Area players get off to solid start to NFL season

How the players from Bibb, Houston, Peach, Monroe, Jones, Crawford and Twiggs counties fared in the NFL in the first week of the season.

Robert Davis (Northside) Washington: Assigned to practice squad.

Darqueze Dennard (Twiggs County) Cincinnati: Had four tackles and one pass defensed against Baltimore.

Casey Hayward (Perry) Los Angeles Chargers: Had four tackles, one pass defensed and one fumble recovery against Denver.

Kareem Jackson (Westside) Houston: Had six tackles against Jacksonville.

Abry Jones (Northside) Jacksonville: Had two tackles, half a sack, two quarterback hits and one fumble recovery against Houston.

Marquette King (Rutland) Oakland: Had three punts for a 52.7-yard average against Tennessee.

Steven Nelson (Northside) Kansas City: Placed on injured reserve list.

Demarcus Robinson (Peach County) Kansas City: Played five plays on offense and nine plays on special teams against New England.

DeAndre Smelter (Tattnall Square) San Francisco: Assigned to practice squad.

This story was originally published September 12, 2017 at 8:54 AM with the headline "Area players get off to solid start to NFL season."