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Should the Dolphins’ Fitzpatrick be NFL’s defensive rookie of year? Here’s his answer

Straight talk here:

Either Indianapolis’ Darius Leonard or Dallas’ Leighton Vander Esch are going to win the defensive rookie of the year award, short of an enormous upset.

They both check all the boxes:

Great stats (146 tackles and seven tackles for Leonard, 116 tackles and two interceptions for Vander Esch).

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Play on good defenses (the Cowboys rank fifth and the Colts rank 10th).