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As per tradition, the NFL had their Honors Awards announced on the eve of the Super Bowl. In addition to the annual awards, this is when the new Hall of Fame class is announced.
For 2017, the Detroit Lions were once again shut out of both announcements. Instead, there weren’t many surprises in the postseason honors. Here’s a look:
Most Valuable Player of the Year - QB Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons
Offensive Player of the Year - QB Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons
Defensive Player of the Year - LB Khalil Mack, Oakland Raiders
Offensive Rookie of the Year: QB Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys
Defensive Rookie of the Year - DE Joey Bosa, San Diego Chargers
Comeback Player of the Year - WR Jordy Nelson, Green Bay Packers
Coach of the Year: Jason Garrett, Dallas Cowboys
In case you were wondering, Matthew Stafford did not receive a vote for Offensive Player of the Year nor MVP.
AP Offensive POY:
— Dennis Waszak Jr. (@DWAZ73) February 5, 2017
MATT RYAN (15½), Rodgers (11), DJohnson (8), Brady (7), Elliott (5½), LBell (1), Carr (1), Brees (1)#NFL pic.twitter.com/t0Bdzeb6Gm
AP NFL MVP Award:
— Dennis Waszak Jr. (@DWAZ73) February 5, 2017
MATT RYAN, Atl 25
Tom Brady, NE 10
Ezekiel Elliott, Dal 6
Derek Carr, Oak 6
Aaron Rodgers, GB 2
Dak Prescott, Dal 1#NFL
And here’s a look at the 2017 NFL Hall of Fame class, which, surprisingly, does not include Terrell Owens.
- RB LaDainian Tomlinson
- QB Kurt Warner
- DE Jason Taylor
- RB Terrell Davis
- K Morten Andersen
- S Kenny Easley
- Owner Jerry Jones