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DT Corey Williams Nominated For Defensive Player Of The Week
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posted 11/20/2007

Packers DT Corey Williams is a finalist for the GMC Defensive Player of the Week honors, the NFL announced Tuesday.

Williams posted four solo tackles, two sacks and two forced fumbles in the Packers' 31 - 17 win over the Carolina Panthers.

Fans can vote for one of these five players on NFL.com.

After the regular season, five players will be nominated for GMC Defensive Player of the Year honors. Fans can vote for the winner on NFL.com throughout the month of January.

A closer look at the finalists:
Green Bay Packers DT COREY WILLIAMS posted four solo tackles, two sacks and two forced fumbles in the Packers' 31 - 17 win over the Carolina Panthers.

New York Jets DE SHAUN ELLIS recorded five tackles, two sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in a 19-16 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. His best play came on a 3-13 in the fourth quarter when he stripped Ben Roethlisberger, scooped up the fumble and returned it six-yards to stop the Steelers' drive in Jets territory.

Seattle Seahawks DE PATRICK KERNEY made five tackles, three sacks and forced one fumble in the Hawks' 30 - 23 win over the Chicago Bears. Kerney stripped the ball from QB Rex Grossman with 5:55 left in the game which led to Seahawks possession and a field goal to secure the win for Seattle.

Cleveland Browns FS BRODNEY POOL returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown to help the Browns beat the Baltimore Ravens by a score of 33 - 30. Pool finished with three tackles and 1/2 sack in the Browns' win.

Arizona Cardinals CB ANTREL ROLLE intercepted Carson Palmer three times and returned two for touchdowns in the Cardinals' 35 - 27 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. Rolle ran his first-quarter interception back 55 yards for a touchdown and his fourth-quarter pick 54 yards for a touchdown to bring the Cardinals to a 5-5 record.
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