TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – For the first time since the late 1980s, three Indiana State football alums are on active NFL rosters heading into the start of the 2021 season. Robert Tonyan Jr. (Green Bay Packers), Dominique Dafney (Green Bay Packers), and Jonas Griffith (Denver Broncos) were all named to the 53-man rosters by their respective teams as fall training camp ended.
The only time Indiana State has had more active players on an NFL roster came back in the late 1980s when Mike Simmonds (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Wayne Davis (San Diego Chargers/Buffalo Bills), Vencie Glenn (New England Patriots), and Tunch Ilkin (Pittsburgh Steelers) were in the league together.