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NFL Defensive Player of the Year? Dolphins' Xavien Howard states case on field

DAVIE, Fla. -- Even Patrick Mahomes can't avoid Miami Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard's sticky hands. Locked in man-to-man coverage in the slot on the NFL's most explosive wide receiver, Tyreek Hill, Howard erased Mahomes' plans of another Kansas City Chiefs touchdown in Week 14 as he leaped for a one-handed interception in the end zone.

It marked the fifth consecutive game Howard's elite thievery has been on center display. For a defender who doesn't do much on-field talking, Howard's play is screaming loudly: throw my way at your own peril.