Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Bud Dupree was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 9 on Wednesday after registering two sacks, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and key end-of-the-game tackle for loss in the team’s Sunday home win over the Indianapolis Colts. Dupree is now at the halfway point of having a career season and his timing couldn’t be more perfect with him currently being scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent in March.
Whether or not the Steelers will retain Dupree past this season will be topic of conversation being had by most everyone who follows the team for the next several months.