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AROUND THE SHIELD — It’s the second week of the NFL preseason, and plenty of former local college standouts are trying to make an NFL roster.
For some of them, it’s working.
Here are some of the highlights from Week 2, which wraps up Monday with New York-Cleveland.
Packers 21, Redskins 17
For the second week in a row, former BYU quarterback Taysom Hill scored a touchdown in an NFL preseason game.
This time, it was the game winner.
Hill rushed 23 yards for a fourth-quarter score to put the Packers up 21-17, shrugging off a defender and stiff-arming another en route to the end zone as the Packers rallied past the Redskins 21-17.
Hill rushed for 38 yards on six carries, and also completed 6 of 11 passes for 49 yards, just behind Green Bay leader Brent Hundley’s 107 passing yards.Jamaal Williams rushed for 12 yards on seven attempts for the Packers, and former Utah State standout Marwin Evans had a game-high six tackles.
Former Southern Utah running back Raysean Pringle made two tackles at cornerback for Green Bay.
Chiefs 30, Bengals 12Utah alum Alex Smith completed 8 of 9 passes for 83 yards and a touchdown to lead the Kansas City Chiefs to the preseason win.
BYU’s Daniel Sorenson made two tackles on defense for K.C.
Former Aggie standout Nick Vigil led the Cincinnati Bengals with eight tackles and a tackle for loss.
Cowboys 24, Colts 19
Former Utah State receiver JoJo Natson led the Indianapolis Colts with 60 yards on three receptions, along with a 7-yard rush. Former Southern Utah tight end Steve Wroblewski did not catch his only target in limited action.
Titans 34, Panthers 27
Utah’s Brice McCain made two tackles, and SUU’s LeShaun Sums added a tackle to help Tennessee to the win.
Utah’s Star Lotulelei made two tackles in limited action for Carolina.
Seahawks 20, Minnesota 13
Utah State’s Bobby Wagner made two tackles to help Seattle to the win.
Texans 27, Patriots 23
Harvey Langi posted a team-high four tackles for New England in the loss, and fellow BYU alum Kyle Van Noy also had a stop.
Utah’s Eric Rowe made a solo tackle for the Patriots.
Ravens 31, Dolphins 7
Former Cougar Bronson Kaufusi and the Utes’ Eric Weddle each made a tackle in limited action, and De’Ondre Wesley rotated in at offensive line in Baltimore’s win.
Rams 24, Raiders 21
Southern Utah and Davis High grad James Cowser made three tackles, and former Ute cornerback Sean Smith made two tackles in the Raiders’ loss to Los Angeles.
Broncos 33, 49ers 14
Former Westlake High, Snow College and Utah lineman Garrett Bolles earned his second start on Denver’s offensive line in the Broncos’ win over San Francisco.
Former Utah State wide receiver Hunter Sharp caught his first NFL pass Saturday night, and finished with two catches for 31 yards for Denver.
Utah alum Pita Taumoepenu had two tackles and a 6-yard sack for San Francisco, and running back Joe Williams had just one carry for one yard.
