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Taysom Hill named FedEx Air & Ground NFL Player of the Week nominee for Week 11 

Hill tallied three touchdowns on seven carries in the Week 11 victory over the Cleveland Browns 

TE Taysom Hill (7) rushes for a 33-yard touchdown during the New Orleans Saints game against the Cleveland Browns for Week 11 of the 2024 NFL Season on Nov. 17, 2024 at Caesars Superdome.
TE Taysom Hill (7) rushes for a 33-yard touchdown during the New Orleans Saints game against the Cleveland Browns for Week 11 of the 2024 NFL Season on Nov. 17, 2024 at Caesars Superdome.

The NFL and FedEx announced its nominees for the FedEx Air & Ground Player of the Week with New Orleans Saints tight end Taysom Hill receiving a nod for his outstanding Week 11 performance against the Cleveland Browns.

In the win over the Browns, Taysom Hill had an outstanding all-around performance, rushing for 138 yards and three touchdowns on just seven carries. He also set a career-high with eight receptions for 50 yards and returned a kickoff for a 42-yard gain. Two of his touchdown runs, a 33-yard and a 75-yard score, came in the fourth quarter alone. Taysom Hill became the first NFL player with three rushing touchdowns, 50 receiving yards and one pass completion in a game since former Kansas City Chiefs running back Ed Podolak on November 25, 1971 at Detroit.

Hill earned his first FedEx Air & Ground Player of the Week award in the Saints 39-32 win against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 5 of the 2022 season.

Fans have an opportunity to vote for their favorite nominee, all of whom are selected by their respective NFL team, to help determine the award's three finalists. To see all the nominees and cast your vote, visit NFL.com/FedEx until November 20 at 3pm CT. Fans can submit one vote for their favorite nominee and can also vote on X (formerly Twitter) via the NFL published polls at @NFL and on the NFL Mobile App. The two finalists will be announced in when voting closes on Wednesday. For the 2024-25 season, FedEx will once again proudly work with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to make donations of $2,000 in the names of the two winning players ($4,000 total) to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across the country every week.

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