Sanders is NFL Defensive Player of the Year

Bob Sanders has been named the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year.

New York, NY - Indianapolis Colts safety Bob Sanders has been named the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year, as selected by the Associated Press.

Sanders received 31 of a possible 50 votes from a nationwide media panel that regularly covers the NFL. Seattle defensive end Patrick Kerney and Tennessee defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth both received four votes to finish in second.

San Diego defensive back Antonio Cromartie finished with three votes, while linebackers Mike Vrabel of New England and DeMarcus Ware of Dallas each received two votes.

Cornerback Ronde Barber of Tampa Bay, linebacker James Harrison of Pittsburgh, linebacker Patrick Willis of San Francisco, and defensive end Mario Williams of Houston all recorded one vote.

Sanders finished the 2007 regular season with 132 tackles, 3 1/2 sacks, two interceptions and six passes defended.

The former Iowa star is the first Colts player to win the award.

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