Wise experiences rare touchdown moment
For most NFL defensive linemen, scoring a touchdown is but a dream. For New England’s Deatrich Wise Jr., a Suffolk native, it became a reality Sunday afternoon as he capped the Patriots’ second victory in three games.
The fourth-year pro, a former Arkansas Razorback, scooped up the ball on a strip-sack in the end zone with 5:09 left in the fourth quarter to give the Patriots a 23-point lead in their 36-20 home victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. Then he said it wasn’t the first touchdown he’d scored.
“Two years ago on Madden,” Wise joked, according to masslive.com before revealing the truth. “This is my first-ever touchdown. Yeah, in any level of game.”
At 6-foot-5, Wise gained weight into the 280s in the offseason, and he’s been a critical part of New England’s success up front.
“He’s played the run game — that’s an area that he really focused on in the offseason and in training camp, and we did as well,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick told masslive.com. “We know he can rush the passer, but he’s done a good job of mixing in edge moves and rush techniques with some power and some more power-type rushes — long arms, things like that.”
In 49 games with New England, including 11 starts, Wise has amassed 89 tackles (13 for loss), 48 quarterback hits and 12 sacks.
His father, Deatrich Wise, coached arenafootball2’s Norfolk Nighthawks in 2000 and ’01 and stayed in Hampton Roads through 2006, including a stint as Norcom High’s head coach, before relocating to Texas.
This week’s update
Here’s how players with Virginia connections fared in NFL Week 3, with jersey number, position(s), connections and statistics:
NFC
Atlanta Falcons
59 LB LaRoy Reynolds (Maury High, UVA): Reserve; 2 tackles; defended 1 pass; penalized 15 yards for face-mask infraction.
8 QB Matt Schaub (UVA): Did not play. 17 WR Olamide Zaccheaus (UVA): Reserve; targeted 6 times; 4 catches for 41 yards. Carolina Panthers
25 RB Trenton Cannon (Kecoughtan High, Virginia State): Not active.
4 K Joey Slye (North Stafford High, Va. Tech): Made field goals of 29, 24, 30, 22 and 31 yards without a miss, but his only PAT attempt was blocked; kicked off 6 times, 5 resulting in touchbacks; 1 tackle on the only kickoff that was returned.
69 OL Rashaad Coward (Old Dominion): Reserve; no stats.
23 CB Kyle Fuller (Va. Tech): Started; 4 tackles; defended 1 pass.
36 DB DeAndre Houston-Carson (Massaponax High, William & Mary): Reserve; no stats. 92 DL Brent Urban (UVA): Reserve; 1 tackle; defended 1 pass.
1 QB Ben DiNucci (James Madison): Not active. 64 OL Alex Light (Salem High Spartans, Richmond): Not active.
76 OL Oday Aboushi (UVA): Reserve; no stats. 93 DE Da’Shawn Hand (Woodbridge High, Alabama): Reserve; 3 tackles.
Green Bay Packers
24 S Raven Greene (First Colonial High, James Madison): Reserve; 1 tackle.
73 OT Yosuah Nijman (Va. Tech): Reserve; no stats.
Los Angeles Rams:
59 LB Micah Kiser (UVA): Started at ILB; 4 tackles; 1 QB hit.
Minnesota Vikings
41 S Anthony Harris (L.C. Bird High, UVA): Started; 8 tackles; defended 1 pass.
92 DE Jalyn Holmes (Lake Taylor High, Ohio State): Reserve; 2 tackles; 1 QB hit.
(Old Dominion):
45 LS Rick Lovato (Old Dominion): Reserve; did long snapping; 1 tackle.
23 FS Rodney McLeod (UVA): Started; 4 tackles; penalized 4 yards (half the distance to the goal line) for unnecessary roughness. 94 DL Josh Sweat (Oscar Smith High, Florida State): Started at DT; 2 tackles, including a sack for a 7-yard loss (also counts as a tackle for loss); 2 QB hits.
