Aaron Donald, Tavon Austin earn NFC Player of the Week honors
Aaron Donald and Tavon Austin both played key roles in the Rams Week 1 win over the Seahawks.
As such, the two were honored with NFC Player of the Week awards.
2 sacks in Week 1: ✔️ SportsCenter interview: ✔️ NFC Defensive Player of the Week: ✔️ Congrats @AaronDonald97!! pic.twitter.com/HF27GUWC9E
— St. Louis Rams (@STLouisRams) September 16, 2015
Donald was recognized as NFC Defensive Player of the Week after recording nine tackles, including three for loss, two sacks and three quarterback hits.
He, along with the rest of the defensive line, came up with the key stop on 4th-and-1 in overtime to seal the game.
He's fast, he's awesome and now he's the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week! Congrats @Tayaustin01! #MobSquad pic.twitter.com/S8dDpANprB
— St. Louis Rams (@STLouisRams) September 16, 2015
Austin was awarded NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, after scoring on a 16-yard touchdown run as well as a 75-yard punt return.
(h/t Turf Show Times)
