The NFL announced today that K Jason Hanson has been named the NFC Special Team Player of the Month for September. Hanson led NFC kickers with 35 points, converting all eight field-goal attempts and 11 PATs. In Week 2 against Kansas City, he set an NFL record by playing in his 297th game for the Lions, the most games played by a player for one team. Hanson also became the seventh player in NFL history to reach 1,900 career points (1,925).
In his 20th season from Washington State, this is his fifth career Player of the Month Award and first since November 2003. Hanson is tied with John Carney (five) for the most Special Teams Player of the Month Awards since its inception in 1986.
