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The National Football League has finalized its preseason schedule, which provides a great excuse to peek ahead at potential on-field clashes between former Notre Dame Fighting Irish alumni.
Is Will Fuller V going to eat Cole Luke’s lunch if the two pair off in an Aug. 9 matchup between the Houston Texans and the Carolina Panthers? Will Chris Brown smoke former teammate Matthias Farley during the Cincinnati Bengals / Indianapolis Colts game on Aug. 31?
Should DeShone Kizer wear extra padding to absorb blows he may take from Manti Te’o when the New Orleans Saints visit the Cleveland Browns on Aug. 10? Whatever’s left of Kizer will have to stand up versus Romeo Okwara, Ishaq Williams and the rest of the New York Giants on Aug. 21.
The NFL preseason is pretty underwhelming, but it will hopefully provide an opportunity to see some hungry Irish alums trying to secure their spot on their respective rosters (unless you’re like Harrison Smith. Then you’re all set.)
Poll
What is the best possible preseason NFL matchup involving Irish?
This poll is closed
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24%
Will Fuller vs. Cole Luke
(15 votes) -
29%
Manti Te’o vs. DeShone Kizer
(18 votes) -
4%
Golden Tate / T.J. Jones vs. Matthias Farley
(3 votes) -
17%
Romeo Okwara / Ishaq Williams vs. DeShone Kizer
(11 votes) -
20%
Nick Martin vs. Manti Te’o
(13 votes) -
0%
Trevor Robinson vs. Sheldon Day / Louis Nix III
(0 votes) -
3%
Other (leave in the comments)
(2 votes)
Former Notre Dame Players Clashing in NFL Preseason
| Matchup | Time (ET) | Date | Possible ND meeting onfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matchup | Time (ET) | Date | Possible ND meeting onfield |
| Cardinals vs. Cowboys | 8 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 3 | Troy Niklas vs. Jaylon Smith |
| Texans at Panthers | 7:30 p.m. | Wednesday, Aug. 9 | Will Fuller vs. Cole Luke |
| Falcons at Dolphins | 7 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 10 | None |
| Vikings at Bills | 7 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 10 | Kyle Rudolph vs. Sergio Brown |
| Jaguars at Patriots | 7:30 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 10 | None |
| Redskins at Ravens | 7:30 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 10 | None |
| Broncos at Bears | 8 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 10 | None |
| Eagles at Packers | 8 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 10 | None |
| Saints at Browns | 8 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 10 | Manti Te'o vs. DeShone Kizer |
| Steelers at NY Giants | 7 p.m. | Friday, Aug. 11 | None |
| Buccaneers at Bengals | 7:30 p.m. | Friday, Aug. 11 | Cody Riggs vs. Chris Brown |
| 49ers at Chiefs | 9 p.m. | Friday, Aug. 11 | None |
| Titans at NY Jets | 7:30 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 12 | None |
| Cowboys at LA Rams | 9 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 12 | Jaylon Smith vs. John Sullivan |
| Raiders at Cardinals | 10 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 12 | None |
| Lions at Colts | 1:30 p.m. | Sunday, Aug. 13 | Golden Tate/TJ Jones vs. Matthias Farley |
| Seahawks at LA Chargers | 8 p.m. | Sunday, Aug. 13 | C.J. Prosise vs. Isaac Rochell |
| Bills at Eagles | 7 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 17 | None |
| Ravens at Dolphins | 7 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 17 | None |
| Buccaneers at Jaguars | 8 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 17 | Cody Riggs vs. Ben Koyack |
| Vikings at Seahawks | 10 p.m. | Friday, Aug. 18 | Harrison Smith vs. C.J. Prosise |
| Panthers at Titans | 3 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 19 | None |
| Chiefs at Bengals | 7 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 19 | None |
| Colts at Cowboys | 7 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 19 | Matthias Farley vs. Zack Martin |
| NY Jets at Lions | 7:30 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 19 | None |
| Packers at Redskins | 7:30 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 19 | None |
| Patriots at Texans | 8 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 19 | None |
| Bears at Cardinals | 10 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 19 | Kapron Lewis-Moore vs. Troy Niklas |
| Broncos at 49ers | 10 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 19 | None |
| LA Rams at Raiders | 10 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 19 | None |
| Falcons at Steelers | 4 p.m. | Sunday, Aug. 20 | Trevor Robinson vs. Stephon Tuitt |
| Saints at LA Chargers | 8 p.m. | Sunday, Aug. 20 | None |
