MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The NFL introduced Wednesday that Miami Dolphins linebacker Jordyn Brooks has been named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his Week 11 efficiency in Sunday’s 16–13 time beyond regulation win over the Washington Commanders in Madrid, Spain.
It is the second AFC Defensive Player of the Week honor of Brooks’ profession – additionally incomes the award in Week 8 in Miami’s dominating victory over the Atlanta Falcons.
Brooks led the Dolphins with 20 tackles (10 solo) in the first-ever NFL common season sport performed in Spain.
His 20 tackles, which led the league in Week 11, are the most in a single sport in the NFL this season and the most by a participant in a global sport in league historical past, in keeping with the group.
Brooks is the first NFL participant to document 20 tackles in a sport since 2023 when linebacker Roquan Smith had 21 for the Baltimore Ravens in opposition to the Cleveland Browns.
He can be the first Dolphins participant to document 20-plus tackles in a sport since Hall of Famer Zach Thomas had 21 in opposition to the Buffalo Bills in 2006.
The Dolphins, who acquired Brooks as an unrestricted free agent in 2024, named him a first-time group captain earlier than the begin of the 2025 season.
The group returns to the area at Hard Rock Stadium Nov. 30 in opposition to the New Orleans Saints at 1 p.m. ET.
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