Cameron Jordan and Mitchell Schwartz help lead the top-seeded teams in the NFC and AFC into the NFL playoffs that begin next month.
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12/30/2018 8:26 PM | Football
Four Scheduled To Start January 5-6 During NFL’s Wild Card Round; Four Receive Byes And Will Begin In Divisional Round
BERKELEY – Eight players who finished their collegiate playing careers at Cal are on active NFL playoff rosters for the league's postseason that begins next Saturday, Jan. 5. Keenan Allen and Brandon Mebane (Los Angeles Chargers), L.P. Ladouceur (Dallas) and Richard Rodgers (Philadelphia) are on teams that are scheduled to start their playoff runs Jan. 5-6 during the NFL's Wild Card Round, while C.J. Anderson and Jared Goff (Los Angeles Rams), Cameron Jordan (New Orleans), and Mitchell Schwartz (Kansas City) have byes and will begin their playoffs Jan. 12-13 in the Divisional Round.
Ladouceur will be the first to hit the field when No. 4 NFC seed Dallas hosts No. 5 Seattle on Saturday, Jan. 5 (7:15 pm CT, FOX). Allen, Mebane and Rodgers will play Sunday, Jan. 6 when the No. 5 AFC seed Los Angeles Chargers featuring Allen and Mebane visit No. 4 Baltimore (1:05 pm ET, CBS) while Rodgers and No. 6 seed Philadelphia travel to No. 3 Chicago (3:30 pm CT, NBC).
Anderson, Goff, Jordan and Schwartz are on clubs that have Wild Card Round byes and will make their playoff debuts by hosting games in the Divisional Round. Schwartz and the Chiefs are the top seed in the AFC and will welcome the lowest remaining AFC seed to Kansas City on Saturday, Jan. 12 (3:35 pm CT, NBC). Anderson and Goff will also start the playoffs Jan. 12 when the No. 2 NFC seed Los Angeles Rams host the highest remaining NFC seed (5:15 pm PT, FOX). Jordan and No. 1 NFC seed New Orleans will play at home against the lowest remaining NFC seed on Sunday, Jan. 13 (3:40 pm CT, FOX).
Others former Cal players associated with NFL playoff teams include a pair that are on injured reserve in Mychal Kendricks (Seattle) and Brian Schwenke (New England), one on a physically unable to perform list in Daniel Lasco (New Orleans) and two on practice squads in Stephen Anderson (New England) and Raymond Davison (Kansas City).
A total of 19 former Cal players ended the 2018 NFL regular season on active rosters while a total of 33 were affiliated with NFL teams including six on injured reserve, one on a physically unable to perform list, three on practice squads and four on coaching staffs.
Cal began the 2018 NFL season ranked fourth in the Pac-12 and tied for 21st nationally in number of former players on active rosters.
A full regular-season/Week 17 Pro Bears summary will follow.
Ladouceur will be the first to hit the field when No. 4 NFC seed Dallas hosts No. 5 Seattle on Saturday, Jan. 5 (7:15 pm CT, FOX). Allen, Mebane and Rodgers will play Sunday, Jan. 6 when the No. 5 AFC seed Los Angeles Chargers featuring Allen and Mebane visit No. 4 Baltimore (1:05 pm ET, CBS) while Rodgers and No. 6 seed Philadelphia travel to No. 3 Chicago (3:30 pm CT, NBC).
Anderson, Goff, Jordan and Schwartz are on clubs that have Wild Card Round byes and will make their playoff debuts by hosting games in the Divisional Round. Schwartz and the Chiefs are the top seed in the AFC and will welcome the lowest remaining AFC seed to Kansas City on Saturday, Jan. 12 (3:35 pm CT, NBC). Anderson and Goff will also start the playoffs Jan. 12 when the No. 2 NFC seed Los Angeles Rams host the highest remaining NFC seed (5:15 pm PT, FOX). Jordan and No. 1 NFC seed New Orleans will play at home against the lowest remaining NFC seed on Sunday, Jan. 13 (3:40 pm CT, FOX).
Others former Cal players associated with NFL playoff teams include a pair that are on injured reserve in Mychal Kendricks (Seattle) and Brian Schwenke (New England), one on a physically unable to perform list in Daniel Lasco (New Orleans) and two on practice squads in Stephen Anderson (New England) and Raymond Davison (Kansas City).
A total of 19 former Cal players ended the 2018 NFL regular season on active rosters while a total of 33 were affiliated with NFL teams including six on injured reserve, one on a physically unable to perform list, three on practice squads and four on coaching staffs.
Cal began the 2018 NFL season ranked fourth in the Pac-12 and tied for 21st nationally in number of former players on active rosters.
A full regular-season/Week 17 Pro Bears summary will follow.
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