| NY Giants at Browns | 8 p.m. | Monday, Aug. 21 | Romeo Okwara vs. DeShone Kizer |
| Dolphins at Eagles | 7 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 24 | None |
| Panthers at Jaguars | 7:30 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 24 | Cole Luke vs. Ben Koyack |
| Patriots at Lions | 7 p.m. | Friday, Aug. 25 | None |
| Chiefs at Seahawks | 8 p.m. | Friday, Aug. 25 | None |
| Bills at Ravens | 7 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 26 | Sergio Brown vs. Ronnie Stanley |
| Cardinals at Falcons | 7 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 26 | None |
| NY Jets at NY Giants | 7 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 26 | None |
| Browns at Buccaneers | 7:30 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 26 | DeShone Kizer vs. Cody Riggs |
| Colts at Steelers | 7:30 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 26 | None |
| LA Chargers at LA Rams | 8 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 26 | Isaac Rochell vs. John Sullivan |
| Raiders at Cowboys | 8 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 26 | None |
| Texans at Saints | 8 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 26 | Nick Martin & Will Fuller vs. Manti Te'o |
| Packers at Broncos | 9 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 26 | None |
| Bears at Titans | 1 p.m. | Sunday, Aug. 27 | None |
| Bengals at Redskins | 4:30 p.m. | Sunday, Aug. 27 | None |
| 49ers at Vikings | 8 p.m. | Sunday, Aug. 27 | None |
| Bengals at Colts | 7 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | Chris Brown vs. Mathias Farley |
| Eagles at NY Jets | 7 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | None |
| Jaguars at Falcons | 7 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | Trevor Robinson vs. Sheldon Day/Louis Nix |
| Lions at Bills | 7 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | Golden Tate/TJ Jones vs. Sergio Brown |
| LA Rams at Packers | 7 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | None |
| NY Giants at Patriots | 7:30 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | None |
| Redskins at Buccaneers | 7:30 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | Tarean Folston vs. Cody Riggs |
| Steelers at Panthers | 7:30 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | None |
| Browns at Bears | 8 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | DeShone Kizer vs. Kapron Lewis-Moore |
| Cowboys at Texans | 8 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | Robert Blanton vs. Will Fuller |
| Dolphins at Vikings | 8 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | Anthony Fasano vs. Harrison Smith |
| Ravens at Saints | 8 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | Ronnie Stanley vs. Manti Te'o |
| Titans at Chiefs | 8:30 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | None |
| Cardinals at Broncos | 9 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | None |
| LA Chargers at 49ers | 10 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | None |
| Seahawks at Raiders | 10 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | None |
Former Notre Dame Players Clashing in NFL Preseason
| Matchup | Time (ET) | Date | Possible ND meeting onfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matchup | Time (ET) | Date | Possible ND meeting onfield |
| Cardinals vs. Cowboys | 8 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 3 | Troy Niklas vs. Jaylon Smith |
| Texans at Panthers | 7:30 p.m. | Wednesday, Aug. 9 | Will Fuller vs. Cole Luke |
| Falcons at Dolphins | 7 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 10 | None |
| Vikings at Bills | 7 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 10 | Kyle Rudolph vs. Sergio Brown |
| Jaguars at Patriots | 7:30 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 10 | None |
| Redskins at Ravens | 7:30 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 10 | None |
| Broncos at Bears | 8 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 10 | None |
| Eagles at Packers | 8 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 10 | None |
| Saints at Browns | 8 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 10 | Manti Te'o vs. DeShone Kizer |
| Steelers at NY Giants | 7 p.m. | Friday, Aug. 11 | None |
| Buccaneers at Bengals | 7:30 p.m. | Friday, Aug. 11 | Cody Riggs vs. Chris Brown |
| 49ers at Chiefs | 9 p.m. | Friday, Aug. 11 | None |
| Titans at NY Jets | 7:30 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 12 | None |
| Cowboys at LA Rams | 9 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 12 | Jaylon Smith vs. John Sullivan |
| Raiders at Cardinals | 10 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 12 | None |
