Giants LB Arvell Reese’s career-best performance recognized with two NFL honors – and more could be coming

Arvell Reese collected honors this week at practically the same rate he collected sacks last Sunday. The standout Giants linebacker was named the NFL Rookie of the Week for Week 9 on Thursday, a day after he was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week. The national recognition followed a career-best performance in which Reese racked up three sacks, 12 tackles and a forced fumble in the Giants’ 19-11 win over the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. “It’s what you hope for,” head coach John Harbaugh said of Reese’s dominance. “I won’t say we didn’t think it was possible. I mean, that’s what we hoped for, and he fell to us [in the draft]. Joe [Schoen] and I, we were giddy. I think we were kind of beside ourselves.” Many evaluators considered Reese, 21, the top prospect in last April’s NFL Draft, but the Ohio State product fell to the Giants at No. 5. Ahead of Reese, the Las Vegas Raiders drafted quarterback Fernando Mendoza at No.

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