Connecticut-Born Players Make NFL Rosters

National Football League teams have made their final cuts, and 10 players born in Connecticut are included in the final 53-man rosters, according to the Pro Football Reference web site.

Five players are from Hartford County, two from Middlesex County, and one each from New London, New Haven and Fairfield counties.

Here are the state-born players, with position, native town, NFL team, high schools and colleges attended and year turned pro.

• Marcus Cooper, CB, Bloomfield, Chicago Bears; Bloomfield HS, Rutgers; 2013
• Jerome Cunningham, TE, Waterbury, Tennessee Titans; Crosby HS, Southern Connecticut State; 2014
• Ryan Delaire, DE, Hartford, Indianapolis Colts; Windsor HS, Towson; 2015
• Seth DeValve, TE, Manchester, Cleveland Browns; Manchester HS, Princeton; 2016
• John Jenkins, DT, Meriden, Chicago Bears; Maloney HS, Georgia; 2013
• Byron Jones, CB, New Britain, Dallas Cowboys; St. Paul HS, UConn; 2015
• Tyler Matakevich, LB, Stratford, Pittsburgh Steelers; St. Joseph HS, Temple; 2016
• Jordan Reed, TE, New London, Washington Redskins; New London HS, Florida; 2013
• Julian Stanford, LB, Bloomfield, Buffalo Bills; Bloomfield HS, Wagner; 2012
• Will Tye, TE, Middletown, New England Patriots; Xavier HS/Salisbury School, Stony Brook; 2015

File photo credit: Tim Jensen

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