Congratulations to Johnny Knox who was chosen as the NFC special teams player of the week following his performance in last Sunday’s 48-24 victory over the Lions. The fifth-round draft pick returned the second-half kickoff 102 yards for a touchdown—the second longest kickoff return in franchise history—to give the Bears a 28-21 lead they would not relinquish.
According to "Write now ... at Halas Hall Wednesday blog", Knox said that “It feels good that I won the award because there are other good players in this league. I’m humbled and blessed to win that award.”
Knox leads the NFL with a 35.8-yard average on nine kickoff returns and has now scored a touchdown in each of his last three games. The 22-year-old caught 7-yard TD passes from quarterback Jay Cutler in back-to-back wins over the Steelers and Seahawks before going the distance against the Lions.
This is great and all, but the real question is, did Know drop the ball before crossing into the end zone? There's be a lot of discussion (see here and here), but the general consensus is that it was too close to call. Next time Johnny, hold on to the ball a smidge longer, just to be safe.
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