Falcons’ Morstead named NFC special teams player of the week
Falcons punter Thomas Morstead, signed last week when Dustin Colquitt was placed on the reserve COVID-19 list, was named the NFC’s special-teams player of the week Wednesday.
Morstead averaged 44.8 yards on five punts and placed three punts inside the 20-yard line Sunday in the Falcons’ 21-14 victory over the Jaguars.
The 35-year-old Morstead, who played for the Saints from 2009-20 and last played with the Jets, won the award for the sixth time in his career. He is the first Falcons punter to win the honor since Matt Bosher in Week 16 of the 2014 season.
Colquitt, 39, remains on the reserve/COVID-19 list.
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