The NFL Honors award show will take place Saturday, Feb. 1, on the eve of Super Bowl LIV in Miami.
One of the major awards that will be handed out is for AP Defensive Player of the Year, and as Buccaneers senior writer Scott Smith wrote yesterday, Tampa Bay linebacker Shaquil Barrett is a strong candidate to take home the hardware after leading the league in sacks with 19.5.
But, over at NFL.com, where 24 analysts and writers made their selections for each award, not one had Barrett listed as their choice.
It’s shocking that not one person thought of Barrett. Chandler Jones of the Arizona Cardinals is a great player, but he finished .5 sack behind Barrett and the Cardinals went just 5-10-1, while Barrett’s Bucs went 7-9.
A First-Team All-Pro snub and now this? Just add more fuel to the fire of motivation.
Warning to the rest of the league: you don’t want to anger the guy who led the league in sacks.
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