The Sporting News NFL Player of the Year

The Sporting News (formerly Sporting News from 2002 to 2022) began awarding a National Football League (NFL) player of the year award in 1954. From 1970 to 1979, The Sporting News chose American Football Conference (AFC) and National Football Conference (NFC) players of the year, and returned to a single winner in 1980. Beginning in 2008 The Sporting News chose an offensive player of the year and a defensive player of the year.[1][2]

Winners

1954–1969

Season Player Position Team
1954
 Lou Groza T/K Cleveland
1955
 Otto Graham QB Cleveland
1956
 Frank Gifford RB NY Giants
1957
 Jim Brown FB Cleveland
1958
 Jim Brown FB Cleveland
1959
 Johnny Unitas QB Baltimore
1960
 Norm Van Brocklin QB Philadelphia
1961
 Paul Hornung RB Green Bay
1962
 Y. A. Tittle QB NY Giants
1963
 Y. A. Tittle QB NY Giants
1964
 Johnny Unitas QB Baltimore
1965
 Jim Brown RB Cleveland
1966
 Bart Starr QB Green Bay
1967
 Johnny Unitas QB Baltimore
1968
 Earl Morrall QB Baltimore
1969
 Roman Gabriel QB LA Rams
Sources[1][3][4]

1970–1979

Season NFC AFC
Player Position Team Player Position Team
1970
 John Brodie QB San Francisco George Blanda QB/K Oakland
1971
 Roger Staubach QB Dallas Bob Griese QB Miami
1972
 Larry Brown RB Washington Earl Morrall QB Miami
1973
 John Hadl QB LA Rams O. J. Simpson RB Buffalo
1974
 Chuck Foreman RB Minnesota Ken Stabler QB Oakland
1975
 Fran Tarkenton QB Minnesota O. J. Simpson RB Buffalo
1976
 Walter Payton RB Chicago Ken Stabler QB Oakland
1977
 Walter Payton RB Chicago Craig Morton QB Denver
1978
 Archie Manning QB New Orleans Earl Campbell RB Houston
1979
 Ottis Anderson RB St. Louis Dan Fouts QB San Diego

1980–2007

Season Player Team Position
1980
 Brian Sipe QB Cleveland
1981
 Ken Anderson QB Cincinnati
1982
 Mark Moseley K Washington
1983
 Eric Dickerson RB LA Rams
1984
 Dan Marino QB Miami
1985
 Marcus Allen RB LA Raiders
1986
 Lawrence Taylor LB NY Giants
1987
 Jerry Rice WR San Francisco
1988
 Boomer Esiason QB Cincinnati
1989
 Joe Montana QB San Francisco
1990
 Jerry Rice WR San Francisco
1991
 Thurman Thomas RB Buffalo
1992
 Steve Young QB San Francisco
1993
 Emmitt Smith RB Dallas
1994
 Steve Young QB San Francisco
1995
 Brett Favre QB Green Bay
1996
 Brett Favre QB Green Bay
1997
 Barry Sanders RB Detroit
1998
 Terrell Davis RB Denver
1999
 Kurt Warner QB St. Louis
2000
 Marshall Faulk RB St. Louis
2001
 Marshall Faulk RB St. Louis
2002
 Rich Gannon QB Oakland
2003
 Peyton Manning QB Indianapolis
2004
 Peyton Manning QB Indianapolis
2005
 Shaun Alexander RB Seattle
2006
 LaDainian Tomlinson RB San Diego
2007
 Tom Brady QB New England
Sources[1][5][6]

2008–2025

Season Offensive Defensive
Player Position Team Player Position Team
2008
 Drew Brees QB New Orleans Albert Haynesworth DT Tennessee
2009
 Drew Brees QB New Orleans Charles Woodson CB Green Bay
2010
 Tom Brady QB New England Clay Matthews OLB Green Bay
2011
 Aaron Rodgers QB Green Bay Jared Allen DE Minnesota
2012
 Adrian Peterson RB Minnesota J. J. Watt DE Houston
2013
 Peyton Manning QB Denver Luke Kuechly OLB Carolina
2014
 Aaron Rodgers QB Green Bay J. J. Watt DE Houston
2015
 Cam Newton QB Carolina J. J. Watt DE Houston
2016
 Tom Brady QB New England Khalil Mack DE Oakland
2017
 Antonio Brown WR Pittsburgh Calais Campbell DE Jacksonville
2018
 Patrick Mahomes QB Kansas City Aaron Donald DT LA Rams
2019
 Lamar Jackson QB Baltimore Stephon Gilmore CB New England
2020
 Patrick Mahomes QB Kansas City Aaron Donald DT LA Rams
2021
 Jonathan Taylor RB Pittsburgh T. J. Watt OLB Pittsburgh
2022
 Justin Jefferson WR Minnesota Nick Bosa DE San Francisco
2023
 Tyreek Hill WR Miami Myles Garrett DE Cleveland
2024
 Saquon Barkley RB Philadelphia Myles Garrett DE Cleveland
2025
 Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR Seattle Myles Garrett DE Cleveland
Sources[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c [1] Archived July 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Barry Wilner (2013-04-04). "Adrian Peterson Wins 2012 Offensive Player Of The Year Award". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  3. ^ "Groza Named MVP in Pro Football". The Dayton Daily News. AP. December 20, 1954. p. D-21. Retrieved June 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Sporting News Names Unitas Pro Football Player Of Year". Carlsbad Current-Argus. January 3, 1960. p. 19. Retrieved June 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Allen honored". The Galveston Daily News. Associated Press. January 23, 1986. p. 20. Retrieved May 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Taped-up Brady, Patriots begin work in Arizona". The Indianapolis Star. January 29, 2008. p. D3. Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Triplett, Mike (January 12, 2010). "New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees named POY by The Sporting News". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  8. ^ Bishop, Greg (January 16, 2020). "Albert Haynesworth Doesn't Need Your Love. Just Your Kidney". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 14, 2021. Even then, the man The Sporting News named its Defensive Player of the Year in 2008 seemed worth the headaches.
  9. ^ Dougherty, Pete (January 14, 2010). "NFL defense late no-call". Green Bay Press-Gazette. p. B-2. Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Matthews honored". Wisconsin State Journal. January 13, 2011. p. B3. Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "NFL Awards 2011". The Sporting News.
  12. ^ "NFL Awards 2016". The Sporting News.
  13. ^ "NFL Awards 2017". The Sporting News.
  14. ^ "NFL Awards 2018". The Sporting News.
  15. ^ "NFL Awards 2019". The Sporting News.
  16. ^ "NFL Awards 2020". The Sporting News.
  17. ^ "NFL awards 2023: Lions, Dolphins clean up in voting for Sporting News' honors". The Sporting News.
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