Mississippi State Players in the NFL: AFC East

Dec 14, 2014; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates with head coach Bill Belichick (R) after clinching the AFC East title with a 41-13 win over the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports

Football season is getting closer and closer. If you’re at this site, then the college game is probably your preference when it comes to football.

Maybe you care about the NFL, maybe you don’t. If you haven’t paid attention to the professional players in a while, perhaps you want to start again. But who should you pull for?

Many fanatics of the college game will often choose their favorite team based off of the players who played for their favorite college team. And if you’re a Mississippi State fan, then you have a decent number of players to choose from to pick your favorite team.

As a matter of fact, there are a total of 25 former Bulldogs currently on 21 different NFL rosters. Each one has had varying degrees of success. These lists will not include players on practice squads. It will only cover the players on active rosters. Please note, this lost was compiled before the start of any preseason games, so it is very possible that some of these players will not be on the roster when the 2015 NFL regular season begins.

We start with the AFC, and we will go from East to West. In the AFC East, there are a total of four players who used to wear the Maroon and White listed on active NFL rosters. Some of the names listed from this division will be familiar faces, while others might be players we forgot once called Starkville home during their college playing days.

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