Took a lap around the worldwide web this morning to see what former Notre Dame football stars were still getting paid by NFL teams -- after yesterday's final roster cuts.
Here's what I learned -- there are 35 former Notre Dame football stars on NFL rosters (updated 9/11/15), practice squads or injured reserve lists this morning -- as we head into the first week of the 2015 NFL regular season.
18 are slated as starters (offense, defense or special teams) -- two additional starters Michael Floyd and John Sullivan are injured and will miss this week's games) -- the (*) below designates a NFL starter. And, three were named a TEAM CAPTAIN!
LINK: ROBERT BLANTON -- VIKINGS*
LINK: KYLE BRINDZA -- BUCCANEERS*
LINK: SERGIO BROWN -- JAGUARS*
LINK: DAVID BRUTON -- BRONCOS* -- TEAM CAPTAIN
LINK: JIMMY CLAUSEN -- BEARS
LINK: TYLER EIFERT -- BENGALS*
LINK: ANTHONY FASANO -- TITANS*
LINK: MICHAEL FLOYD -- CARDINALS -- INJURED
LINK: JONAS GRAY -- DOLPHINS
LINK: RYAN HARRIS -- BRONCOS*
LINK: BENNETT JACKSON -- GIANTS -- KNEE INJURY OUT FOR SEASON
LINK: J.J. JANSEN -- PANTHERS*
LINK: TJ JONES -- LIONS*
LINK: KAPRON LEWIS-MOORE -- RAVENS
LINK: ZACK MARTIN -- COWBOYS*
LINK: TROY NIKLAS -- CARDINALS -- INJURED
LINK: LOUIS NIX III -- GIANTS
LINK: THEO RIDDICK -- LIONS
LINK: CODY RIGGS -- TITANS
LINK: TREVOR ROBINSON -- CHARGERS
LINK: KYLE RUDOLPH -- VIKINGS*
LINK: HARRISON SMITH -- VIKINGS*
LINK: JOHN SULLIVAN -- VIKINGS -- INJURED
LINK: GOLDEN TATE -- LIONS*
LINK: MANTI TE'O -- CHARGERS*
LINK: JUSTIN TUCK -- RAIDERS* -- TEAM CAPTAIN
LINK: STEPHON TUITT -- STEELERS*
LINK: DARRIN WALLS -- JETS
LINK: CHRIS WATT -- CHARGERS*
LINK: IAN WILLIAMS -- 49ERS* -- TEAM CAPTAIN
LINK: SAM YOUNG -- JAGUARS
SIGNED TO NFL PRACTICE SQUADS:
NFL FREE AGENTS AS OF THIS MORNING:
