Green Bay Packers’ Randall Cobb Steals NFL Play of Year from Jerome Simpson

February 5, 2012   ·   Jeff Chase   ·   Jump to comments

Randall Cobb started out his Green Bay Packers career in a big way and boy was he rewarded for it.
At tonight's NFL Honor awards, Cobb was given the Best Play of the Year award. There was a lot of tough competition, and many would argue that he stole the title from Jerome Simpson of the Cincinnati Bengals.
For those of you who don't remember, Simpson became infamous for his Week 16 front flip over the Arizona Cardinals' defense that landed him in the end zone for a touchdown.
While that play will go down as one of the best in football history, there is no denying how great of a play this was by Cobb in the team's opening game against the New Orleans Saints.
Being the second pick of the 2011 NFL Draft, it was going to be tough for Cobb to get himself on the field considering the team's strength at receiver.
He was given return duties to start out the year, and he made the most of it by taking it to the house in the early goings of the third quarte...

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