GREEN BAY, Wis. – Green Bay Packers linebacker De’Vondre Campbell has been named the NFC Defensive Player of the Month.
In five games, Campbell piled up 45 tackles, including one sack and three for losses, plus one interception, two passes defensed and two forced fumbles. Green Bay won all five games and was third in the NFL with 16.8 points allowed per game during that span.
Campbell is fifth in the NFL with 75 tackles. Of the 17 players with more than 60 stops, Campbell is the only player with at least two interceptions and two forced fumbles and is tied for first with a combined four interceptions and forced fumbles.
Campbell signed with Green Bay on June 9. A fourth-round pick by Atlanta in 2016, he arrived in Green Bay having 70 career starts under his belt. Statistically, his best season was his final one with the Falcons, when he had career highs of 129 tackles and three forced fumbles. Last year with Arizona, he had 99 tackles.
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