It was big week for rookies from Florida State in the NFL on Sunday as Kelvin Benjamin went over 100 yards receiving, but the top performer who once donned the garnet and gold came on the defensive side of the ball. The Professio”Nole” Athlete of the Week for the week of December 8th through the 14th goes to Baltimore Ravens’ rookie defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan.
In a 20-12 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, Jernigan had the best performance of his young career. Jernigan recorded four tackles and a career-high two sacks. The four tackles equaled a career-best and his three solo stops was also a new career-high.
As a team, Baltimore got to Jacksonville quarterback Blake Bortles eight times. Jernigan now has four sacks on the season and has settled in very nicely for a vaunted Baltimore defense, which looks to be playoff bound after missing the postseason in 2013.
Jernigan and the suddenly hot Ravens improved to 9-5 will hit the road on Sunday to take on the Houston Texans.
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