Peppers Takes Defensive Honors

Julius Peppers is the man. He proved it last weekend with Carolina’s win over the Raiders, contributing seven tackles, three sacks and two forced fumbles to the defensive assault on Oakland, and the outstanding defensive end is now being praised for his performance by being named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week in the Panthers’ 17-6 win over Oakland Sunday.

Peppers is officially back after a disappointing 2007 season, and the 6’7”, 283-pound defensive end is piling up his repertoire with tackles and sacks. Peppers is currently among the Panthers’ all-time leaders, ranking first in the team’s history with 56 sacks, 19 forced fumbles and seven blocked kicks. The DE is a seven-year Panther and NFL veteran, acquired by Carolina in the 2002 draft out of North Carolina.

Julius Peppers is the second Panther to earn defensive honors from the NFL in the last 10 days, as middle linebacker and fellow defensive captain Jon Beason was recently chosen as the NFC Defensive Player of the Month. This dangerous Peppers-Beason combination is the perfect mix for the Panthers’ defense, and the team more than proved it in last week’s game against Oakland.

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