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RB Ryan Grant Nominated For FedEx Ground Player Of The Week


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posted 12/11/2007

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Packers RB Ryan Grant is a finalist for FedEx Ground Player of the Week honors, the NFL announced Tuesday.

Grant rushed for 156 yards over 29 carries and one touchdown in the Packers' 38-7 win over the Oakland Raiders.

Below are all of the Week 14 candidates for the FedEx Air & Ground Players of the Week. This field's nominees feature a nice blend of young stars and established veterans.

The Patriots' Tom Brady re-enters the Air equation after a rare two-week drought and experienced Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck also is up for consideration.

As far as the ground award goes, longtime standouts LaDainian Tomlinson and Fred Taylor have earned their candidacy. Joining those familiar performers are young up-and-comers quarterback Jay Cutler and running back Ryan Grant.

Brady, Hasselbeck and the Broncos' Jay Cutler all threw four touchdowns in key victories, while San Diego's Tomlinson, Jacksonville's Taylor and Green Bay's Grant all rushed for 130 yards in big wins.

The time is now for you to decide who you think deserves to win this week's awards.

Fans vote for more than their favorite players. The weekly FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week Awards are also a win for the local community. Along with the player awards, FedEx is awarding Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children and Rady Children's Hospital Foundation, the children's hospitals in the winning markets, two checks for $5,000.

The children's hospitals in the two season-long winner's markets, announced at Super Bowl XLII in Arizona, will be awarded $25,000 each. That means that FedEx will deliver nearly $250,000 to local children's hospitals around the country in recognition of the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week Award winners.

FedEx, the premier global provider of transportation, e-commerce and supply-chain management services, is the Official Delivery Service Sponsor of the NFL, Super Bowl and Pro Bowl. Through the weekly FedEx Air and Ground awards, FedEx recognizes those NFL players who represent the same speed, precision and teamwork that their customers have come to expect from the full range of FedEx air, ground, freight and international shipping services.