Sonny Styles wins first NFC defensive player of the week award
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Key Points:
- Washington Commanders linebacker Sonny Styles was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for the first time for a Washington player since 2020.
- Styles earned the honor following his performance in the team's victory over the Seahawks, recording five tackles, an interception, a forced fumble, a quarterback hit, and two passes defensed.
- He was the only NFC player in Week 3 to have a pick, a forced fumble, and multiple passes defensed.
- Styles is the first rookie to receive the NFC Defensive Player of the Week award since 2024 and the first Washington linebacker to win it since Keenan Robinson in 2014.
