Nick and Blidi

[Nostical]

How great (and increasingly common) that former Huskies are now at every big NFL game!! Whether you root for the Pats or the Falcons in the Super Bowl, it's our UConn loyalties that make us proud.

 

[FASTEDDY]

Even though I am a HUGE PATS Fan and rooting hard for them to win a 5th Super Bowl Title, I hope that Blidi and Williams do well. I am very proud of their accomplishments and the fact that they have stuck around the NFL for as long as they have. Get that NFL Pension!

 

[BlueandOG]

I'm a long-time season ticket holder for the Pats - but I've had my UCONN season tickets longer. This is a tough one. The Pats do not have a single UCONN guy on the team. Not one! I'm hoping for a good game by the Pats and stand-out performances by the UCONN studs.

 

[jostar1]

Seventeen UConn players were on opening day rosters in 2015 and 14 in 2016. Those are big numbers for a school like UConn. In all, more than 20 have dotted NFL rosters in recent years.

Wreh-Wilson is happy to see Edsall back running the show in Storrs.

"It's good to see a familiar face at UConn again," he said. "The last couple of years we went in a certain direction. It's good to see Uncle Randy back there trying to get it back to where he had it."

Wreh-Wilson had an offer from Buffalo out of high school. Army, Navy and the Ivy League were interested in Williams. On Monday night, here they were among Super Bowl players from the biggest SEC schools.

"I'm using that quite a bit," Edsall said. "Why wouldn't you use it? Those were guys I recruited and coached. The academics, the opportunity to get to the next level, that's important to kids in terms of making a decision. That's another piece of the puzzle in terms of selling kids to come to Connecticut."

Jeff Jacobs: Edsall Can’t Remember Hogan, But Williams And Wreh-Wilson Stand Out

 

[31GuardTrap]

I doubt either one is going to dress for the SB.

 

[Exit 4]

I doubt either one is going to dress for the SB.

Yep, there would have to be an injury surprise this week which seems unlikely.

 

[huskymedic]

Falcons wide receiver Nick Williams, a Hun School graduate, put in plenty of work to get to the NFL

 

[huskymedic]

 

[skisafari]

Per CBS sports Nick Williams is dressing today for the Super Bowl. Can anyone confirm this? Nostical?

 

[sportsart]

Here you go. Go Nick!

Wide Receiver 2
Mohamed Sanu
Aldrick Robinson
Nick Williams


Edit: Not sure what to think.

Right Cornerback
Jalen Collins
Brian Poole
Blidi Wreh-Wilson


Atlanta Falcons Roster – Who’s Playing in Super Bowl 2017?

 

[sportsart]

Then there's this. The boneyard won't let me post the link due to "more than 2 images" which I have no idea what that means. It's from atlantafalcons.com

The Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots are required by NFL rules to reduce their active game day roster to 46 players by naming a list of inactive players prior to kickoff. Below are the inactives for both teams. Starters listed below are on the game card given to the media and may not represent the actual personnel on the field to start the game.

INACTIVES

WR Nick Williams

CB Blidi Wreh-Wilson

From the looks of other sites, Nick is in and BWW is out.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Here you go. Go Nick!

Wide Receiver 2
Mohamed Sanu
Aldrick Robinson
Nick Williams


Edit: Not sure what to think.

Right Cornerback
Jalen Collins
Brian Poole
Blidi Wreh-Wilson


Atlanta Falcons Roster – Who’s Playing in Super Bowl 2017?

Adds up to 53 with both of them on the depth chart.

 

[sportsart]

Adds up to 53 with both of them on the depth chart.

Being that 46 is the magic number, we'll just have to wait. I do think Nick is in. I hope so. Screw you Patriots. Nick Williams catches the game winner. Mark it down.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Being that 46 is the magic number, we'll just have to wait. I do think Nick is in. I hope so. Screw you Patriots. Nick Williams catches the game winner. Mark it down.

So then UConn and BCU are forever linked in Falcons lore?

 

[sportsart]

So then UConn and BCU are forever linked in Falcons lore?

That's too funny. Never even thought of that.

 

[sportsart]

Well this appears to make it official, from ESPN. Sucks....

For the Atlanta Falcons, wide receiver Nick Williams, running back Terron Ward, cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson, safety Dashon Goldson, linebacker Josh Keyes, offensive lineman Wes Schweitzer and tight end D.J. Tialavea are inactive.

 

[EJHarrington]

I know Beatty and Lorenzen have won SB rings; are there any other UCONN alumni who have won?

 

[BugsyCT]

I know Beatty and Lorenzen have won SB rings; are there any other UCONN alumni who have won?

Only other one is Nick Giaquinto (Washington, SB XVII).
http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/012517aaa.html
Williams, Blidi Wreh Represent UConn at Super Bowl LI

 

[Scoe]

Now we know why the Falcons lost. Come to think of it Nick Williams could have been a secret weapon for the Falcons in the Super Bowl.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Now we know why the Falcons lost. Come to think of it Nick Williams could have been a secret weapon for the Falcons in the Super Bowl.

The answer for little white receivers: more little white receivers.

 

[cryjeremiah]

Now we know why the Falcons lost. Come to think of it Nick Williams could have been a secret weapon for the Falcons in the Super Bowl.

Honestly, if Atlanta was going to be so allergic to the run, little hole-in-the-defense receivers like Nick would have been ideal. Basically the same as Brady to Faulk, Vereen, White, etc. 14 times a game. Incredibly effective way to replace a failing running game.

 

[mikedog10]

The answer for little white receivers: more little white receivers.

If he gets cut, what are the odds N.E. picks him up? I can't wait until Nick Williams graduates from the Edelman/Welker/Amendola Patriots WR school and becomes a dynamic slot/return threat in the Patriots next post-season run.

 

[Nostical]

Falcon's blew it by not activating Nick. They were 1 for 8 on third down (absorb that stat for a second) and he was their best quick slant pass option. It was cool however seeing he and Blidi run onto the field together with the team.