LSU trio from 2019 national title team sweeps AFC Players of the Week honors
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LSU has earned a fine reputation as an NFL pipeline in recent years, and the program’s ability to turn top college talent into prime NFL performers was on full display during Week 7 of the NFL season.
The SEC powerhouse from Baton Rouge owned the NFL’s AFC Players of the Week roll call on Wednesday, with the top offensive, defensive and special teams players from the conference all hailing from LSU. Even better, all 3 former LSU honorees were part of the Tigers’ 2019 national championship team.
We’ll start on offense, with Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase being named the AFC’s Offensive Player of the Week. Chase had his fingerprints all over the Bengals’ thrilling 33-31 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers last Thursday night, catching an unheard of 16 passes for 161 yards and 1 touchdown. The 16 receptions broke Cincinnati’s franchise record, a mark previously held by Chase. So, the former LSU star reset his own team record and helped the Bengals get a huge victory in primetime.
Let’s switch to the other side of the ball, where New England Patriots linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson had a game to remember in a victory over the Tennessee Titans. The former first-round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars made the Patriots very thankful he’s theirs now. Chaisson had 3 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 tackles-for-loss, 2 quarterback hits and recovered a fumble for a 4-yard touchdown, which was the first TD of his career. All that earned Chaisson the AFC’s Defensive Player of the Week award.
Finally, the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honor went to the Cleveland Browns’ Grant Delpit, who played a vital role in last Sunday’s blowout victory over the Miami Dolphins. The safety had 2 tackles, 1 sack, 2 quarterback hits and a tackle-for-loss, with both of his tackles coming on special teams to go with a forced fumble.
LSU’s rare accomplishment at the NFL level was celebrated on Wednesday with this post:
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
