SB Nation New York - Mohamed Sanu: Rutgers grad has breakout game vs. Giantshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48977/ny-fave.png2012-11-12T14:25:08-05:00http://newyork.sbnation.com/rss/stream/34006752012-11-12T14:25:08-05:002012-11-12T14:25:08-05:00Former Rutgers star Sanu breaks out against Giants
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<p>Rookie Receiver Mohamed Sanu caught his first touchdown Sunday in the Cincinnati Bengals' 31-13 victory over the New York Giants. Sanu had a record setting career at Rutgers before being a third-round draft pick of the Bengals.</p> <p>Former Rutgers wide receiver <span>Mohamed Sanu</span> had the best game of his young NFL career on Sunday. Sanu was the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.cincyjungle.com/">Cincinnati Bengals</a>' second-leading receiver as they beat the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bigblueview.com/">New York Giants</a>, 31-13.</p>
<p>Sanu was targeted six times on Sunday and made four catches for 47 yards and a touchdown. The rookie's first NFL touchdown came on a 10-yard pass from <span>Andy Dalton</span> which Sanu out-jumped his defender to grab on a post pattern.</p>
<p>It was the second touchdown that Sanu has been a part of this year after he threw one on Sept. 23 against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/washington-redskins">Washington Redskins</a>, hitting <span>A.J. Green</span> for a 73-yarder on a trick play to open the game.</p>
<p>Despite not gaining a ton of yards, a number of Sanu's catches were crucial for the Bengals as he made catches for first downs in both third-and-eight and fourth-and-two situations. Sanu also ran for a first down, lining up in the backfield and picking up three yards on his only carry.</p>
<p>Thus far in his rookie season, Sanu has nine catches for 103 yards.</p>
<p>At Rutgers, Sanu was the all-time leader in carrer reception with 210 as well as holding the record for receptions in a season with 115 in 2011.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/rutgers-scarlet-knights-football/2012/11/12/3636388/mohamed-sanu-cincinnati-bengals-new-york-giants-rutgers-footballJohn.Wilkinson2012-11-11T11:00:28-05:002012-11-11T11:00:28-05:00Mohamed Sanu moving up Bengals' depth chart
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<figcaption>Mohamed Sanu has thrown an NFL touchdown pass, but has yet to catch one. | Larry French</figcaption>
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<p>Former Rutgers star Mohamed Sanu will be playing for the Cincinnati Bengals today when they host the New York Giants.</p> <p>Mohamed Sanu, the rookie wide receiver from Rutgers University, is moving up in the pecking order amongst Cincinnati Bengals' wide receivers.</p>
<p>Sanu, drafted in the third round by the Bengals (83rd overall) after a record-setting career at Rutgers, has only five catches, but all have come in the Bengals' last two games. After playing only 18 total snaps the first two weeks of the season, Sanu has played more recently.</p>
<p>Here is Josh Kirkendall of <a target="_blank" href="http://cincyjungle.com">Cincy Jungle</a> talking about Sanu:</p>
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<p>Mohamed Sanu has only played 49 snaps this year on offense, largely due to Cincinnati's inability to figure out a more standardize role for the third-round rookie receiver. Do they play him in the slot, stretch him out wide? It took until the seventh week of the 2012 regular season before posting his first NFL pass, so far generating five receptions for 56 yards receiving in the previous two games combined. With an overall ineffective passing game among receivers not named A.J. Green, Sanu is starting to experience increasing playing time -- 31 snaps in the past two games.</p>
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<p>"Mo brings a certain skill set to the table and he's by all accounts proven himself worthy of playing football," <a target="_blank" href="http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/nfl-rapidreports/20656682/bengals-wr-mohamed-sanu-earning-playing-time">wide receivers coach James Urban said</a>. "The game's not too big for him, I can tell you that much."</p>
<p>Here is more from Urban, this from the official Sanu bio in the Bengals' media guide.</p>
<p>"Mo is very crafty. He has a great knack for sticking his foot in the ground and using his big body to get in between the defender and the ball. He uses his body very well. He has a great natural instinct in zone, a good feel for where the zones are and how to stick and slide in zone. He has great hands too."</p>
<p><b>Mohamed Sanu Stats</b></p>
<p>Receptions: 5<br>Yards: 56<br>Yards per catch: 11.2<br>Long: 34</p>
<p><b>Other Rutgers connections</b></p>
<p>-- Bengals' running back Brian Leonard played for Rutgers, as did long snapper Clark Harris.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/2012/11/11/3625000/mohamed-sanuEd Valentine