MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Tyrel Dodson has been named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his standout efficiency throughout the Miami Dolphins’ victory over Cleveland on Sunday.
The NFL introduced the honor on Tuesday, marking the first time the 26-year-old linebacker has acquired this recognition in his profession.
Dodson’s recognition marks the Dolphins’ fourth Player of the Week honor this season, becoming a member of quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, defensive sort out Zach Sieler, and kicker Jason Sanders.
The award marks marks the first time since 2023 that the Dolphins have earned back-to-back weekly honors. That yr, linebacker Bradley Chubb and Sanders had been acknowledged in Weeks 15 and 16.
Dodson, acquired by the Dolphins off waivers from Seattle in Week 11, delivered an unimaginable efficiency towards Cleveland, main the crew with a career-high 15 tackles, together with eight solo stops. ‘
He additionally recorded an interception, a cross defensed, and a quarterback hit. His 15 tackles had been the most by any defender in Week 17 and the highest by a Dolphins participant since Jerome Baker tallied 16 in Week 1 of the 2020 season towards New England, in accordance with a crew press launch.
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