Local Players Show Out During Third Week Of USFL Season
May 1, 2022, 5:17 PM | Updated: Feb 25, 2023, 6:19 pm
Brian Allen #29 of Birmingham Stallions celebrates with teammates after getting an interception and running it for a touchdown in the first quarter of the game against the Houston Gamblers at Protective Stadium on April 23, 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by Jamie Squire/USFL/Getty Images)
(Photo by Jamie Squire/USFL/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – Multiple local players in the USFL helped their teams pick up victories during the third week of the 2022 USFL season.
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Here is how all of the players with ties to the state of Utah fared during the third week of the USFL season.
Former Utah Utes
Brian Allen – Cornerback – Birmingham Stallions (3-0)
Allen had six total tackles, five solo tackles, one tackle for loss, and two pass breakups in Birmingham’s 22-13 win over the New Orleans Breakers on Saturday, April 30.
Next Game: vs. Tampa Bay Bandits on Saturday, May 7 at 5 p.m. (MDT) on FOX
GIDDY UP 🐎
Don’t @ us if you aren't undefeated 😤 pic.twitter.com/oqwSaGQmLC
— Birmingham Stallions (@USFLStallions) May 1, 2022
Thedford had two catches for 11 yards in Pittsburgh’s 24-0 loss to the Michigan Panthers on Sunday, May 1.
Next Game: vs. New Jersey Generals on Saturday, May 7 at 12:30 p.m. (MDT) on Peacock
Final. pic.twitter.com/z0Rm71SZsB
— Pittsburgh Maulers (@USFLMaulers) May 1, 2022
Former BYU Cougars
Tejan Koroma – Offensive Line – Michigan Panthers (1-2)
Koroma and the Panthers beat the Pittsburgh Maulers, 24-0, on Sunday, May 1.
Next Game: vs. Philadelphia Stars on Friday, May 6 at 8 p.m. (MDT) on FS1
First W ✅🐾
First Shutout ✅🐾#LetsHunt pic.twitter.com/Ouavr8hrpD— Michigan Panthers (@USFLPanthers) May 1, 2022
Laulile and the Gamblers suffered a 27-26 loss to the Tampa Bay Bandits on Saturday, April 30.
Next Game: @ New Orleans Breakers on Sunday, May 8 at 1 p.m. (MDT) on KSL TV
Final. pic.twitter.com/scBeAwWXRe
— Houston Gamblers (@USFLGamblers) April 30, 2022
Zac Dawe – Defensive End – Tampa Bay Bandits (2-1)
Dawe had one tackle in Tampa Bay’s 27-26 win over the Houston Gamblers on Saturday, April 30.
Next Game: @ Birmingham Stallions on Saturday, May 7 at 5 p.m. (MDT) on FOX
LET'S RIDE 🔥 🤠
How we feelin' after that W, Bandits fans? pic.twitter.com/NRCTjCTom1
— Tampa Bay Bandits (@USFLBandits) April 30, 2022
Kaufusi and the Bandits beat the Houston Gamblers, 27-26, on Saturday, April 30.
Next Game: @ Birmingham Stallions on Saturday, May 7 at 5 p.m. (MDT) on FOX
Former Utah State Aggies
Adeoye and the Panthers beat the Pittsburgh Maulers, 24-0, on Sunday, May 1.
Next Game: vs. Philadelphia Stars on Friday, May 6 at 8 p.m. (MDT) on FS1
Former Weber State Wildcat
Rodriguez had four total tackles, three solo tackles, one sack, and a tackle for loss in Philadelphia’s 24-16 loss to the New Jersey Generals on Sunday, May 1.
Next Game: @ Michigan Panthers on Friday, May 6 at 8 p.m. (MDT) on FS1
Former Southern Utah Thunderbirds
Miller punted the ball twice with an average of 40.5 yards per kick in New Jersey’s 24-16 win over the Philadelphia Stars on Sunday, May 1.
Next Game: @ Pittsburgh Maulers on Saturday, May 7 at 12:30 p.m. (MDT) on Peacock
Tucker and the Stallions beat the New Orleans Breakers, 22-13, on Saturday, April 30.
Next Game: vs. Tampa Bay Bandits on Saturday, May 7 at 5 p.m. (MDT) on FOX
Former High School Standouts
Sewell had five total tackles, three solo tackles, and one pass breakup in Philadelphia’s 24-16 loss to the New Jersey Generals on Sunday, May 1.
Next Game: @ Michigan Panthers on Friday, May 6 at 8 p.m. (MDT) on FS1
Kyle Ireland is a Locals in the NFL Insider for KSLSports.com and host of the Yards After College Podcast. Follow him on Twitter (@kyleireland) and Instagram (@kyleirelandksl).
