Former Illinois Football player Clayton Fejedelem forced a fumble and returned it 83 yards for a late touchdown in the Bengals’ 34-23 opening week win over the Colts on Sunday.
Fumble.
Scoop.
SCORE!
Clayton Fejedelem is GONE!
: CBS #SeizeTheDEY #Kickoff2018 pic.twitter.com/2Wjgc94wvS— NFL (@NFL) September 9, 2018Fejedelem, in his third season with the Bengals, finished with 10 tackles (9 solo) in the game, but none bigger than his forced fumble and score with under a minute to go.
Fejedelem played two seasons at Illinois, serving as a captain in 2014 and ‘15, while leading the Big Ten in tackles in 2015 with 140.