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Paulson Adebo Wins NFC Defensive Player of the Week

Saints cornerback Paulson Adebo wins NFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 9.

John Hendrix

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The NFL announced their players of the week for Week 9 action, which sees Saints cornerback Paulson Adebo taking down the NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors. It's the first time in his career that he's won the honor.

Against the Bears, Adebo was responsible for three takeaways, getting two picks and forcing/recovering a fumble. He finished with 7 total tackles (5 solo, 2 asssisted) and three pass breakups while leading the way for the Saints in Pro Football Focus grading with a 92.9 overall grade.

Adebo is the fifth player since 2000 to have the 2 interceptions and a forced/recovered fumble in a game, and is first cornerback since Charles Woodson (2009) to do it.

The third-rounder from the 2021 draft has made his mark in the secondary and has been playing extremely well opposite of Marshon Lattimore. He's also thriving well with new coaching additions Joe Woods and Marcus Robertson.

The Saints look to keep their momentum going when they take on Josh Dobbs and the Vikings on Sunday.

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John Hendrix
JOHN HENDRIX

I officially started covering the New Orleans Saints & other NFL topics in 2011. My work has been featured on various outlets over the years. I worked closely with Skyhorse Publishing in Fall 2018 to update the book, Tales From the New Orleans Saints Sidelines, which filled in all Saints material from the 2013-2017 seasons. Prior to joining Saints News Network, I served as the Managing Editor of SB Nation's Canal Street Chronicles for 3.5 years, and before that with FanSided's Who Dat Dish as the Managing Editor for several years. I have also had experiences of being a freelance Saints reporter for The Sun Herald in Biloxi, MS and a contributing writer for WDSU, a local NBC TV station in New Orleans. I have appeared on a vast amount of TV and Radio shows, both nationally and locally. For tips, comments, or suggestions, please contact me at johnhendrix@saintsnews.net

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