Los Angeles Chargers Cameron Dicker Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month

Los Angeles Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker nowadays changed into named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for December/January via way of means of the league office. The award is a career-first for Dicker.

Dicker closed out his everyday season with a almost ideal six weeks to assist propel the Chargers to a postseason berth. Since the start of December, Dicker totaled forty seven factors, rating 2nd withinside the AFC amongst kickers in factors scored. He made 25-of-26 overall kicks (96.2 pct.), such as 11-of-12 area goals (91.7 pct.). His 96.2 overall kicking percent changed into the 2nd-nice ever via way of means of an AFC rookie kicker after December amongst gamers with as a minimum 20 kicks (Buffalo`s Tyler Bass in 2020).

A two-time Player of the Week winner, Dicker made 21-of-22 area goals (95.five pct.) at the season, the nice area aim percent via way of means of a rookie kicker because the 1970 NFL-AFL Merger (min. 15 att.).

Dicker is the 7th Bolt, and primary considering the fact that Darren Sproles in 2008, to win AFC Special Teams Player of the Month. He`s the 1/3 Chargers kicker to earn the recognition, becoming a member of John Carney (September 1993, October 1994 and September 1996) and Greg Davis (October 1997).