... as candidates to receive the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year award. These players are listed in order of how they placed below, with the number of votes they received in parentheses:

Houston Texans OLB Brian Cushing (39)

Buffalo Bills S Jarius Byrd (6)

Green Bay Packers OLB Clay Matthews (3)

Washington Redskins OLB Brian Orakpo (2)

Detroit Lions S Louis Delmas (0)

Brian Cushing completely ran away with the award, receiving 39 of the 50 available votes. That was before he tested positive for the NFL-banned substance, HCG. While HCG is a non-steroidal substance, it is still closely linked to the use of steroids.

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