Detroit Lions Kalif Raymond earns Special Teams Player of the Week in Week 8.
had a phenomenal showing against the Tennessee Titans in the 52-14 Week 8 victory, and earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week as a result. He had a 90-yard punt return touchdown as part of a 190-yard performance on five punt return attempts.nearly made history on Sunday, as he was 17 yards short of the NFL record for punt return yards set by LeRoy Irvin with 2017 in 1981. His average of 38 yards per punt return was the highest average since the 1970 AFL/NFL merger.
It was the first punt return touchdown for Raymond since 2022, when he ran one back against the New York Jets. “Oh man, that I got tackled again. Bro, what a lot of people don’t understand is that I’ve been tackled by so many kickers," Raymond said on the St. Brown Bros podcast hosted by teammate Amon-Ra St. Brown. "So I try to do my best to avoid them and it just don’t work out. When I saw Alim was on the kicker, I was like, ‘Oh, I’m good.’”has dealt with adversity previously in his career, such as being released and struggling with confidence.
"I think you have a room and a team full of high-character guys who have faced some type of adversity at some point in their career," Raymond explained following the team's win Sunday. "When you have guys that work that hard, care that much and have that much character, you don't go into any week thinking you're entitled to anything. You work like that, but more importantly, Saint said it, 'We practice like that.
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