Pro Bears NFL Week 6
For the second week in a row a former Cal football player shone overseas with Marvin Jones Jr. helping Jacksonville end a 20-game losing streak by making seven receptions for 100 yards and one touchdown in the Jaguars' 23-20 win over Miami at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Four former Cal players on active NFL rosters – Bryan Anger (Dallas), DeSean Jackson (Los Angeles Rams), Patrick Mekari (Baltimore) and Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay) – remain on one-loss 5-1 teams. Dallas (NFC East), Baltimore (AFC East) and Green Bay (NFC North) all lead their respective divisions, while Keenan Allen and Stephen Anderson are members of the co-AFC West leading Los Angeles Chargers.
Following is how each of Cal's 16 former players on active NFL rosters and four on coaching staffs fared in Week 6. The Golden Bears currently have 26 NFL affiliates with lists below of an additional five on practices squads, one on an injured/reserve list and four on coaching staffs. Pro Football Reference (players) and team (coaches) bios are available by clicking on each name.
Active NFL Rosters (16)
Keenan Allen, WR, Los Angeles Chargers
Week 6: L, 6-34, at Baltimore – 5 receptions, 50 yards, 21 long ... started
2021 Season: 4-2 (#2 AFC, #T1 AFC West) … third in AFC and seventh in NFL with 39 receptions
Week 7: Bye
Stephen Anderson, TE, Los Angeles Chargers
Week 6: L, 6-34, at Baltimore – 1 reception, -1 yard, -1 long … 12 of his 19 overall snaps at tight end
2021 Season: 4-2 (#2 AFC, #T1 AFC West)
Week 7: Bye
Bryan Anger, P, Dallas
Week 6: W, 35-29, at New England – 1 punt, 51 yds, 51.0 avg, 28.0 net; 1 inside 20, 51 long
2021 Season: 5-1 (#3 NFC, #1 NFC East) … averaging a career-high 49.6 yards per punt and would rank sixth in the NFL if he had enough punts per game to qualify as he has only had 14 punts in his first six games
Week 7: Bye
Camryn Bynum, S, Minnesota
Week 6: W, 34-28, at Carolina – all 18 snaps came on special teams
2021 Season: 3-3 (#7 NFC, #T2 NFC North)
Week 7: Bye
Jake Curhan, OT, Seattle
Week 6: L, 20-23, at Pittsburgh – all four snaps came on special teams
2021 Season: 2-4 (#14 NFC, #4 NFC West)
Week 7 (Monday, October 25, 5:15 pm PT, ESPN/ESPN2): vs. New Orleans (3-2)
Ashtyn Davis, S, New York Jets
Week 6: Bye
2021 Season: 1-4 (#13 AFC, #3 AFC East)
Week 7 (Sunday, October 24, 10 am PT, CBS): at New England (2-4)
Jared Goff, QB, Detroit
Week 6: L, 11-34, vs. Cincinnati – 28-of-42, 202 yards, 1 INT, 67.8 rating; 1 rush, 1 yard, 1 long … started
2021 Season: 0-6 (#16 NFC, #4 NFC North) … fifth in NFL in completions (159) and passing attempts (238)
Week 7 (Sunday, October 24, 1:05 pm PT, FOX): at Los Angeles Rams (5-1)
Jaylinn Hawkins, S, Atlanta
Week 6: Bye
2021 Season: 2-3 (#11 NFC, #4 NFC South)
Week 7 (Sunday, October 24, 10 am PT, FOX): at Miami (1-5)
DeSean Jackson, WR, Los Angeles Rams
Week 6: W, 38-11, at New York Giants – 1 reception, 6 yards
2021 Season: 5-1 (#5 NFC, #2 NFC West) … one of only two players in NFL along with 49ers' Deebo Samuel to have two receptions of at least 68 yards
Week 7 (Sunday, October 24, 1:05 pm PT, FOX): vs. Detroit (0-6)
Marvin Jones Jr., WR, Jacksonville
Week 6: W, 23-20, vs. Miami (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England) – 7 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD, 28 long … started … 13th career 100-yard receiving game … Jacksonville snapped NFL long 20-game losing streak
