Cardinals’ Chandler Jones named NFC Defensive Player of the Week
Oct 23, 2019, 7:28 AM
Chandler Jones #55 of the Arizona Cardinals smiles prior to their game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on October 20, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
(Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
Arizona Cardinals outside linebacker Chandler Jones was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week on Wednesday.
In a Week 7 win over the New York Giants, Jones registered a career-high four quarterback sacks, including a strip sack in the third quarter that led to a Cardinals touchdown.
The honor is the third in Jones’ career. He last won it in Week 5 of 2018 after a win over the San Francisco 49ers in which he tallied six total tackles, a sack, two tackles for loss, two quarterback hits, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.
The first time Jones won the award came back in 2014 when he was a member of the New England Patriots. In a Week 2 win over the Minnesota Vikings, Jones had two sacks and three tackles for loss.
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Jones also became the second weekly award winner for the Cardinals this season. Quarterback Kyler Murray won the NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors after a Week 6 win over the Atlanta Falcons.
It’s the first time Arizona has had award winners in consecutive weeks since Larry Fitzgerald (offensive) and Tyrann Mathieu (defensive) took home the awards in Weeks 2 and 3 of the 2015 season.
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