J.T. Gray (Photo credit - New Orleans Saints)
Clarksdale, Miss., product also named to Pro Bowl
By Davis Friend, New Orleans Saints
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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