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Dolphins Jerome Baker named AFC Defensive Player of the Month

Brian Flores’s Dolphins are currently riding an improbable seven-game winning streak, and a large part of that has to do with the impressive play of Miami’s defense. A Miami defense, that over the last three weeks, has held their opponents to only 215 yards of total offense.

Earlier today, the league honored one of Miami’s standout defensive players for his impressive play over the last month of the 2021 NFL season.

Miami Dolphins Linebacker Jerome Baker received the prestigious honor of being crowned AFC Defensive Player of the Week.

During the month of December, Baker totaled 16 tackles, six tackles for loss, and 3.