Tennessee football: When to catch former Vols on Monday Night Football
The 2018 NFL Monday Night Football schedule is set. When should Tennessee football fans watch? Here’s when former Volunteers will play.
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College fans love to see their teams play well on Saturdays. Of course, Tennessee football fans want the Vols to win every weekend, but VFL’s winning in the professional ranks makes fans just as thrilled.
ESPN’s Monday Night Football schedule was released today, and surprisingly out of the 16 weeks, the broadcast will air, only in week six will you not see a former Tennessee football football player on the field barring injury. That has to be one of, if not, the best ratio in the NFL.
Only on Oct. 15 when the San Francisco 49ers travel to Green Bay to take on the Packers will there not be a former Tennessee football player on the field. That’s if the 49ers or Packers don’t draft a Vol during the NFL Draft on April 26-28.
Here is how the schedule breaks down and where you can catch your favorite former Vols in action.
Week 1: New York Jets at Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams at Oakland Raiders
Jets – Zero
Lions – Jalen Reeves-Maybin
Rams – Zero
Raiders – James Stone
Week 2: Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears
Seahawks: Justin Coleman
Bears: Tyler Bray
Week 3: Pittsburgh Steelers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Steelers: Josh Dobbs, Ramon Foster, Justin Hunter, Daniel McCullers, and Cameron Sutton
Buccaneers: Austin Johnson
Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos
Chiefs: Eric Berry and Dustin Colquitt
Broncos: Zero
Week 5: Washington Redskins at New Orleans Saints
Redskins: Zero
Saints: Alvin Kamara
Week 6: San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers
49ers: Zero
Packers: Zero
Week 7: New York Giants at Atlanta Falcons
Giants: Jordan Williams
Falcons: Zero
Week 8: New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
Patriots: Cordarrelle Patterson
Bills: Jason Croom
Week 9: Tennessee Titans at Dallas Cowboys
Titans: Luke Stocker
Cowboys: Jason Witten
Week 10: New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers
Giants: Jordan Williams
49ers: Zero
Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Rams (Mexico City)
Chiefs: Eric Berry and Dustin Colquitt
Rams – Zero
Week 12: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans
Titans: Luke Stocker
Texans: Zach Fulton and LaTroy Lewis
Week 13: Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles
Redskins: Zero
Eagles: Derek Barnett
Week 14: Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks
Vikings: Zero
Seahawks: Justin Coleman
Week 15: New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers
Saints: Alvin Kamara
Panthers: Michael Palardy
Week 16: Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders
Broncos: Zero
Raiders – James Stone
Some former Vols had breakout seasons last year, -Alvin Kamara- and some are looking to prove they have what it takes for significant playing time.
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There are 22 former Vols currently listed on NFL rosters and maybe more after the NFL Draft and free agency this summer. As you can see, there are several chances to catch your favorite VFL’s in action this season.