Sean Grady Named PFL Player of the Week
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. -- Butler defensive back Sean Grady, who
turned in a career-best performance in the Bulldogs’
season-opening football game at Western Illinois, has been named
Pioneer Football League Defensive Player of the Week. He was
one of three players honored with the league’s weekly
award.
Grady shared Butler’s lead in tackles at Western Illinois,
finishing with a career-high 15 stops in the Bulldogs’ 23-15
setback at Western Illinois. His career-best 10 solo tackles
in the game, which was more than a third of Butler’s entire
team total, were the most in the NCAA Division I FCS in the opening
week. And his 15 total tackles tied teammate Bryce Barry for
the fifth-highest total in the FCS. Grady’s previous
career-high for total tackles was 11 at Indiana State a year
ago.
The junior from Geneva, Ill., also came up with his fourth career
pass interception in the game, leading to Butler’s final
touchdown. He picked off a Western Illinois pass at the
Butler 35-yard line, which ignited a 65-yard scoring drive by the
Bulldogs in the fourth quarter.
Also earning PFL recognition for performance during the opening
week were quarterback Zach Lewis of Morehead State, who was named
Offensive Player of the Week, and return specialist Gary Hunter of
Dayton, who was tabbed Special Teams Player of the Week.
Butler will play its 2012 home opener against Franklin on Saturday,
Sept. 8. That game at the Butler Bowl will start at 6 p.m.
(ET).
