
Scott, Diggs and Burns Named OurSports Central USFL Players of the Week
by Fran Stuchbury
April 25, 2022 - United States Football League (USFL)
New Orleans Breakers
Philadelphia Stars quarterback Bryan Scott, New Orleans Breakers outside linebacker Vontae Diggs, and Birmingham Stallions cornerback Lorenzo Burns were named the OurSports Central United States Football League Offensive Player, Defensive Player and Unsung Hero of the Week, respectively, for week two of the USFL season.
Scott completed 26 of 36 passes for 272 yards three touchdowns, with one rushing touchdown and one interception in the Stars' 30-23 victory over the Pittsburgh Maulers. His favorite target was wide receiver Maurice Alexander who hauled in eight of those passes for 186 yards and two touchdowns.
Scott played college football at Occidental and spent several seasons in The Spring League, his last in 2020 under Stars head coach Bart Andrus. He was drafted third overall in the 2022 USFL Draft by Philadelphia.
Here are the highlights of his stellar performance:
Vontae Diggs helped lead a dominant defensive performance, topping the team in tackles with ten, seven of which were solo in the New Orleans Breakers' 34-3 win over the Tampa Bay Bandits.
Diggs played the entire 18-game season in the CFL with the Edmonton Eskimos in 2019. In 2021 he appeared in three games with the Toronto Argonauts. Diggs was drafted in the 30th round of 2022 USFL Draft by the New Orleans Breakers.
With the Gamblers driving down the field eyeing the winning score, Birmingham's Lorenzo Burns intercepted Clayton Thorson's pass with 1:04 left in the game to seal the victory for the Stallions. It was his second interception of the game.
Burns was a two-time Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention at Arizona (2020, 2019) and was named the team's defensive MVP in 2019. He was drafted in the 11th round of the 2022 USFL Draft by Birmingham.
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- Scott, Diggs and Burns Named OurSports Central USFL Players of the Week - OSC Original by Fran Stuchbury
- Scott, Diggs and Burns Named OurSports Central USFL Players of the Week - OSC Original by Fran Stuchbury
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