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The third Saint to appear on the #NFLTop100 Players of 2020: @demario__davis at No. 67! ⚜️ #Saints pic.twitter.com/qLfk78WY65
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) July 28, 2020
Don’t look now, but Demario Davis is finally getting his due credit. The New Orleans Saints linebacker was named to the NFL Top 100 Players of 2020 list for the first time in his career, as voted on by his fellow players. Davis was also named to the Associated Press All-Pro first team for his impressive efforts during the 2019 season.
He’ll join six of his teammates selected for this year’s Top 100 list, tying the Baltimore Ravens for the most players from one team in the league; right tackle Ryan Ramczyk (No. 82) and cornerback Marshon Lattimore (No. 76) were previously announced, leaving four more Saints to be revealed.
Davis became an all-around elite defender last season, combining his quick recognition against run plays with rapid awareness in the passing game. He also showed out when called on to blitz quarterbacks. But Davis’s best quality might be his leadership, filling in admirably when franchise quarterback Drew Brees was sidelined for five weeks with an injury.
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