Former Pearland ISD players meet on NFL field

Monday, December 8, 2014
Former Pearland Oiler football players Fozzy Whittaker (left) of the Carolina Panthers and Thomas Morstead of the New Orleans Saints met Sunday in New Orleans.
ktrk-Photo courtesy Isobel Morstead

NEW ORLEANS, LA -- A pair of former Pearland Oilers met on the NFL playing field Sunday afternoon in New Orleans and each put forth respectable performances.

Fozzy Whittaker, a 2007 graduate of Pearland, caught a 26-yard touchdown pass from Cam Newton in the third quarter, helping the Panthers to a 41-10 win over the New Orleans Saints.

Unfortunately for the Saints, their punter, Thomas Morstead, a 2004 graduate of Pearland High School, spent more time on the field than he planned.

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