It was announced this morning that Pittsburgh Steelers second year wide receiver Antonio Brown has been named the AFC Special Teams player of the week following his performance in the Steelers 35-7 win this past Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals.
In the game Sunday, Brown had a 60 yard punt return for a touchdown late in the first half that put the game away for the Steelers. It was the second third career touchdown for Brown and on the season he has returned 27 punts for 330 yards with 6 of them going for 20 plus yards.
Brown also has returned 19 kickoffs this year for 528 yards and 17 of those have gone for 20 or more yards.