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#NextLevelRams: Gillmore, Ravens head to playoffs
12/29/2014 12:00:00 AM | Football
Colorado State is represented by four former Rams on current NFL rosters and two players, Shaquil Barrett and Kapri Bibbs, on the Denver Broncos practice squad. The regular season came to an end on Sunday, with several Rams seeing success. Read on for more on the Rams across the league.
Crockett Gillmore (Baltimore Ravens) – one catch for 22 yards
Rookie tight end Crockett Gillmore hauled in a 22-yard reception late in the third quarter of the Ravens 20-10 home victory over the Cleveland Browns. This victory, along with a Kansas City Chiefs victory over the San Diego Chargers, put the Ravens in the playoffs. The Ravens will face rival Pittsburgh Steelers, a team Gillmore scored against earlier this season, on Saturday, Jan. 3 at 6:15 p.m. MT.
Gillmore finished the regular season with 10 receptions for 121 yards and one touchdown. He played in 15 games and started one.
Erik Pears (Buffalo Bills) – started at right guard
The nine-year NFL veteran helped lead the Bills to a victory on the road over the New England Patriots in the regular-season finale. The Bills rushed for 104 yards on the ground, while passing for 176. The offensive line kept Kyle Orton relatively untouched, only allowing two sacks.
Pears and the Bills just missed out on making the playoffs, finishing with a 9-7 record which was good for second in the AFC East. Pears played in
Weston Richburg (New York Giants) – started at left guard
Richburg’s rookie season came to an end on Sunday after a 34-26 loss at home to the Philadelphia Eagles. The Giants, who finished the year with a 6-10 record, only ran the ball 25 times for 76 yards but that was due to the success of Eli Manning. Manning threw for 429 yards and was not sacked.
On the year Richburg played in all 16 games, starting 15 at left guard.
Shelley Smith (Miami Dolphins) – reserve offensive lineman
Smith and the Miami Dolphins lost their regular-season finale 37-24 at home to the New York Jets on Sunday and Smith was used in a reserve role. He saw most of his playing time on special teams.
In 2014, Smith, who is in his first year in Miami, played in 11 games and started three. He missed five games due to injury near the beginning of the year.
Shaquil Barrett and Kapri Bibbs (Denver Broncos) – practice squad
Shaquil Barrett and Kapri Bibbs are two of 10 players on the Broncos practice squad. On Sunday the Broncos secured a first-round bye in the playoffs after defeating the Oakland Raiders 47-14. Both Barrett and Bibbs made brief appearances on the Broncos active roster in 2014.
