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Alabama Football: Crimson Tide players on NFL week one rosters

By Ronald Evans

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 12: The Rams Cheerleaders stand on the field prior to the start of the preseason game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Dallas Cowboys at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on August 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Josh Lefkowitz/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 12: The Rams Cheerleaders stand on the field prior to the start of the preseason game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Dallas Cowboys at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on August 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Josh Lefkowitz/Getty Images) /
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The NFL season begins this week and 43 former Alabama football players on listed on NFL team rosters. Check out the players and their NFL teams.

When the dust settles or in today’s era when the rubber pellets quit flying from the NFL preseason, 53 players are chosen for each team. In the opening week of the 2017 NFL season, 43 former Alabama football players made NFL teams.

Technically there are 39 players on active rosters. Four former Crimson Tiders are listed as ‘injured reserve’ (IR) players. At this point in the 2016 NFL season, 35 former Alabama football players were on active rosters.

Alabama football is well represented throughout the league with only seven teams having no former Tiders. The Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Jacksonville Jaguars and the New York Giants each have three former Alabama players, including the players on IR. The New York Giants have four former Alabama football players.

The complete list of players and teams

  • Arizona Cardinals: Ed Stinson (IR)
  • Atlanta Falcons: Julio Jones; Courtney Upshaw
  • Baltimore Ravens: Marlon Humphrey; C.J. Mosley; Tim Williams
  • Buffalo Bills: Marcell Dareus
  • Chicago Bears: Eddie Jackson
  • Cincinnati Bengals: Dre Kirkpatrick; A.J. McCarron; Andre Smith
  • Detroit Lions: A’Shawn Robinson
  • Green Bay Packers: Ha Ha Clinton-Dix; Quinton Dial
  • Houston Texans: Kareem Jackson
  • Indianapolis Colts: Ryan Kelly
  • Jacksonville Jaguars: Cam Robinson; Carson Tinker (IR); T.J. Yeldon
  • Kansas City Chiefs: Reggie Ragland
  • Los Angeles Chargers: Damion Square
  • Los Angeles Rams: Mark Barron
  • Miami Dolphins: Kenyan Drake; Anthony Steen
  • New England Patriots: Dont’a Hightower; Cyrus Jones (IR)
  • New Orleans Saints: Mark Ingram
  • New York Giants: Dalvin Tomlinson; D. J. Fluker; Landon Collins; Kevin Norwood (IR)
  • New York Jets: Ardarius Stewart; James Carpenter
  • Oakland Raiders: Amari Cooper
  • Philadelphia Eagles: Chance Warmack
  • San Francisco 49ers: Reuben Foster
  • Seattle Seahawks: Eddie Lacy; Jarran Reed
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers: O.J. Howard
  • Tennessee Titans: Derrick Henry; Jalston Fowler
  • Washington Redskins: Jonathan Allen; Ryan Anderson

Former Crimson Tiders, Gehrig Dieter and Brandon Greene are on NFL practice squads. Players seeking teams are Arie and Cyrus Kouandjio, Richard Mullaney, Bradley Sylve, Vinnie Sunseri, and Korren Kirven. NFL veterans and former Tiders, Wallace Gilberry, Rashad Johnson and Roman Harper are also available free agents.

Next: Week 1 key games for future Tide opponents and top teams

Before Nick Saban retires from Alabama and football, there will be more Saban-Era draft classes. We can project before the Saban Alabama football factory shuts down – former Alabama football, Saban-Era players will have earned more than a Billion dollars playing professional football.

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