Retired New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison made the case for cornerback Stephon Gilmore to earn the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year. And it’s hard to argue with Harrison’s logic.
Here’s what he said on FOX Sports’ “The Herd” on Wednesday.
“I have to give it to Gilmore,” Harrison said. “He is shutting down whole players, whole sides of fields. No question. He’s taking players that are No. 1 receivers and just totally shutting them down. When you have a guy that can cover a receiver like that, that gives you that extra time you need to get to the quarterback, that gives you that extra time you need to whatever it do on the front seven. … With his play and the numbers he’s putting up as far as interceptions… people aren’t even throwing his way. C’mon.”
