11. Stephon Gilmore
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After being viewed by the majority of the league as the best defensive player on the field for the majority (if not the entirety) of the 2019 NFL season, New England Patriots’ cornerback Stephon Gilmore became the first cornerback in a decade to win the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year award.
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The rare high-priced free agent acquisition from Bill Belichick, the Patriots added Gilmore to their team in 2017, and he’s repaid their investment in him by earning Pro Bowl selections and First-Team All-Pro designations after both the 2018 and 2019 seasons.
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