On Wednesday, the NFL named Buccaneers running back Bobby Rainey the NFC’s Special Teams Player of the Week. Rainey excelled returning punts against the Jaguars, picking up 85 yards on three returns, an average of 28.3 yards per attempt. Rainey brought back one of those three punts for 58 yards, the longest of his career.
The third-year pro is averaging 13.3 yards per punt return this season.
Rainey has been the Bucs’ primary punt returner through five games and has aleardy handled twice as many punts as he did in the first two years of his career.