CFL names players of the week

Published on September 20, 2006 under Canadian Football League (CFL) News Release

Toronto, ON (September 20, 2006) - The Canadian Football League (CFL) announced today the Rogers CFL Players of the Week #14 as selected by members of the Canadian football broadcasters.

Offensive Player of the Week

RB - Joffrey Reynolds - Calgary Stampeders

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 9 @ Calgary Stampeders 43

Highlights / Key Stats:

Joffrey Reynolds earned the Rogers CFL Offensive Player of the Week honours for his dominant performance against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers this past weekend. Reynolds finished the game with 21 carries for 162 yards and three receptions for 55 yards, leading the Stampeders to a 43-9 victory.

Reynolds leads the CFL in rushing with 1,433 yards this season.

Honourable Mention

SB - Geroy Simon - B.C. Lions

Defensive Player of the Week

LB - Otis Floyd - B.C. Lions

Montreal Alouettes 20 @ B.C. Lions 36

Highlights / Key Stats:

Otis Floyd led a BC Lions defence that registered 12 sacks against the Montreal Alouettes, the second highest single game total in CFL history (13 - Toronto Argonauts, 1993). Floyd had three tackles, a pair of sacks, one forced fumble and a pass knockdown.

Honourable Mention

DB - Tay Cody - Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Lineman of the Week

DL - Robert Brown - Edmonton Eskimos

Edmonton Eskimos 22 @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats 27

Highlights / Key Stats:

Robert Brown is the second Eskimos lineman to be honoured in as many weeks. Brown, in a losing effort had a pair of tackles and three sacks, giving him nine sacks on the season, the third most in the CFL.

Honourable Mention

DL - Aaron Hunt - B.C. Lions

Special Teams Player of the Week

KR - DaVon Fowlkes - Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Edmonton Eskimos 22 @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats 27

Highlights / Key Stats:

In just his second game in the CFL, DaVon Fowlkes became the second player this season to return a punt for a major. In the first quarter of Hamilton's game against Edmonton, Fowlkes returned a Sean Fleming punt 86 yards for a touchdown, electrifying the crowd and igniting the Tiger-Cats.

* Unanimous Selection

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