Sonny Styles named NFC Defensive Player of the Week

Washington Commanders rookie linebacker Sonny Styles has officially arrived on the national NFL radar. The league announced on Wednesday that Styles was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his game-wrecking performance in Sunday's 33-31 upset win over the previously unbeaten Seattle Seahawks.

Curiously, while Styles was recognized by the NFL as the absolute best defensive player in the entire conference in Week 3, he was not among the nominees for the Pepsi Zero Sugar Rookie of the Week award. How a rookie can outplay every veteran linebacker, edge rusher, and corner in the NFC yet not crack a rookie-only ballot is anyone's guess, but Styles and Commanders fans will gladly take the more prestigious conference recognition.