By Davis Friend | NewOrleansSaints.com
J.T. Gray put together one of those special seasons for his 2021 campaign as special teams captain for the New Orleans Saints. Whether it be as a gunner, a blocker or trying to block kicks wherever the ball is, there a strong chance Gray was not too far away
The fourth-year pro from Clarksdale, Miss., just finished a banner season where he led the NFL with a career-high 19 special teams tackles, playing in 16 of 17 games. He also led the league with a career-best 16 solo coverage stops. The reward was the recognition of his first Pro Bowl selection, where he will spend the week with the league's all-stars in Las Vegas later this month, as well as being voted as an Associated Pressfirst-team All-Pro selection.
Named an AP second-team All-Pro in his first full season in 2019, when he posted 16 stops, a blocked punt, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery, Gray has only grown since then. In a franchise that has had great individual and team efforts and special teams throughout its history, whether Tom Dempsey's record-setting kick, Michael Lewis' NFL-record combined 2,432 kickoff/punt return yards in 2002, Fred McAfee's 119 coverage tackles and Steve Gleason's blocked punt in the Superdome re-opening, Gray is the only player in the special teams/coverage category to be selected to the illustrious All-Pro team.
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