Cameron Wake, defensive end, Miami Dolphins
Cameron Wake continues his Comeback Player of the Year campaign. pic.twitter.com/sxAaB7OljD
— Omar Kelly (@OmarKelly) December 27, 2016
Wake has been making like miserable for opposing quarterbacks for the past eight seasons as one of the team’s leading pass rushers. To date, Wake has tallied 81.5 sacks and 286 combined tackles.
Proof that Wake is in no way on a decline, he just registered 11.5 sacks in 2016. This tied him for fourth-best in that stat. That’s not to shabby considering Wake just celebrated his 35th birthday in January, and that he was coming off an Achilles injury in 2015.
The five-time Pro Bowler also recorded his first ever interception in 2016. It was quite a milestone and one Wake spoke about after picking off New York Jets quarterback Bryce Petty in December.
“Funny enough, I work on catching more than, probably, most defensive ends,” Wake said, laughing, when describing his interception, per Kevin Nogle of thephinsider.com. “You never know when that opportunity is going to be there. That was kind of one of the mantras of this week, ‘You don’t which play it’s going to be – just make it when it comes.”
Wake is more than adequately carrying his weight on Miami’s defense. As a result of his hard working efforts, Wake was just re-signed by the Dolphins for another two years to a robust $16.125 million deal.
Another productive season should be in store for Wake’s Dolphins, who made the playoffs for the first time since 2008.