Seahawks rookie sensation Tariq Woolen, NFC Defensive Player of the Week

[ivotuk]

Woolen recovered a Kyler Murray fumble (forced by fellow rookie Coby Bryant) in the 3rd quarter, his second fumble recovery in as many weeks, then all but clinched the victory with a 4th quarter interception on a throw intended for Marquise Brown. After just three interceptions from all Seahawks cornerbacks last season, Woolen has managed four by himself over the past four weeks.

The fifth-round pick out of UTSA was, much like Richard Sherman, a former wide receiver who converted to corner. Safe to say that move has paid off and he is certainly one of the top contenders to win Defensive Rookie of the Ye

Seahawks rookie sensation Tariq Woolen wins NFC Defensive Player of the Week

The rookie corner gets some recognition from the NFL.

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[CouchLogic]

NICE!

How ya'l pronouncing all them Q's in your head?

 

[Somos doces]

NICE!

How ya'l pronouncing all them Q's in your head?

Ditto on that question. As a former copy editor (and actual human, rather than a bot posting on a Twitter account) I think it's clear it should have been spelled "TARIIIIIIIQ!"

 

[GemCity]

JS & PC hit the JP on TW.

 

[sutz]

Way to go, rook! Damn nice.

 

[White Devil]

Special talent. That speed is like PrimeTime. He just glides beside people and it's fun to watch. This is the stuff I was hoping to see this year, some gems.

 

[LeveeBreak]

Nice to see the pre-season hype come to fruition. Unfortunately that has more often fizzled in the regular season.

TW, Abe, Cross, Coby, K9, Mafe...all contributing as legit unit players. I kinda get the 2012 feeling...I know, don't jinx it...but just maybe...

 

[evergreen]

It does feel like 2011 except like 2012 we have our qb.

 

[RiverDog]

Best draft class in 10 years, at least so far. Woolen still has some things to work on, like cleaning up some penalties, but if he can master some of the finer points of playing cornerback, with his speed, he can become that shutdown corner that we haven't had since Sherman left.

 

[toffee]

Woolen is a 3 inches taller, 6 lbs heavier, and 0.03 second faster than Deion Sanders.