On Wednesday, Indianapolis Colts cornerback Xavier Rhodes was awarded AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors after a Week 3 performance which included 2 interceptions—including one returned for a touchdown:
After a tough Colts debut in Week 1 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, the veteran cornerback is starting to regain his prior All-Pro Form—showing obvious flashes of the shutdown cornerback he once was with the Minnesota Vikings.
With 2nd-year cornerback Rock Ya-Sin having recently been held out of action with an illness, it’s been Rhodes who’s assumed the role as the Colts de facto #1 cornerback, and he’s clearly delivered the last two weeks.