Photo: Eric Lars Bakke
Eddie Royal, fresh off a nine-catch, 146-yard, one-touchdown outing against the Oakland Raiders, through fan voting was named the Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week.
Royal also had two runs for nine yards, attempted one pass and returned three kicks for 30 yards.
Royal’s 146 receiving yards marked the sixth-highest total by a player making his NFL debut since 1960, and Royal leads the NFL in that category after one week of the season. His receiving yardage was the third-highest single-game total by a rookie in Broncos history.
With nine receptions, the former Virginia Tech Hokie set Broncos franchise single-game rookie records for most catches in a game as well as most catches in an NFL debut.
He beat out four other finalists — Baltimore’s Joe Flacco, Chicago’s Matt Forte, Tennessee’s Chris Johnson and Atlanta’s Matt Ryan — for the award.
Tags: Eddie Royal, Gray Caldwell, NFL Awards
Good Job Royal! I knew you would get it! Now go out there and earn Rookie of the Year
GREAT TO HEAR!!!… He has a Bright BRIGHT future…
It is good to see that the rest of the NFL is paying attention to the Broncos….great job Royal good luck during the season.
Hmmmm…what’ that I smell? Yep, it’s undeniable! It’s another California Barbeque! This time though, it’s going to be a homestyle backyard BBQ. I can smell fear before the roasting even starts.
You da man Ed-DEEEEEE! This is just the 1st of many awards that will await, if you can just “Do what you do” And do it over and over and over! We loves us some Royal!!!!!!!!!!!!
You gotta love this kid. He goes OFF in his first start ever in the nfl and then conducts himself with a team-first attitude in the post-game interviews. What a breath of fresh air! I hope this guy has all the success possible because he just seems like a real good kid. Congrats, Shanny, you got a good one with your second round pick…………first round pick was pretty stellar too! GO BRONCOS!!!
The Broncos are at their best when they have receivers named “Eddie.” The current rendition will be a “Royal” pain for the Chargers secondary this Sunday. The Bolts had best beware, they’re walking right into the hornet’s nest!
great performance royal now go show the chargers that we own the AFC
“Breath of fresh air” is apt. Watching Royal play and conduct himself with poise and class reminds me of that old saying…something about when one Smith retires, a Royal is drafted. Or maybe it had something to do with doors. I don’t remember it exactly.
Rookie of the week !!! this is just the beginnng!!!!! GO ED-DIE !!!!!!
way to go eddy! thats the next jersey i want to get : ). kick some charger butt tomorrow
Big game tomorrow. Not too many guys took us serious after we destroyed the Raiders because…well…they’re the Raiders. This week we must and we WILL bring the A game cause the Chargers are still pissed from last week’s last second loss. 24-17 Broncos tomorrow with both BMarsh and Royal, whom I like to nickname Royalitly cause he he’s the real deal, finding the endzone! Whoop the Bolts!!!
I meant to type “Royality” and not “Royalitly”