42 S K’Von Wallace (Highland Springs High, Clemson): Reserve; 1 tackle (on a punt).
76 OT Duane Brown (Hermitage High, Va. Tech): Started; no stats.
3 QB Russell Wilson (Collegiate School of Richmond, N.C. State, Wisconsin): Started; 27 of 40 for 315 yards, 5 TDs, 0 INTs, 130.7 passer rating; 6 carries for 22 yards, including a kneel-down to end the game; sacked 4 times for 20 yards in losses; threw for a 2-point conversion.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
64 G Aaron Stinnie (St. Anne’s-Belfield, James Madison): Not active.
72 OT Josh Wells (Hanover High, James Madison): Reserve; no stats.
Washington Football Team
93 DT Jonathan Allen (Stone Bridge High, Alabama): Started; tied for team high with 9 tackles, including a sack for a 5-yard loss (also counts as tackle for loss and QB hit).
23 CB Kendall Fuller (Va. Tech): Started; 1 tackle.
10 WR Antonio Gandy-Golden (Liberty): Reserve; 1 carry for 22 yards; targeted twice; no catches.
86 WR Dontrelle Inman (UVA): Started; targeted 6 times; 3 catches for 38 yards, including TDs of 17 and 11 yards; fumbled once; 2 tackles (both after Cleveland interceptions); penalized 15 yards for taunting after his first TD.
32 CB Jimmy Moreland (James Madison): Reserve; 1 tackle.
76 OT Morgan Moses (Meadowbrook High, UVA): Started; forced 1 fumble (Cleveland recovered).
97 DT Tim Settle (**Manassas, Va. Tech): Reserve; 3 tackles.
37 CB Greg Stroman (**Manassas, Va. Tech): Reserve; no stats.
82 TE Logan Thomas (Brookville High, Va. Tech): Started; targeted 7 times; 4 catches for 31 yards.
*Settle and Stroman graduated from Stonewall Jackson High, which was renamed this year to Unity Reed High) 36 S Chuck Clark (King’s Fork High, Va. Tech): Started at SS; team-high 10 tackles; forced 1 fumble, leading to a takeaway.
49 MLB Tremaine Edmunds (Dan River High, Va. Tech): Started; 5 tackles.
31 S Dean Marlowe (James Madison): Reserve; 1 tackle.
67 G Quinton Spain (Petersburg High, West Virginia): Reserve; no stats.
Cincinnati Bengals
93 DL Andrew Brown (Oscar Smith High, UVA): Not active.
Cleveland Browns
77 G Wyatt Teller (Va. Tech): Started; penalized 10 yards for holding.
Houston Texans
TBA C.J. Prosise (Petersburg native, Woodberry Forest, Notre Dame): Signed Monday. Indianapolis Colts
81 TE Mo Alie-Cox (VCU): Reserve; targeted 3 times; 3 catches for 50 yards, including a 1-yard TD (Philip Rivers’ 400th career touchdown pass).
14 WR Zach Pascal (Old Dominion): Started; targeted 4 times; 2 catches for 34 yards.
46 LS Luke Rhodes (William & Mary): Reserve; did long snapping.
Kansas City Chiefs
91 DL Derrick Nnadi (Ocean Lakes High, Florida State): Started at DT; 1 tackle.
22 S Juan Thornhill (Altavista High, UVA): Started; team-high 6 tackles; 1 QB hit.
Las Vegas Raiders
96 DE Clelin Ferrell (Benedictine Prep, Clemson): Started; 4 tackles; 1 QB hit.
Los Angeles Chargers
28 CB Brandon Facyson (Va. Tech): Reserve; 1 tackle (on a kickoff); downed a punt.
12 WR Joe Reed (Randolph-Henry High, UVA): Reserve; 1 kickoff return for 23 yards.
5 QB Tyrod Taylor (Hampton High, Va. Tech): Not active; recovering from a punctured lung. Miami Dolphins
84 WR Isaiah Ford (Va. Tech): Reserve; targeted twice; 2 catches for 14 yards.
New England Patriots
44 TE Dalton Keene (Va. Tech): Not active. 91 DE Deatrich Wise (Hampton Roads native, Arkansas): Reserve; 5 tackles, including a shared sack for a 3-yard loss; 1 QB hit; recovered a fumble in the end zone for a TD on that play.
New York Jets
77 OT Mekhi Becton (Highland Springs High, Louisville): Started; no stats.
87 TE/WR Daniel Brown (Isle of Wight Academy, James Madison): Reserve; no stats. Pittsburgh Steelers
34 SS Terrell Edmunds
Tech): Started; 4 tackles.
(Dan River High, Va.