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 3:
Jeff Allen (OT, Chiefs) - Allen played in his first game this season in a 38-28 loss against the Green Bay Packers. He was sidelined with a knee injury through first two weeks.
Alan Ball (DB, Bears) - Ball made nine tackles (five solo, four assists) and one pass deflection in a 26-0 to the Seattle Seahawks on the road.