PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt came up short in his quest for a second Defensive Player of the Year award. On Thursday during the NFL Honors show, Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett took home the 2023 Associated Press DPOY honor. Gar...
In just his second year in the league, and only one season removed from his Defensive Rookie of the Year Award,Dallas Cowboys linebacker/edge rusher Micah Parsonswas named as a finalist for the Defensive Player of the Year. And the Thursday night NFL Honors reveal: Parsons, one o...
1979 NFL Defensive Player of the Year... Made Pro Bowls in each of final six seasons, 1979-1984... Helped power Buccaneers from 0-14 season as a rookie to No. 1-ranked scoring and total defense in 1979... Named to NFL's All-Decade Team for 1980s... First overall selection by ...
LinebackerDeMarcus Wareof theDallas Cowboysis the GMC Sierra Defensive Player of the Week for games played on Dec. 11-15. Ware was selected from among five finalists by voters on NFL.com/gmc. The other finalists were defensive end John Abraham of theAtlanta Falcons, defensive end Shaun Ellis...
The last thing to note for McKinstry, his closest player comparison in FBS for performance only last year…Cooper DeJean. The other half of the duo Terrion Arnold is no slouch either. Arnold is projected as the 1st corner taken in the draft byGrinding the Mocks (@GrindingMocks). His rad...
This year? He’s recorded 5 interceptions for 210 yards and 3 touchdowns — leading the NFL in all three categories — while splitting his time between the Rams and Ravens. Since the start of the 2015 season, Peters has 27 interceptions; no other player has more than 17 (Darius Slay)...
The New York Jets hit a home run with their rookie class, adding building blocks on both sides of the ball, and made it a clean sweep of Rookie of the Year honors. Ahmad "Sauce" Gardnercaptured The Associated Press 2022 Defensive Rookie of the Year award on Thursday atNFL Honors, follow...
The other finalists were Colts linebacker Gary Brackett, Cardinals defensive end Travis LaBoy, Vikings CB Antoine Winfield, Texans defensive end Mario Williams and Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley. After the regular season, five players will be nominated for GMC Sierra Defensive Player of the Y...
22-inch vertical jump and 8-foot-6 broad jump. He did the short shuttle in 4.95 seconds and the three-cone in 7.71 seconds. He also performed 16 reps of 225 pounds on the bench press. He had a good workout, but he has to get a lot stronger to play offensive tackle in the NFL....
Some of the most promising defensive players on the LSU roster carried the Tigers to a win in a defensive struggle against Florida, 17-6 on Saturday, and weakside linebacker Lamin Barrow was in the center of the action all day. A senior, Barrow made a game-high 13 tackles in what was...