Dolphins’ Jason Sanders named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month

Miami Dolphins kicker Jason Sanders was named the AFC’s Special Teams Player of the Month for December.

The Miami Dolphins’ season hasn’t just ended with the bragging rights that come with knocking off the New England Patriots in Foxborough. Quite the contrary as a matter of fact. The Dolphins saw QB Ryan Fitzpatrick awarded for his Week 17 performance by being named the NFL’s Air Player of the Week and now Dolphins kicker Jason Sanders is bringing home some hardware of his own — he’s been named the AFC’s Special Teams Player of the Month for his performance in December.

Sanders accounted for 46 points as a kicker — but let’s not forget that Sanders also served as the recipient of a touchdown pass from holder Matt Haack in December against the Philadelphia Eagles courtesy of the “Mountaineer Shot”. So in total, Sanders booted 12 field goals, ten extra points and caught a touchdown passing, giving him a grand total of 52 total points accounted for throughout Miami’s 5 December contests.

That’s not a bad month at the office. Sanders’ month was also highlighted by a 7 field goal performance against the New York Jets back in Week 14, too — he’s been a busy Dolphin this month and the recognition is well deserved.

Sanders was drafted by the Dolphins in 2018 as the 229th overall pick in the NFL Draft and sports an 82% field goal percentage through his first two NFL seasons.

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