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NFL MVP awards are given by various entities to the American football player who is considered the most valuable in the National Football League (NFL) during the regular season. Organizations which issue an NFL MVP award include the Associated Press (AP) and the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA). [1]
In recent years, if a player that won the MVP makes it to the Super Bowl, the MVP often loses the Super Bowl in the year they won the MVP.That includes, Kurt Warner in 2001, Rich Gannon in 2002, Shaun Alexander in 2005, Tom Brady in 2007, Peyton Manning in 2009 and 2013, Cam Newton in 2015, Matt Ryan in 2016, and Tom Brady in 2017.
During the awards ten-year existence (1960–1969), the American Football League's best player for each year was called the "Most Valuable Player" by some sports-news sources and the "Player of the Year" by others, most notably with Sporting News. The awards by the major services are shown below.
While the Associated Press MVP award is the most widely recognized today, many selectors have chosen MVPs over the years, including the Newspaper Enterprise Association, United Press International, and Pro Football Writers Association. The first award to recognize the NFL's "most valuable player" was the Joe F. Carr Trophy, first given in 1938.
Pages in category "NFL Most Valuable Player Award winners" The following 62 pages are in this category, out of 62 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
After being drafted at the top of the 2011 draft, Newton led the Panthers to Super Bowl 50, won the 2015 NFL Most Valuable Player, and was a three-time Pro Bowler throughout his 11-year NFL career ...
Most Valuable Player; First-team All-Pro; Pro Bowl selection; Rushing yards per attempt leader; 3 Christian McCaffrey: Running back: San Francisco 49ers: 32 NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award; First-team All-Pro; Pro Bowl selection; Rushing yards leader; 4 Patrick Mahomes: Quarterback: Kansas City Chiefs: 3 Super Bowl champion; Super Bowl ...
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.