A full slate of NFL preseason games are on tap this weekend, beginning on Thursday night. As usual, Virginia Tech will be well represented.
Buffalo at Carolina – Friday, August 16; 7:00 p.m. ET
LB Tremaine Edmunds, WR Cam Phillips, G Wyatt Teller and the Buffalo Bills will take on the Carolina Panthers and former teammate K Joey Slye. Slye went 3-for-3 on FGs, including a 55-yarder, and hit both his extra points in last week's 23-13 win at Chicago in relief of injured K Graham Gano. In the Bills' matchup against the Colts, Edmunds tallied four tackles, while Teller played 48 snaps at guard and Phillips had an eight-yard catch for a touchdown.
Barkley to Phillips for the first TD of the preseason! #GoBills | #INDvsBUF pic.twitter.com/ZDVEFTx2Kr
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) August 9, 2019
What a Night 🙌
— Virginia Tech Football (@VT_Football) August 9, 2019
Tech's all-time leading scorer K Joey Slye nailed 3 FGs in a 23-13 win for @Panthers including this 55-yard 💣
More via @PanthersBill ⤵️https://t.co/FYynWj9maR #Hokies 🦃 | #NFL100 pic.twitter.com/dIpllokG3v
Kansas City at Pittsburgh – Saturday, August 17; 7:30 p.m. ET
RB Trey Edmunds, S Terrell Edmunds and the Pittsburgh Steelers host CB Kendall Fuller and the Kansas City Chiefs. Fuller only saw action in the opening two drives for the Chiefs in their preseason opener vs. Cincinnati. Trey Edmunds rushed five times for 19 yards and Terrell Edmunds had two tackles and one pass defended in their 30-28 victory against Bruce Arians and the Buccaneers.
.@rell_island6 talks to @missi_matthews about earning the Joe Greene Great Performance Award, building on the last season, Devin Bush and more. pic.twitter.com/Hm0ImSxXJn
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) August 10, 2019
Other games featuring Hokies
Thursday, August 15
Green Bay at Baltimore – 7:30 p.m. ET
T Yosuah Nijman and the Green Bay Packers face S Chuck Clark and the Baltimore Ravens. Last week against the Texans, Nijman took 14 snaps at tackle, while Clark had one tackle and one pass defended in last week's 29-0 win over the Jaguars.
Redskins at Cincinnati – 7:30 p.m. ET
CB Adonis Alexander, DT Tim Settle, CB Greg Stroman head to Cincinnati to take on the Bengals. Alexander and Stroman did not see action in last week's 30-10 loss against the Bengals, while Settle contributed two tackles on the day.
N.Y. Jets at Atlanta – 7:30 p.m. ET
Temuchin "Bucky" Hodges is currently on injured reserved for N.Y. Jets.
Friday, August 16
Chicago at N.Y. Giants – 7:30 p.m. ET
CB Kyle Fuller and the Chicago Bears will battle the New York Giants. Fuller did not see any action in last week's 23-13 loss to the Panthers.
Miami at Tampa Bay – 7:30 p.m. ET
WR Isaiah Ford and the Miami Dolphins take on head coach Bruce Arians and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The two teams have been conducting joint workouts at the Bucs' facility this week. Arians and the Buccaneers are coming off a 30-28 loss to the Steelers, while Ford had three targets in 40 snaps against the Falcons. Former alums Cody Grimm (Defensive/Special Teams Assistant) and Nick Rapone (Safeties Coach) are members of the Buccaneers staff, while Kevin Jones is serving a Bill Walsh Coaching Fellowship during cmap.
Saturday, August 17
Cleveland at Indianapolis – 4:00 p.m. ET
OLB Dadi Nicolas and the Indianapolis Colts host the Cleveland Browns. Nicolas tallied two tackles in last week's 24-16 loss to the Bills.
Detroit at Houston – 8:00 p.m. ET
TE Logan Thomas and the Detroit Lions travel to the Lone Star State to matchup against the Houston Texans. Thomas tallied one tackle and saw one target in 10 snaps at tight end in last week's 31-3 loss to the Patriots.
Dallas at L.A. Rams – 10:00 p.m. ET
DT Ricky Walker and the Dallas Cowboys take on the Los Angeles Rams. Walker is coming off a three-tackle performance in the Cowboys' 17-9 loss against the 49ers that included one tackle for loss.
Sunday, August 18
New Orleans at L.A. Chargers – 4:00 p.m. ET
QB Tyrod Taylor, CB Brandon Facyson and the Los Angeles Chargers face the New Orleans Saints. Taylor completed all six of his pass attempts for 72 yards and carried the ball two times for 34 yards, while Facyson had two tackles in their 17-13 loss against the Cardinals.
Focused and Favored 🙏🏾.... #Keep5triving #BoltUP⚡️💙 pic.twitter.com/KXMtPWFH1J
— Tyrod Taylor (@TyrodTaylor) August 10, 2019
Seattle at Minnesota – 8:00 p.m. ET
T Duane Brown and the Seattle Seahawks travel to Minnesota to face the Vikings.
Monday, August 19
San Francisco at Denver – 8:00 p.m. ET
S Antone Exum., Jr. and the San Francisco 49ers will battle the Denver Broncos. Exum, Jr. had two tackles and two passes defensed in last week's 17-9 win against Dallas.
Hokies on NFL Rosters (As of Aug. 7, 2019)
36 CB Adonis Alexander Washington
76 T Duane Brown Seattle
36 S Chuck Clark Baltimore
49 LB Tremaine Edmunds Buffalo
33 RB Trey Edmunds Pittsburgh
34 S Terrell Edmunds Pittsburgh
38 S Antone Exum, Jr. San Francisco
28 CB Brandon Facyson L.A. Chargers
84 WR Isaiah Ford Miami
29 CB Kendall Fuller Kansas City
23 CB Kyle Fuller Chicago
86 TE Temuchin Hodges N.Y. Jets (IR)
95 DE Dadi Nicolas Indianapolis
73 T Yosuah Nijman Green Bay
87 WR Cam Phillips Buffalo
97 DT Tim Settle Washington
4 K Joey Slye Carolina
37 CB Greg Stroman Washington
5 QB Tyrod Taylor L.A. Chargers
75 G Wyatt Teller Buffalo
82 TE Logan Thomas Detroit
68 DT Ricky Walker Dallas
Hokies on CFL Rosters
97 DT Woody Baron Montreal
Other Hokies in NFL Roles
Bruce Arians Tampa Bay Head Coach
Malcolm Blacken Washington Director of Player Development
Nathan DiGregorio Arizona Scouting Assistant
Keith Gray Philadelphia Assistant Strength & Conditioning
Chad Grimm Washington Outside Linebackers
Cody Grimm Tampa Bay Defensive/Special Teams Assistant
DeAngelo Hall NFL Network Analyst
Kyshoen Jarrett Washington Defensive Quality Control
Kevin Jones Tampa Bay Bill Walsh Coaching Fellow
Jeff King Chicago Pro Scout
Anthony Midget Houston Secondary
Nick Rapone Tampa Bay Safeties
Johnny Shelton Baltimore Team Chaplain
Nick Sorensen Seattle Secondary