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PFF names Thomas Morstead as Special Teams Player of the Year

New Orleans Saints punter Thomas Morstead wasn’t asked to take the field often in 2018, but he did outstanding things when he did. The Saints punter was selected as the 2018 Special Teams Player of the Year by Pro Football Focus. Here’s part of the writeup put together by PFF’s Gordon McGuinness:

What makes Morstead so special is that you can look at the various situations he faces as a punter, and he continues to excel regardless of what he’s facing. The Saints needed to punt from inside their 20-yard line just four times in 2018, but when they did, Morstead’s 51.