New England Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower has been named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for week six following the teams 35-17 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
The award marks the first time in Hightower’s career he has received a weekly honor and the first Patriot on defense to do so since Chandler Jones during week two in 2014. Hightower had a monster game for the Patriots, recording 14 total tackles and 1.5 sacks, one of which resulted in a safety for the second consecutive week by the defense.
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Hightower became the fifth Patriot to earn an AFC award in 2016, joining special teamer’s Stephen Gostkowski and Ryan Allen, along with Tom Brady and LeGarrette Blount, the latter a monthly honor.
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