• out NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards that are listed in the NFL Record and Fact Book and Total Football II: The Official Encyclopedia of the National...
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    Player of the Year Award, AP NFL Most Valuable Player Award, and AP NFL Rookie of the Year Award. The most recent winner of the AP Defensive Player of...
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  • Rookie of the Year Award each season to the top rookie(s) in the National Football League (NFL). The NFL considers the (rookie) of the year awards by the Associated...
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    The Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award (OPOY) is given annually by the Associated Press (AP) to the offensive player in the National...
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    § NFL Player of the Year Awards National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award National Football League Offensive Player of the Year Award...
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  • the award was presented in conjunction with Pro Football Weekly. National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award, overview of all NFL Defensive...
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  • The National Football League Comeback Player of the Year Award refers to a number of awards that are given to a National Football League (NFL) player...
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  • Defensive Player of the Year Award Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award Newspaper Enterprise Association NFL Defensive Player of the...
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  • Sporting News began awarding a National Football League (NFL) player of the year award in 1954. From 1970 to 1979, Sporting News chose American Football...
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  • The Associated Press NFL Rookie of the Year Award is an annual award given to the top offensive and defensive first-year players in the National Football...
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    recognize the winner of each year's AP MVP award, along with other AP awards, such as the AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year and AP NFL Defensive Player of the...
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  • in 1966 the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) annually awarded the George Halas Trophy to the most outstanding defensive player in the National...
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    Nick Bosa (category National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award winners)
    2022, he won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award. He is the son of former NFL defensive end John Bosa and younger brother of Joey Bosa, currently...
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    The Associated Press NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award is presented annually by the Associated Press (AP) to a player in the National Football League...
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    T. J. Watt (category National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award winners)
    in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft. Watt was a finalist for the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award four times (2019–2021, 2023). He won the award...
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  • Awards include the Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award (since 1971), Pro Football Writers Association NFL Defensive Player of the...
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    J. J. Watt (category National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award winners)
    NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award three times in his first five seasons. Although primarily a defensive end, he occasionally shifted to defensive tackle...
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    football player who was a defensive end and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL), spending the majority of his career with the Miami Dolphins...
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    Luke Kuechly (category National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award winners)
    Kuechly became the youngest recipient of the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award in its history. After retiring following the 2019 season, Kuechly...
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    Joe Greene (redirect from Joe Greene (NFL))
    football defensive tackle who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1969 to 1981. A recipient of two NFL Defensive Player...
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    Lawrence Taylor (category National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award winners)
    the Year in 1981 and the only NFL player to win the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year award in his rookie season. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s...
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  • of the Year FedEx Air & Ground Player of the Year Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year NFL.com Fantasy Player of the Year Art Rooney Award Deacon Jones Award...
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    Aaron Donald (category National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award winners)
    seasons with the team in St. Louis and his remaining eight in Los Angeles. During his NFL career, Donald was named Defensive Player of the Year a record three...
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    Brian Urlacher (category National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award winners)
    of the Year Award. During his career, he was selected to eight Pro Bowls, recognized as a first-team All-Pro four times, and won NFL Defensive Player...
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  • NFL Offensive Player of the Year awards Pro Football Writers of America NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award "Pro Football Writers of America History...
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    nicknamed "the Cowboy", is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college...
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    Charles Woodson (category National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award winners)
    the Year award and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. Woodson won the Jim Thorpe Award, an award which he was nominated for the previous year. Throughout...
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  • that was awarded to the NFL defensive player of the year from 1966 to 1996, or the NFL's George Halas Trophy that is awarded to the National Football Conference...
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    Myles Garrett (category National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award winners)
    by the Browns in the 2017 NFL draft. Garrett has been named to five Pro Bowls, three first-team All-Pros, and was the Defensive Player of the Year in...
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    Khalil Mack (category National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award winners)
    $141 million extension, becoming the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history at the time. He was traded to the Chargers in 2022. Mack was raised...
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