Weekly update on how former Illini football players are performing in the NFL.
Each week the Illini in the NFL update provides coverage on how former Illinois football players -- who ended their college careers with the Illini -- fared during the previous week.
Here's how former Illini players performed in Week 5:
Jeff Allen (OT, Chiefs) - Allen made his first start of the season in the Chief's 23-13 win against Pittsburgh. The win snapped a five-game losing streak for the Chiefs.
Jeff Cumberland (TE, Jets) - Cumberland made one catch for 16 yards in an 23-20 loss to New England.