For the fourth time this season, a Minnesota Vikings has been named NFC Player of the Week. For his performance in week 12 against the New England Patriots, kick return ace Kene Nwangwu has been named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week.
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KENE 🏃💨@NwangwuKene has been named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week! pic.twitter.com/EDoKfsHDRd
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) November 30, 2022
Nwangwu has been a sleeping giant all season, being just inches away from a couple of long returns. Well, he finally got it on Sunday, busting out a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to tie the game at 23.
As mentioned above, Nwangwu becomes the fifth player to win a player of the week award joining Justin Jefferson, Za’Darius Smith, Ryan Wright and Greg Joseph.
On the season, Nwangwu leads the league in averaging 25.8 yards per return over 24 returns. He is also in line to make the Pro Bowl being second in the vote currently.
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