DURHAM – Two former Blue Devils, Detroit cornerback Mark Gilbert and Indianapolis running back Deon Jackson, made their NFL regular season debuts to highlight 14 former Duke football players during the eighth week of play in the National Football League.
Gilbert made his first appearance for the Lions on Sunday, playing 16 total snaps, after recently being signed from Pittsburgh's practice squad. Jackson was elevated to Indianapolis' active roster from the practice squad on Saturday before seeing time in the Colts' narrow 34-31 loss to Tennessee on Sunday.