The 2010 season so far has seen one Eastern Illinois alum play in the NFL and that is QB Tony Romo of the Dallas Cowboys.
Others that had notable careers were Jeff Gossett who punted for several teams over a 15 year career, offensive lineman Ted Petersen who was a member of two Steelers Super Bowl winning teams over a 9 year career, defensive lineman John Jurkovic who played for 9 seasons and had 9 career sacks and 202 career tackles, and defensive back Ray McElroy who played 6 seasons with the Colts, Bears, and Lions.
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