Seahawks' Leonard Williams returns pick-six 92 yards vs. Jets

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Leonard Williams had bittersweet feelings about not winning NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors after racking up 2.5 sacks and three tackles for loss in the Seattle Seahawks' win over the Arizona Cardinals last Sunday.

He was happy that teammate Coby Bryant got the nod but wanted to win it himself after his most dominant performance since joining Seattle, midway through last season.

Maybe this will be Williams' week. The 310-pound, 30-year-old defensive tackle caught a tipped Aaron Rodgers pass in stride and returned it 92 yards for a touchdown. It was the longest pick-six by an NFL defensive lineman in NFL history, per ESPN Research. The…