...Miller, son of Brian and Carla Miller, was the defensive player of the year last season. He was first team all-state...when SoHi won state. In 2011, he was the state defensive player of the year as well as first team at running back...

...on the interior of the defensive line, including double-digit sack totals in four seasons. He was the 1999 NFL Defensive Player of the Year after helping Tampa Bay claim its first division title in 18 years.Carter played 16 seasons, becoming...

...Vick to avoid injuries.He said his strategy is "Run where they're not.""You want to run away from where the defensive players are," Kaepernick said. "When they get close, get down."The Falcons' defense has reason to worry about the...

...beat out a strong crop of quarterbacks for the top offensive rookie award.- Houston end J.J. Watt, who took Defensive Player of the Year, getting 49 of 50 votes.- Bruce Arians, the first interim coach to win Coach of the Year after leading...

...last year. He is a two-time all-state linebacker and running back, as well as the 2010 Greatland Conference defensive player of the year. That tackling ability translates to the wrestling mat. "The coach liked my takedown ability," Spurgeon...

...field.Fletcher's consecutive-games streak is the longest among active players, and the second longest for any defensive player since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger. Fletcher and Tampa Bay defensive back Ronde Barber have usually been tied atop...

...small-medium school South team. That squad lost 34-22 to the North team.Kenai Central's Duncan Brewer was named the defensive player of the game for the South, while Skyview's DJ Collier was offensive player of the game.Other members of the...

...of the year.For Eielson, Wyatt Dunlap was the defensive player of the year and Dave DeVaughn was the coach of the...player of the year - Stephen Hartley, Nikiski.Defensive player of the year - Wyatt Dunlap, Eielson.Lineman of...

...offensive player of the year, Zane Miller winning defensive player of the year and Phil Leck winning assistant coach...Offensive player of the year - Noah Fowler, Soldotna.Defensive player of the year - Zane Miller, Soldotna.Coach of the...

...good to see me back out there but I don't want to jump the gun and rush back."But Suggs, 30, the 2011 NFL defensive player of the year and a five-time Pro Bowl star, simply couldn't bring himself to completely dismiss the notion of...