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Two former Alabama stars named Players of the Week in NFL
By Paul Harvey
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A number of Alabama players had solid performances around the NFL this week, but these two players stole the headlines.
Former Tide receiver and Oakland Raiders WR Amari Cooper was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week while former Tide DB and current Chicago Bears S Eddie Jackson was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week.
Cooper was off to a slow start this season heading into Thursday’s game. The Raiders set out to get him on a roll early and looked his way all night long. Cooper finished the night with 11 catches for 210 yards and 2 TDs. It was an incredible performance and clearly his best game of the year.
Pro Football Talk tweeted the announcement:
Amari Cooper's rebound night nabs AFC offensive player of the week honors https://t.co/7FdBYngirf
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) October 25, 2017
Jackson, a rookie safety for the Bears, came up big with two touchdowns against the Carolina Panthers. He scored on a fumble return of 75 yards and returned his first career interception 76 yards for a touchdown. Jackson scored three touchdowns on defense during his whole career with Alabama.
Pro Football Talk tweeted the announcement:
Eddie Jackson named NFC defensive player of the week https://t.co/lv4rX886Xt
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) October 25, 2017
Jackson and Cooper were teammates at Alabama during the 2013 and 2014 seasons. Cooper left for the NFL following the 2014 season while Jackson played through 2016.
Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.
