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Palmer, Young Are Top Senior
Bowl Alumni
Performers For Week Two
[Complete List of Senior Bowl
Top Performers]
MOBILE, Ala. (September 18, 2007) --
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer threw for 401 yards and a
career-high six touchdowns to easily win the Senior Bowl NFL Alumni
Offensive Top Performance Award for Week Two, although the Bengals
dropped a thrilling 51-45 contest to the Cleveland Browns.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback
Carson Palmer
For the second straight week a San
Francisco 49ers defensive player won the Defensive Top Performance
Award, as 14-year veteran All-Pro defensive tackle Bryant Young recorded
seven tackles and had three quarterback sacks to help lead the 49ers to
a 17-16 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. 49ers rookie linebacker
Patrick Willis won the award in Week One.
San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle
Bryant Young
Over 575 former Senior Bowl players are
currently active in the NFL.
The 2008 Under Armour Senior Bowl is
scheduled for Saturday, January 26. For more information, visit
www.seniorbowl.com.
Other top performances by former Senior
Bowl players in the NFL during Week Two included:
Passing:
- Brett Favre, Green Bay completed
29 of 38 for 286 yards and three touchdowns in Packers 35-13 win
over Giants.
- Trent Green, Miami Passed for
287 yards and two touchdowns.
Rushing:
- LaMont Jordan, Cleveland rushed
for 216 yards on 27 carries and a touchdown in 51-45 win.
- Travis Henry, Denver gained 128
yards on 26 carries in 23-20 win over Raiders.
Receiving:
- Chad Johnson, Cincinnati caught
11 passes for 209 yards and two touchdowns in high-scoring thriller
against Browns.
- Deion Branch, Seattle Super Bowl
XXXIX MVP hauled in seven passes for 122 yards.
Defense:
- Amobi Okoye, DT, Houston rookie
recorded four tackles and two quarterback sacks in second career NFL
game.
- Lance Briggs, LB, Chicago 12
tackles, ten solos, and one pass break-up.
- Napoleon Harris, LB, Kansas City
12 tackles, one pass break-up and an interception.
- Donnie Edwards nine total
tackles, one pass break-up and one interception.
- Derrick Brooks Senior Bowl Hall
of Famer and 13-year veteran had nine total tackles.
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