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Per the Titans official Twitter, Jurrell Casey has been named the AFC's Defensive Player of the Week:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Congrats to <a href="https://twitter.com/Jurrellc">@Jurrellc</a>, who has just been named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TitanUp?src=hash">#TitanUp</a> <a href="http://t.co/4kgVOWfEp1">pic.twitter.com/4kgVOWfEp1</a></p>— Tennessee Titans (@TennesseeTitans) <a href="https://twitter.com/TennesseeTitans/status/522388998656782336">October 15, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Here is his stat line from Sunday:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Jurrell Casey takes the AFC Defensive Player of the Week Award after posting 8 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 tackles for loss + a QB pressure vs. Jags</p>— Tennessee Titans (@TennesseeTitans) <a href="https://twitter.com/TennesseeTitans/status/522389914143707137">October 15, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Casey has quietly been one of the best defensive lineman in the league for a couple of years now. It has just hurt him that he played on bad team in a small market. He is finally starting to get some of the press he deserves. Hopefully this will lead to a Pro Bowl down the line.
The Titans invested big money in Casey before the season started. It is good to see a guy that gets the contract still go out there and bust it every week.
Congratulations, Jurrell. You deserve it!
