Running back Ronnie Brown of the Miami Dolphins, linebacker Leroy Hill of the Seattle Seahawks, linebacker DE
Marcus Ware of the Dallas Cowboys, running back Carnell "Cadillac" Williams of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and wide
receiver Troy Williamson of the Minnesota Vikings are the finalists for Diet Pepsi Rookie of Week 3.
Fans can vote for one of these five players on NFL.com up unril Thursday to The winner will be announced Thursday afternoon on NFL.com.
After the regular season, five players will be nominated for Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year honors. Fans can vote for
the winner on NFL.com throughout the month of January. The winner will be announced at a press conference at Super
Bowl XL in Detroit.
A closer look at the Week 3 finalists:
• Brown carried 23 times for 132 yards and one touchdown in the Dolphins’ 27-24 victory over the Carolina Panthers. Brown scored on a one-yard run in the first quarter and had a 58-yard run that set up a field goal in the fourth quarter.
• Hill tied for the team lead with five tackles and recorded his first NFL sack in the Seahawks’ 37- 12 victory over the NFC West-rival Arizona Cardinals. Hill helped anchor a defense that held Seattle to four field goals.
• Ware recorded three tackles and one sack in the Cowboys’ 34-31 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. Ware’s sack, the first of his NFL career, helped stop a 49ers drive in Dallas territory in the first quarter.
• Cadillac ran for 158 yards on 37 carries in the Buccaneers’ 17-16 victory over the Green Bay Packers. Williams, who had a long run of 26 yards, has rushed for an NFL record 434 yards in his first three FL games.
• ViQueens Williamson caught three passes for 83 yards and one touchdown in the Vikings’ 33-16 victory over the New Orleans Saints. Williamson scored his first NFL touchdown on a 53-yard reception in the second quarter.
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