On Thursday night, the NFL bestowed its yearly awards at the NFL Honors ceremony, and there were many exciting winners!
To start, for the rookie class, wide-receiver Jamar Chase from the Cincinnati Bengals won AP Offensive Rookie of the Year, while linebacker Michah Parsons from the Dallas Cowboys won AP Defensive Rookie of the Year.
AP Coach of the Year went to Tennessee Titans head coach, Mike Vrabel, while Cowboys defensive coordinator, Dan Quinn, won AP Assistant Coach of the Year.
AP Comeback Player of the Year was awarded to Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow. Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award went to left tackle Andrew Whitworth from the Los Angeles Rams.
AP Defensive Player of the Year was given to defensive end T.J. Watt after he produced a 22.5 sack season for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Cooper Kupp, from the Rams, won AP Offensive Player after posting the first triple-crown season for a wide receiver since 2005.
Finally, for the second year in a row, quarterback Aaron Rodgers won the AP Most Valuable Player Award after taking the Green Bay Packers to the No. 1 seed in the NFC.
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