Atlanta – The National Football League held its 8th Annual 2019 “NFL Honors” (the league’s version of the Oscars) last night here in Atlanta, and ahead of Super Bowl LIII. Here’s the full list of winners in every category, from the NFL:
AP Most Valuable Player presented by Pizza Hut – Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes
AP Coach of the Year – Chicago Bears Head Coach Matt Nagy
AP Comeback Player of the Year presented by Castrol – Indianapolis Colts QB Andrew Luck
AP Offensive Player of the Year presented by Microsoft Surface – Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes
AP Defensive Player of the Year – Los Angeles Rams DE Aaron Donald
AP Offensive Rookie of the Year – New York Giants RB Saquon Barkley
AP Defensive Rookie of the Year presented by Old Spice – Indianapolis Colts LB Darius Leonard
AP Assistant Coach of the Year – Denver Broncos Defensive Coordinator Vic Fangio
Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award – New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees
Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year presented by Nationwide – Philadelphia Eagles DE Chris Long
Deacon Jones Award – Los Angeles Rams DE Aaron Donald
FedEx Air Player of the Year – Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes
FedEx Ground Player of the Year – New York Giants QB Saquon Barkley
Salute To Service Award Presented by USAA – Atlanta Falcons QG Ben Garland
Bridgestone Clutch Performance Play of the Year – Miami Dolphins – Miami Miracle
Courtyard Unstoppable Performance of the Year – Los Angeles Rams QB Jared Goff
Built Ford Tough Offensive Line of the Year – Los Angeles Rams Offensive Line
Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year Award – Gabe Infante, St. Joseph’s Preparatory School
Celebration of the Year – Seattle Seahawks “Choreography”
Moment of the Year – Arron Rodgers Return
Game Changer presented by Gillette – Shaquem Griffin
We will look at the new NFL Hall of Fame Indictees later, and focus on the snubbing of Oakland Raiders Head Coach Tom Flores.
Stay tuned.