Braden Mann went from his lows of Week 1, including the shanked punt, to the highs of completing a pass on a fake punt and executing a successful onside kick, the first this season, in Week 2 in helping the Jets defeat the Cleveland Browns in epic fashion. His performance Sunday garnered him AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 2, as awarded by the NFL on Wednesday.
It’s the first career Special Teams Player of the Week award for Mann. He also is now the third Jets punter to win the award and the first since 2015, when Ryan Quigley won in Week 9. Tom Tupa also won the award in Week 7 of the 2001 season.
The other weekly awards for Week 2 were Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa, Chiefs CB Jayson Watson, Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown, Eagles CB Darius Slay and Giants K Graham Gano.