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Today in Indianapolis, several awards for the 2011 season will be handed out at the inaugural NFL Honors show. Rather than just have these awards announced separately over the course of a few weeks, the NFL decided to make an event out of it by bringing them all together for an awards show.
One of the awards that will be handed out at NFL Honors is the AP Comeback Player of the Year. Many believe Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford will win the award after putting together an amazing season. Considering his first two years in the NFL were riddled by injuries, giving Stafford the award would certainly make sense. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith is also one of the names being tossed around for the award.
It's worth noting that the AP Comeback Player of the Year award is presented by Van Heusen, which has apparently become a sponsor of Stafford:
This could just be a coincidence, but I think Stafford is a good bet to take home the award. We will find out for sure later today, as NFL Honors will be taped from 6-8 p.m. (ET) and will air on NBC from 9-11 p.m. (ET). You can check out a full rundown of the awards being handed out and the notable players set to be in attendance below.
PLAYERS, COACHES, OWNERS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR INCLUDE:
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ERIC BERRY, Kansas City Chiefs LeGARRETTE BLOUNT, Tampa Bay Buccaneers NaVORRO BOWMAN, San Francisco 49ers DREW BREES, New Orleans Saints ANTONIO BROWN, Pittsburgh Steelers RANDALL COBB, Green Bay Packers JOSH CRIBBS, Cleveland Browns ANDY DALTON, Cincinnati Bengals VERNON DAVIS, San Francisco 49ers D’BRICKASHAW FERGUSON, New York Jets LARRY FITZGERALD, Arizona Cardinals RYAN FITZPATRICK, Buffalo Bills MATT FORTE, Chicago Bears ARIAN FOSTER, Houston Texans ANTONIO GATES, San Diego Chargers TONY GONZALEZ, Atlanta Falcons A.J. GREEN, Cincinnati Bengals MATT HASSELBECK, Tennessee Titans DEVIN HESTER, Chicago Bears DeSEAN JACKSON, Philadelphia Eagles D’QWELL JACKSON, Cleveland Browns STEVEN JACKSON, St. Louis Rams STEVIE JOHNSON, Buffalo Bills MAURICE JONES-DREW, Jacksonville Jaguars RYAN KERRIGAN, Washington Redskins RAY LEWIS, Baltimore Ravens CHRIS LONG, St. Louis Rams MARSHAWN LYNCH, Seattle Seahawks PEYTON MANNING, Indianapolis Colts BRANDON MARSHALL, Miami Dolphins LeSEAN McCOY, Philadelphia Eagles VON MILLER, Denver Broncos DeMARCO MURRAY, Dallas Cowboys CAM NEWTON, Carolina Panthers PATRICK PETERSON, Arizona Cardinals CHRISTIAN PONDER, Minnesota Vikings RAY RICE, Baltimore Ravens AARON RODGERS, Green Bay Packers JEFF SATURDAY, Indianapolis Colts JEROME SIMPSON, Cincinnati Bengals
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ALDON SMITH, San Francisco 49ers ALEX SMITH, San Francisco 49ers MATTHEW STAFFORD, Detroit Lions TERRELL SUGGS, Baltimore Ravens TIM TEBOW, Denver Broncos DeMARCUS WARE, Dallas Cowboys REGGIE WAYNE, Indianapolis Colts PATRICK WILLIS, San Francisco 49ers JASON WITTEN, Dallas Cowboys
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BUD ADAMS TROY AIKMAN BRIAN BILLICK BOOMER ESIASON MARSHALL FAULK MICHAEL IRVIN JIM KELLY ARCHIE MANNING STEVE MARIUCCI GEORGE MARTIN MIKE MAYOCK JOE MONTANA ANTHONY MUNOZ SEAN PAYTON ANDRE REED JERRY RICE REX RYAN BARRY SANDERS DEION SANDERS WARREN SAPP SHANNON SHARPE DON SHULA PHIL SIMMS KURT WARNER STEVE YOUNG
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AP Most Valuable Player |
Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year |
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AP Coach of the Year presented by XFINITY, only from Comcast |
AP Comeback Player of the Year presented by Van Heusen |
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AP Offensive Player of the Year presented by Castrol |
AP Defensive Player of the Year |
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AP Offensive Rookie of the Year presented by Pepsi Max |
AP Defensive Rookie of the Year presented by Pepsi Max |
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Pepsi Rookie of the Year |
GMC Never Say Never Moment of the Year |
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NFL .com Fantasy Player of the Year presented by Papa John’s |
Play of the Year presented by Bridgestone |
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Madden Most Valuable Protectors Award presented by Prilosec OTC |
Salute To Service Award Presented by USAA |
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Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year Award |
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