Blake Cashman Named NFC Defensive Player of the Week

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - OCTOBER 25: Blake Cashman #51 of the Minnesota Vikings celebrates after a play during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts at U.S. Bank Stadium on October 25, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Minnesota Vikings played a football game this past Sunday. And, because it’s now Wednesday, that means it’s time for one of their players to be recognized with a weekly award from the National Football League. CASH!!! 💵💵@blockayyy has been named NFC Defensive Player of the Week. 📰: https://t.co/BSAR8c1Kns pic.twitter.com/YJd6iksx37 Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) October 28, 2026 The league has just announced that Vikings’ linebacker Blake Cashman has been named the NFC’s Defensive Player of the Week for Week 7 of the 2026 NFL season. If it seemed like Cashman was all over the place in the Vikings’ 16-10 victory over the Indianapolis Colts this past Sunday, that’s only beca