Simi Fehoko named Week 1 NFC Special Teams Player of the Week
The NFL named conference players of the week for Week 1. A Cardinals player received honors.
The Arizona Cardinals honored their receiver Simi Fehoko as NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 1 play in the NFL. Fehoko made history by blocking a punt, marking the first time a punt had been blocked by the Cardinals since 2020 and the first time for the Chargers since 2021. In addition to his punt block, Fehoko contributed with two special teams tackles in the Cardinals' 26-14 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.
This marked Fehoko's first career player of the week honor. The last Cardinals player to earn this recognition was punter Blake Gillikin in Week 9 of 2024. The full list of conference players of the week for Week 1 includes the NFC Offensive Player of the Week award going to Bears running back D'Andre Swift, the NFC Defensive Player of the Week to Eagles linebacker Zack Baun, the AFC Offensive Player of the Week to Chiefs running back Ken Walker, the AFC Defensive Player of the Week to Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt, and the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week to Bengals kicker Evan McPherson.
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