2011/REG7/seahawks@browns#menu=highlights&tab=recap@@.
Former Duck Ed Dickson tallied four receptions for 23 yards in reserve action for the Baltimore Ravens Monday night. (Leslie Montgomery/Emerald Archives)
After making two tackles@@http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2011102306/2011/REG7/seahawks@browns#menu=highlights&tab=analyze&recap=fullstory@@ in his fourth NFL start, Thurmond left the game after breaking up a pass in the second quarter. The significant ligament damage in his ankle will require surgery later this week with an expected recovery time of four to six months@@http://m.nfl.com/news/09000d5d8237408a/seahawks-secondary-thins-with-loss-of-cb-thurmond/@@.
Thurmond missed the majority of his senior year with the Ducks after blowing out his knee in the fourth game of the season@@see previous link@@.
Fellow Oregon graduate Max Unger@@CE in link@@, who has played 22 career games at center for the Seahawks@@see previous hyperlink@@, missed Sunday’s game with an unknown injury and will likely miss Seattle’s game at home against Cincinnati this weekend.
For the Browns, former Ducks standout T.J. Ward@@CE in link@@ continued to impress from the safety position. He led Cleveland with seven@@changed from six, see hyperlink@@ tackles (five solo@@see hyperlink@@), with his first sack of the season and one pass defended@@see hyperlink@@. Ward trails only sixth-year veteran linebacker D’Qwell Jackson for the team lead in tackles, with 33@@changed from 32@@ and 54 stops@@http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/stats/_/name/cle/cleveland-browns@@, respectively.
Ravens duo come up short on Monday Night Football
Former Oregon standouts Haloti Ngata and Ed Dickson made solid contributions for the Baltimore Ravens on Monday Night Football. Despite losing a defensive battle to the Jacksonville Jaguars, 12-7, both Oregon alums impressed in primetime.
Dickson, a second-year tight end@@see hyperlink@@, tallied four receptions for 23 yards in reserve action@@see hyperlink@@, while Ngata, the Ravens starting nose tackle@@see hyperlink@@, recorded three tackles and sacked Jaguars’ rookie quarterback Blaine Gabbert@@CE@@ once@@see hyperlink@@.
Feeley gets first start for Rams
With starting quarterback Sam Bradford@@http://www.nfl.com/player/sambradford/497095/profile@@ sidelined with a high ankle sprain,@@http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7116410/st-louis-rams-sam-bradford-boot-high-ankle-sprain@@ former Oregon quarterback A.J. Feeley@@CE in link@@ got the starting nod for the St. Louis Rams on Sunday.
In his first NFL start since the 2007 season, Feeley completed 20 of 33 passes for 196 yards@@http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/2704/aj-feeley@@ and one interception in a lopsided 34-7 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas@@see A.J. hyperlink@@. Bradford’s return is questionable for this weekend, which could likely mean a second-consecutive start for Feeley at home against the New Orleans Saints@@found under “spin” in hyperlink@@.
Stewart helps Carolina to second win of the season
Former Oregon star Jonathan Stewart@@CE in link@@ scored his second touchdown of the season@@see hyperlink@@ as the Carolina Panthers defeated the Washington Redskins 33-20 on Sunday@@see hyperlink@@.
The fourth-year player out of Fort Lewis, Wash.@@see hyperlink@@, tallied a season-high 68 yards on 14 carries@@see hyperlink@@, and his two-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter put the Panthers ahead by a comfortable 10 points@@http://espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=311023029@@.