The NFL MVP is among the highest honors in all of sports. While there might be a few miscues, for the most part, the MVP award is a one-stop certification for the player who had the best season that year in the National Football League.
When in 2015 the NCAA decided to change the format and play the College Football Playoffs to define the national college football champion, at the same time it was decided to award
The NFL playoffs are approaching a fever pitch with Super Bowl LIX just around the corner. The league is also set to recognize the best of this season's individual talent at the annual "NFL Honors" awards show,
NBA icon and man who seemingly appears in every fourth commercial airing on television, Shaquille O’Neal, has given his choice for National Football League Most Valuable Player. Everyone has
Lamar Jackson will find out next month if he wins the NFL's Most Valuable Player Award for the third time, but he appears to be on his way. Writers who cover the league most regularly have given him their nod. The Professional Football Writers of America named Jackson the 2024 NFL's Most Valuable Player in voting conducted by PFWA members.
On Thursday, the Cincinnati Bengals’ quarterback was listed as a finalist for the AP’s Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year. Burrow is one of four quarterback finalists for MVP alongside Josh Allen, Jared Goff, and Lamar Jackson.
While Surtain is the first Alabama alumnus to win the PFWA’s NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award, former Crimson Tide running backs Shaun Alexander with the Seattle Seahawks in 2005 and Derrick Henry with the Tennessee Titans in 2020 were the PFWA NFL Offensive Player of the Year.
Surtain, a three-time Pro Bowl selection, was also honored as a first-team All-Pro by the Associated Press for the second time in his career. On Monday, he was one of four Bronco players, including outside linebacker Nik Bonitto, punt returner Marvin Mims Jr. and right guard Quinn Meinerz, to be named to the PFWA’s All-NFL team.
Lamar Jackson is a good bet to win his third NFL MVP. But with the Ravens QB's playoff exit and others remaining, is it time to rethink the award?
Detroit Lions safety Kerby Joseph helped keep his team’s injury-riddled defense afloat throughout the season, but he wasn’t named a finalist. Joseph recorded a league-high nine interceptions to go along with 83 tackles and 12 pass breakups. His reputation as a “dirty” player may have cost him some votes, but that shouldn’t factor into the award.
The winners for six player awards, including NFL MVP, will be announced at the NFL Honors, which will air on Feb. 6.