| Lions at Colts | 1:30 p.m. | Sunday, Aug. 13 | Golden Tate/TJ Jones vs. Matthias Farley |
| Seahawks at LA Chargers | 8 p.m. | Sunday, Aug. 13 | C.J. Prosise vs. Isaac Rochell |
| Bills at Eagles | 7 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 17 | None |
| Ravens at Dolphins | 7 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 17 | None |
| Buccaneers at Jaguars | 8 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 17 | Cody Riggs vs. Ben Koyack |
| Vikings at Seahawks | 10 p.m. | Friday, Aug. 18 | Harrison Smith vs. C.J. Prosise |
| Panthers at Titans | 3 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 19 | None |
| Chiefs at Bengals | 7 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 19 | None |
| Colts at Cowboys | 7 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 19 | Matthias Farley vs. Zack Martin |
| NY Jets at Lions | 7:30 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 19 | None |
| Packers at Redskins | 7:30 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 19 | None |
| Patriots at Texans | 8 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 19 | None |
| Bears at Cardinals | 10 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 19 | Kapron Lewis-Moore vs. Troy Niklas |
| Broncos at 49ers | 10 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 19 | None |
| LA Rams at Raiders | 10 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 19 | None |
| Falcons at Steelers | 4 p.m. | Sunday, Aug. 20 | Trevor Robinson vs. Stephon Tuitt |
| Saints at LA Chargers | 8 p.m. | Sunday, Aug. 20 | None |
| NY Giants at Browns | 8 p.m. | Monday, Aug. 21 | Romeo Okwara vs. DeShone Kizer |
| Dolphins at Eagles | 7 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 24 | None |
| Panthers at Jaguars | 7:30 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 24 | Cole Luke vs. Ben Koyack |
| Patriots at Lions | 7 p.m. | Friday, Aug. 25 | None |
| Chiefs at Seahawks | 8 p.m. | Friday, Aug. 25 | None |
| Bills at Ravens | 7 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 26 | Sergio Brown vs. Ronnie Stanley |
| Cardinals at Falcons | 7 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 26 | None |
| NY Jets at NY Giants | 7 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 26 | None |
| Browns at Buccaneers | 7:30 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 26 | DeShone Kizer vs. Cody Riggs |
| Colts at Steelers | 7:30 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 26 | None |
| LA Chargers at LA Rams | 8 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 26 | Isaac Rochell vs. John Sullivan |
| Raiders at Cowboys | 8 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 26 | None |
| Texans at Saints | 8 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 26 | Nick Martin & Will Fuller vs. Manti Te'o |
| Packers at Broncos | 9 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 26 | None |
| Bears at Titans | 1 p.m. | Sunday, Aug. 27 | None |
| Bengals at Redskins | 4:30 p.m. | Sunday, Aug. 27 | None |
| 49ers at Vikings | 8 p.m. | Sunday, Aug. 27 | None |
| Bengals at Colts | 7 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | Chris Brown vs. Mathias Farley |
| Eagles at NY Jets | 7 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | None |
| Jaguars at Falcons | 7 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | Trevor Robinson vs. Sheldon Day/Louis Nix |
| Lions at Bills | 7 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | Golden Tate/TJ Jones vs. Sergio Brown |
| LA Rams at Packers | 7 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | None |
| NY Giants at Patriots | 7:30 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | None |
| Redskins at Buccaneers | 7:30 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | Tarean Folston vs. Cody Riggs |
| Steelers at Panthers | 7:30 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | None |
| Browns at Bears | 8 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | DeShone Kizer vs. Kapron Lewis-Moore |
| Cowboys at Texans | 8 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | Robert Blanton vs. Will Fuller |
| Dolphins at Vikings | 8 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | Anthony Fasano vs. Harrison Smith |
| Ravens at Saints | 8 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | Ronnie Stanley vs. Manti Te'o |
| Titans at Chiefs | 8:30 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | None |
| Cardinals at Broncos | 9 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | None |
| LA Chargers at 49ers | 10 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | None |
| Seahawks at Raiders | 10 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 31 | None |