Thursday, September 12, 2013

Former Michigan Athlete of the Week: Ryan Mundy

Ryan Mundy
New York Giants free safety Ryan Mundy had 6 tackles, 1 pass breakup, and 1 interception that he returned 91 yards for a near touchdown. Unfortunately, the Giants lost by a score of 36-31 to the Dallas Cowboys. Mundy had 86 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 3 interceptions, and 1 pass breakup at Michigan from from 2003-2006 before transferring to West Virginia for his senior year in 2007.

Honorable mention: Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker LaMarr Woodley had 4 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack, and 1 quarterback hurry in a 16-9 loss to the Tennessee Titans; teammate Zoltan Mesko, previously released by the New England Patriots, averaged 44.1 yards on 7 punts in the loss. Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Leon Hall had 7 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 2 pass breakups in a 24-21 loss to the Chicago Bears. And in case you were wondering, Jacksonville Jaguars running back Denard Robinson had 2 carries for 1 yard in a 28-2 loss to Kansas City (which featured Junior Hemingway on a 3-yard touchdown reception).

7 comments:

  1. I really haven't payed much attention so I'm asking, did New England improve themselves at punter?

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    1. Ryan Allen is a rookie from Louisiana Tech. He only averaged 39 yards/punt, but he hit a long of 65 and put 3 inside the 20, so that might have brought down his average a bit.

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  2. It's before my time but why did Mundy transfer to West Virginia?

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    1. The gist I got was that he was in the process of being demoted in favor of Brandent Englemon, and Mundy took a grad year transfer rather than sit on the bench.

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  3. You forgot to mention that he knocked out the best CB the Giants have. Prince Amukamara. Friendly fire!

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  4. Just to clarify, he is a MICHIGAN graduate and a key contriubtor as a Freshman and Sophomore. His junior year he was injured/medical redshirt. When he came back he still played BUT had been "beaten out" by someone else. Since he'd already graduated he was able to transfer without sitting out. I believe he started for RR his last year at WVU.

    I've heard he lists WVU as his school but calls himself a MICHIGAN man.

    Also funny that 2 NY Giants are Michigan graduates but list other "colleges" on the roster page (Mike Cox & Mundy)

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  5. Just to clarify, he is a MICHIGAN graduate and a key contriubtor as a Freshman and Sophomore. His junior year he was injured/medical redshirt. When he came back he still played BUT had been "beaten out" by someone else. Since he'd already graduated he was able to transfer without sitting out. I believe he started for RR his last year at WVU.

    I've heard he lists WVU as his school but calls himself a MICHIGAN man.

    Also funny that 2 NY Giants are Michigan graduates but list other "colleges" on the roster page (Mike Cox & Mundy)

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