Houston Texans defensive end Angelo Blackson was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week on Wednesday.
In the Texans’ 24-21 win over the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium, Blackson blocked kicker Ryan Succop’s 45-yard field goal in the first quarter. Safety A.J. Moore recovered the loose ball at the 23-yard line, and the Titans stalled on their first drive of the game.
Blackson’s blcok was the first of his career and it was the first for the Texans since Week 2 of 2015 when defensive end Jared Crick blocked Carolina Panthers kicker Graham Gano’s 53-yard field goal attempt.
A former 2015 fourth-round pick of the Titans, Blackson also recorded two tackles against his original draft team.
Angelo winning the ward is the fifth time in 2019 a Texans player has earned a player of the week honor, the most in single season in club history. It is the 48th time in franchise history that the Texans have had a player of the week award winner.
The last time Houston had a special teams player of the week was following Week 15 of 2018 when kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn won it. Angelo’s award is the 15th special teams player of the week in team history.