ShareDespite another big week for San Francisco Giants’ catcher Buster Posey, the Professio”Nole” Athlete of the Week for the week of September 8th through the 14th comes on the NFL gridiron.
Though it came in a losing effort, Pittsburgh Steelers’ linebacker Lawrence Timmons is this week’s top professional athlete from Florida State. In a 26-6 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night, Timmons was everywhere, recording a game-high 12 tackles. Seven were solo stops.
Timmons now has 18 tackles on the season, which is tied for 14th in the NFL. Timmons and the Steelers get set to face the Carolina Panthers on Sunday night.
ShareSeminoles Tickets
About Mike Ferguson
Mike Ferguson is a Bloguin contributor, the editor of Noled Out and a lifetime Florida State sports enthusiast. Mike vividly remembers watching Warrick Dunn run down the sideline in Gainesville in 1993, the "Choke at Doak" in 1994 and Monte Cummings' driving layup to beat #1 Duke in 2002. Mike has worked as a sports reporter in both print and online. For isportsweb in 2013, Mike gave press coverage of Florida State football's run to the 2013 national championship. Mike has been featured on SI.com, FoxSports.com and Yahoo Sports while interviewing major sports stars such as 2013 National League MVP Andrew McCutchen. Mike graduated from Florida State University in 2009 with a major in Religion and a minor in Communications. Mike currently resides in Haines City, Florida with his wife Jennifer and daughters Trinity and Greenly. Mike is a full-time reporter at Polk County's newspaper, The Ledger, in Lakeland, Florida. Mike can be followed on Twitter @MikeWFerguson.
