Cameron Heyward, Nick Bosa Named AFC, NFC Defensive Players Of The Week

Former Ohio State defensive linemen Cameron Heyward and Nick Bosa had been named the AFC and NFC defensive gamers of the week for his or her respective performances over the weekend.

Heyward, who’s in his twelfth season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, recorded seven tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks and one cross breakup within the 13-10 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday night.

The Walter Payton Man of the Yr award nominee now has 62 tackles, 18 quarterback hits, 12 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, three cross break ups, one pressured fumble and one fumble restoration on the season.

Bosa, in the meantime, recorded seven tackles, two sacks and one pressured fumble in Saturday’s 37-20 win over the Washington Commanders. That doesn’t embody a sack on a two-point conversion try within the fourth quarter.

Certainly one of two former Buckeyes chosen to the Professional Bowl, becoming a member of Commanders wideout Terry McLaurin, he has 48 tackles, 42 quarterback hits, 18 tackles for loss, 17.5 sacks, two pressured fumbles and one cross cross break up this season.

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This marks the second time this season that Bosa has been named the NFC’s defensive participant of the week, as he earned the consideration following a three-sack efficiency in a 33-17 win over the Miami Dolphins on Dec. 4.

Heyward, in the meantime, hasn’t been named the AFC’s defensive participant of the week since 2017, when he took house the consideration twice that season. That is Heyward’s third profession honor and Bosa’s fourth.

That stated, it’s not the primary time that Ohio State gamers have swept the weekly defensive honors, as Bosa and his older brother, Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Joey Bosa, did it in Week 8 of the 2019 season.

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