No surprise here. After his dazzling performance in Green Bay on Sunday Night Football, Jakeem Grant Sr. has been named the NFC’s Special Teams Player of the Week.
No surprise here. @_TheDreamIsHere is your NFC Special Teams Player of the Week! #ProBowlVote pic.twitter.com/S3RQu0JXkO
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) December 15, 2021
Grant returned a punt 97-yards for a touchdown against the Packers to give the Bears a 24-14 lead with less than two minutes to play in the first half on Sunday night.
97 YARD PUNT RETURN FOR JAKEEM GRANT SR 😳
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 13, 2021
(via @NFL)pic.twitter.com/gjJH4LHYUY
That was after he put the Bears up 10-0 earlier in the second quarter on a 46-yard scamper down the sidelines.
Jakeem Grant Sr. has the JUICE. https://t.co/gALfnkOzIM pic.twitter.com/wslABtJ0hD
— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) December 13, 2021
All in all, Jakeem Grant Sr. racked up 131 yards and a touchdown on three punt returns and 177 yards and two touchdowns in total on Sunday night.