2021 Season: 1-5 (#16 AFC, #T3 AFC South) – has at least one catch in each of his last 103 games
Week 7: Bye
Cameron Jordan, DE, New Orleans Saints
Week 6: Bye
2021 Season: 3-2 (#6 NFC, #2 NFC South) … has longest current streak of starts by any active NFL player at 150 and has played in each of his last 165 contests (second-longest consecutive games played streak and longest among non-kickers)
Week 7 (Monday, October 25, 5:15 pm PT, ESPN/ESPN2): at Seattle (2-4)
Mychal Kendricks, LB, San Francisco
2021 Season: 2-3 (#10 NFC, #3 NFC West) … signed w/San Francisco on October 18, 2021
Week 7 (Sunday, October 24, 5:20 pm PT, NBC): vs. Indianapolis (2-4)
Jordan Kunaszyk, OLB, Washington
Week 6: L, 13-31, at Kansas City … all 18 snaps came on special teams
2021 Season: 2-4 (#12 NFC, #T2 NFC East)
Week 7 (Sunday, October 24, 10 am PT, FOX): at Green Bay (5-1)
Alex Mack, C, San Francisco
Week 6: Bye
2021 Season: 2-3 (#10 NFC, #3 NFC West)
Week 7 (Sunday, October 24, 5:20 pm PT, NBC): vs. Indianapolis (2-4)
Patrick Mekari, G, Baltimore
Week 6: W, 34-6, vs. Los Angeles Chargers … played all 69 offensive snaps at right tackle … started
2021 Season: 5-1 (#1 AFC, #1 AFC North)
Week 7 (Sunday, October 24, 10 am PT, CBS): vs. Cincinnati (4-2)
Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay
Week 6: W, 24-14, at Chicago – 17-of-23, 195 yards, 2 TD, 128.0 rating; 7 rushes, 19 yards, 1 TD … started … first rushing touchdown of 2021 season
2021 Season: 5-1 (#4 NFC, #1 NFC North)
Week 7 (Sunday, October 24, 10 am PT, FOX): vs. Washington (2-4)
Injured Reserve (1)
Tyson Alualu, DL, Pittsburgh
Week 6: W, 23-20, vs. Seattle … injured, did not play
2021 Season: 3-3 (#8 AFC, #4 AFC North) ... suffered an ankle fracture in Week 2 that caused him to be placed on the Reserve/Injured List
Week 7: Bye
Practice Squad (5)
Ian Bunting, TE, Dallas
Week 6: W, 35-29, at New England
2021 Season: 5-1 (#3 NFC, #1 NFC East)
Week 7: Bye
Patrick Laird, RB, Miami
Week 6: L, 20-23, vs. Jacksonville (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England)
2021 Season: 1-5 (#14 AFC, #4 AFC East)
Week 7 (Sunday, October 24, 10 am PT, FOX): vs. Atlanta (2-3)
Richard Rodgers II, TE, Arizona
Week 6: W, 37-14, at Cleveland
2021 Season: 6-0 (#1 NFC, #1 NFC West) … signed to practice squad Oct. 13
Week 7 (Sunday, October 24, 1:25 pm PT, CBS): vs. Houston (1-5)
Jordan Veasy, WR, Houston
Week 6: L, 3-31, at Indianapolis
2021 Season: 1-5 (#15 AFC, #T3 AFC South)
Week 7 (Sunday, October 24, 1:25 pm PT, CBS): at Arizona (6-0)
Davis Webb, QB, Buffalo
Week 6: L, 31-34, at Tennessee
2021 Season: 4-2 (#4 AFC, #1 AFC East)
Week 7: Bye
Coaches (4)
Austin Clark, Defensive Line Coach, Miami
Week 6: L, 20-23, vs. Jacksonville (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England)
2021 Season: 1-5 (#14 AFC, #4 AFC East)
Week 7 (Sunday, October 24, 10 am PT, FOX): vs. Atlanta (2-3)
Ron Rivera, Head Coach, Washington
Week 6: L, 13-31, at Kansas City
2021 Season: 2-4 (#12 NFC, #T2 NFC East)
Week 7 (Sunday, October 24, 10 am PT, FOX): at Green Bay (5-1)
Vincent Rivera, Defensive Quality Control Assistant, Washington
Week 6: L, 13-31, at Kansas City
2021 Season: 2-4 (#12 NFC, #T2 NFC East)
Week 7 (Sunday, October 24, 10 am PT, FOX): at Green Bay (5-1)
Richard Rodgers, Assistant Defensive Backs Coach, Washington
Week 6: L, 13-31, at Kansas City
2021 Season: 2-4 (#12 NFC, #T2 NFC East)
Week 7 (Sunday, October 24, 10 am PT, FOX): at Green Bay (5-1)