Eden Prairie, MN (September 28, 2016) – Minnesota Vikings DE Everson Griffen has been named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in his career (at Green Bay – 1/3/16) after recording four tackles (three solo), including three tackles for loss and three sacks, and nine quarterback hurries in Minnesota’s Week Three victory over the 2015 NFC Champion Carolina Panthers.
Griffen matched a 2016 NFL single-game high with three quarterback drops and now owns the league’s fourth-most sacks (26.5) since the start of the 2014 season.