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Vikings' Diggs, Kendricks nominated for NFL rookie of the week award

The winner will be determined by fan voting at nfl.com. Voting ends Friday at 2 p.m. and the winner will be announced later in the day.

By Chris Miller

October 20, 2015 at 2:27PM

Eric Kendricks (54) celebrated after tackling Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith (11) in the first quarter. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Stefon Diggs and Eric Kendricks of the Vikings are among five nominees for NFL rookie of the week.

Diggs, a wide receiver, had seven catches for 129 yards and Kendricks, a middle linebacker, had 10 tackles and a sack in the Vikings' victory over Kansas City on Sunday.

The other nominees are New Orleans linebacker Hau'oli Kikaha, Kansas City cornerback Marcus Peters and Green Bay cornerback Damarious Randall.

The winner will be determined by fan voting at nfl.com. Voting ends Friday at 2 p.m. and the winner will be announced later in the day.

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Chris Miller

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Chris Miller supervises coverage of professional sports teams. He has been at the Minnesota Star Tribune since 1999 and is a former sports editor of the Duluth News-Tribune and the Mesabi Daily News.