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Former Pitt WRs Make NFL Debuts

Former Pitt Panthers Jared Wayne and Jordan Addison got their first taste of NFL action.

Stephen Thompson

Former Pitt WRs Make NFL Debuts
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PITTSBURGH -- Week 1 of the 2023 NFL Preseason opened this week and the Pitt Panthers were well-represented as the Texans, Patriots, Vikings and Seahawks played their preseason openers. 

Two former Panthers receivers - Texans undrafted free agent Jared Wayne and Vikings first-round pick Jordan Addison - took an NFL field for the first time in their careers. 

Wayne finished with one catch for 19 yards, good for the third-most on the team. Case Keenum hit him over the middle after Wayne shook Patriots corner Rodney Randle Jr. 

Former Pitt offensive lineman Jimmy Morrissey was playing guard during the play. He also ran with the Texans' second and third-teamers in the 20-9 win over New England. 

Addison was credited with just one catch for 22 yards in the Vikings' 24-13 loss at the Seattle Seahawks. He started and slid for a diving first-down reception from second-string quarterback Nick Mullens. He made another remarkable attempt at a ball floating out of bounds, hauling it in and appearing to get two feet down as he fell away, but officials ruled him out of bounds. 

At least one of Addison's former teammates from Pitt was watching and rooting for him and thought he should have gotten the call.

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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