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 came off the bench and played in the Chiefs' 18-17 loss to the Bears.
Alan Ball (DB, Bears) - Ball played in his first game back from a groin injury.